Journal Description

AL-WASAṬIYYAH: IPSA Journal of Islamic and Arabic Studies is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal published by the International Peace College South Africa. The journal is supported by an international editorial board comprising scholars from a wide range of research disciplines. It publishes original research articles in both English and Arabic and also includes book reviews. Special issues may focus on specific themes or feature the proceedings of academic conferences.


 

  

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2025): AL-WASAṬIYYAH: IPSA Journal of Islamic and Arabic Studies

Published: November 29, 2025

A Comparative Analysis of South African and Islamic Succession Laws: Assessing Gender Implications and the Relevance of the 2:1 Ratio in Contemporary Times

Waajeda Blommetjie (1)
(1) International Peace College of South Africa
4 - 31
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A Conceptual Analysis of the Relationship Between Wasaṭiyyah and Maqāṣid al-Sharī’ah

Muhammad Wahīb Abdul-Jabbar (1)
(1) International Peace College of South Africa
32 - 55
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Zakāh as a Tool for Tackling Socio-Economic Issues: A Case Study of Educational Empowerment through the Lived Realities of 30 Zakāh Beneficiaries in Cape Town

Nontobeko Mkhwanazi (1), Waajeda Blommetjie (2), Nomfundo Magwaza (3), In’am Davids (4)
(1) International Peace College of South Africa ,
(2) International Peace College of South Africa ,
(3) International Peace College of South Africa ,
(4) International Peace College of South Africa
56 - 91
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Exploring Unnatural Death Incidents among Muslims in the West-Metropole of Cape Town: A Maqāṣid Al-Sharīʿah-Based Retrospective Study

Iekram Alli (1)
(1) University of Cape Town
92 - 122
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Medical Ethics in the Western Cape of South Africa, An Islamic Clerical Perspective

Yusha Salie (1)
(1) International Open University (Gambia)
123 - 154
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Language Biographies as a Multimodal Pedagogical Tool in Additional Language Teaching and Learning

Intisar Etbaigha (1), Khadijah Moloi (2)
(1) Madina Institute ,
(2) Madina Institute
155 - 184
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