Focus and Scope

Focus

FATAWA: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing scholarly knowledge and innovative practices in the field of Islamic Religious Education (Pendidikan Agama Islam/PAI). The journal aims to serve as a leading academic platform for disseminating high-quality empirical, theoretical, conceptual, and practice-based research that contributes to the development of Islamic education across formal, non-formal, and informal educational settings, including pesantren, madrasahs, schools, universities, and community-based educational institutions. FATAWA promotes interdisciplinary perspectives that strengthen the relevance of PAI in responding to contemporary educational, social, cultural, ethical, and global challenges while maintaining its foundation in the Qur'an, Sunnah, and the rich intellectual tradition of Islam. The journal encourages research that supports transformative learning, character formation, religious moderation, educational innovation, and sustainable development within diverse Islamic educational contexts.

Scope

The journal welcomes original research articles, systematic literature reviews, conceptual papers, case studies, and design-based research that contribute to the advancement of Islamic Religious Education (Pendidikan Agama Islam). The scope includes, but is not limited to:

• Islamic Religious Education (PAI) curriculum development.
• Innovative approaches to PAI teaching and learning.
• Islamic pedagogy and instructional strategies.
• Assessment and evaluation in PAI.
• Character education and moral development based on Islamic values.
• Qur'anic education, Hadith education, Tahfiz education, and Islamic literacy.
• Aqidah, Akhlak, Fiqh, and Islamic Cultural History education.
• Islamic educational philosophy and contemporary Islamic educational thought.
• Teacher professionalism, teacher competence, and professional development in PAI.
• Educational leadership and management in Islamic educational institutions.
• Pesantren education, including curriculum innovation, pesantren leadership, pesantren culture, character formation, boarding school management, salaf and modern pesantren studies, and the integration of pesantren values into contemporary education.
• Madrasah, Islamic school, university, and community-based Islamic education.
• Digital transformation, educational technology, artificial intelligence, and digital learning media in PAI.
• Multicultural Islamic education, inclusive education, and religious moderation.
• Family-based Islamic education, parenting, and community engagement.
• Islamic educational policy, governance, quality assurance, and curriculum reform.
• Contemporary issues, sustainability, and future directions in Islamic Religious Education.
• Interdisciplinary studies examining the relationship between Islamic Religious Education, pesantren, society, culture, technology, and sustainable educational development in local, national, and global contexts.