Manuscript Types

el-Noorda: Interdisciplinary Journal of Qur’an and Hadith welcomes original scholarly articles that make a substantive contribution to Qur’anic and Hadith studies. Research may be textual, conceptual, historical, empirical, or interdisciplinary.

1. Original Research Articles

These articles present original findings supported by a clearly defined research question, an appropriate method, and systematic analysis. They may examine texts, manuscripts, interpretive traditions, institutions, communities, or other relevant research materials.

The article should explain how its evidence supports its conclusions and how its findings extend existing scholarship.

2. Critical Review Articles

These articles critically synthesize an identifiable body of scholarship to clarify debates, evaluate approaches, or establish a research agenda. A review must offer an analytical contribution beyond summarizing individual publications.

Authors should explain the scope of the literature examined and how sources were selected. Systematic or scoping reviews should describe their search and selection procedures in sufficient detail.

3. Conceptual and Methodological Articles

These articles develop, refine, or critically examine concepts, interpretive frameworks, and research methods relevant to Qur’anic and Hadith studies. Arguments should engage existing scholarship and demonstrate their value through appropriate textual evidence or worked examples.

4. Comparative and Interdisciplinary Studies

These articles examine questions across interpretive traditions, historical settings, communities, or academic disciplines. Authors should justify the basis of comparison and explain how the approaches used contribute to the central research question.

General Expectations

• All articles must fall within the journal’s aims and scope.
• The manuscript must identify its original contribution and acknowledge its limitations.
• Authors should follow the journal’s preparation and referencing requirements.
• Article organization may be adapted to the research approach, provided that the argument, evidence, and method remain clear.