About the Journal

Nawasena: Interdisciplinary Journal of Islamic Studies (e-ISSN: 3163-740X) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Afkaruna Journal Publisher and issued biannually in April and October. The journal provides a scholarly platform for the study of contemporary Islamic thought, practices, institutions, and Muslim societies. Nawasena aims to advance Islamic Studies by encouraging critical engagement between classical Islamic intellectual traditions and contemporary social realities. It publishes original research examining how Islamic teachings, values, intellectual traditions, religious practices, and institutions respond to social and cultural transformations in the modern world. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary approaches drawn from the humanities and social sciences, provided that Islamic Studies remains the primary field of inquiry. Such approaches may be employed to examine issues related to Islamic thought, education, culture, religious authority, Muslim identity, Islamic institutions, media, digital religious practices, community development, and contemporary challenges faced by Muslim societies. All manuscripts must demonstrate substantial engagement with Islamic thought, values, practices, institutions, or Muslim social realities. Manuscripts that address general disciplinary issues without a clear and substantive connection to Islamic Studies are outside the journal’s scope.

Current Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): April
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Nawasena: Interdisciplinary Journal of Islamic Studies accepted 5 articles in this issue, which are works by 5 researchers. They are senior lecturers and academic researchers from Indonesia (Institut Agama Islam Hasanuddin, Institut Agama Islam Al-Urwatul Wutsqo, Universitas Al-Falah As-Sunniyah Kencong, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Tarbiyah Tihamah)

Published: 2026-04-30

Articles

  • Emotional Arabic Corpus: Affection Classification Based on Balāghah Structural Analysis

    Umar Umar, Institut Agama Islam Hasanuddin, Kediri, Indonesia
    Pages: 1-10 https://doi.org/10.67245/nawasena.v1i1.10

    67 views | 22 downloads
  • From Ritual Compliance to Spiritual Internalization: The Experiential Dimension of Religiosity among Indonesian Madrasa Students

    Nurul Indana, Institut Agama Islam Al-Urwatul Wutsqo, Jombang, Indonesia
    Pages: 11-23 https://doi.org/10.67245/nawasena.v1i1.7

    84 views | 21 downloads
  • A Model for Vocational Curriculum Management in Senior High Schools to Enhance Graduate Independence

    Faisol Hakim, Universitas Al-Falah As-Sunniyah Kencong, Jember, Indonesia
    Pages: 24-36 https://doi.org/10.67245/nawasena.v1i1.6

    103 views | 34 downloads
  • Epistemology of Meaning in Digital Arabic: A Cognitive Semantic Analysis of Lexical Meaning Shifts in Social Media

    Ali Mustofa, Institut Agama Islam Al-Urwatul Wutsqo, Jombang, Indonesia
    Pages: 37-45 https://doi.org/10.67245/nawasena.v1i1.9

    57 views | 7 downloads
  • Interaction of Qur’anic Metaphors and Modern Cognition: A Conceptual Metaphor Theory Approach

    Saefudin Saefudin, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Tarbiyah Tihamah, Cirebon, Indonesia
    Pages: 46-54 https://doi.org/10.67245/nawasena.v1i1.8

    55 views | 14 downloads
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