# CIS Astrolabe
**Source**: https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cis/astrolabe
**Parent**: https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/research-institutes-centers
## Overview
### The Astrolabe: *A CIS Student Research Journal* is an annual publication that seeks to highlight the applied nature of Islamic Studies and showcases our students’ voices from the fields of Shari’a, Qur’anic Studies, Islamic Ethics, Islamic Art, Education, Islamic Finance, and Social Sciences.
The Astrolabe is a scholarly rendition of the ancient astronomical instrument, through which students navigate contemporary debates of interest based on solid theoretical grounds and empirical research. The journal will continue to discover possibilities between the various disciplines and sciences to enrich our communities and readers with fresh perspectives, new solutions, and thought-provoking ideas.
The Astrolabe journal showcases the intersectionality of Islamic thought across various fields of study. In these pages, you will encounter academic explorations and debates from the perspective of our graduate students, which demonstrate the relevance of rooting our viewpoints in the Islamic faith and the clarity it provides in addressing complex challenges of our time.
Dr. Recep Şentürk
Dean
#### Review Team
- Review and Editorial Board
- Faculty Reviewers
###### [Dr. Mohamed Eskandar Shah](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/staff/dr-mohamed-eskandar-shah)
CIS
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics and Finance
###### [Dr. Syed Nazim Ali](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/staff/dr-syed-nazim-ali)
CIS
Director, Research Division and Director, Center for Islamic Economics and Finance (CIEF)
###### Sabika Shaban
Journal Manager
###### [Dr. Abdulazeem Abozaid](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cis/staff/abdulazeem-abozaid)
CIS
Professor of Islamic Finance
###### [Dr. Akel Ismail Kahera](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/staff/dr-akel-ismail-kahera)
CIS
Program Director and Professor of Islamic Architecture and Urbanism
###### [Dr. Alexandre Caeiro](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cis/staff/alexandre-caeiro)
CIS
Program Director and Associate Professor of Islamic Studies
###### [Dr. Dalal Aassouli](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/staff/dr-dalal-aassouli)
CIS
Assistant Professor of Islamic and Sustainable Finance
###### [Prof. Dheen Mohamed M Meerasahibu](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cis/staff/dheen-mohammed)
CIS
Program Director and Professor of Comparative Religion and Contemporary Quranic Studies
###### [Dr. Frank Peter](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cis/staff/frank-peter)
CIS
Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and Program Coordinator for MA in Contemporary Islamic Studies
###### [Dr. Gavin Picken](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cis/staff/gavin-picken)
CIS
Professor of Islamic Studies
###### Dr. Hossam Mohamed
Senior Researcher
###### [Dr. Joseph Lumbard](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/staff/dr-joseph-lumbard)
CIS
Associate Professor of Quranic Studies
###### [Dr. Evren Tok](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cpp/staff/evren-tok)
CPP
Associate Dean for Community Engagement
###### [Dr. M. Tarek Swelim](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cis/staff/tarek-swelim)
CIS
Associate Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture and Program Coordinator of MS in Islamic Art, Architecture and Urbanism
###### [Dr. Mohamed El-Gammal](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cis/staff/mohamed-el-gammal)
CIS
Professor of Practice of Comparative Fiqh
###### [Dr. Mohammed Ghaly](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cis/staff/mohammed-ghaly)
CIS
Professor of Islam and Biomedical Ethics
###### [Dr. Mutaz Alkhatib](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cis/staff/mutaz-alkhatib)
CIS
Program Director and Associate Professor of Methodology and Ethics
###### [Dr. Muhammad Modassir Ali](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cis/staff/muhammad-modassir-ali)
CIS
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Senior Researcher
###### [Dr. Mustafa Disli](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/staff/dr-mustafa-disli)
CIS
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics and Finance
###### [Dr. Ahmet Faruk Aysan](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/staff/dr-ahmet-faruk-aysan)
CIS
Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Islamic Finance and Economy
###### [Dr. Ibrahim Mohamed Zain](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/staff/dr-ibrahim-mohamed-zain-abdelwahid)
CIS
Professor of Islamic Studies and History of Religion
###### [Dr. Louay Safi](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cis/staff/louay-safi)
CIS
Professor of Political Science and Islamic Thought
###### [Dr. Nasim Shah Shirazi](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/staff/nasim-shah-shirazi)
CIS
Program Director and Professor of Economics and Finance
###### [Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail Elamin](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/staff/mustafa-osman)
CIS
Program Director and Professor of Islam and Global Affairs
## Journal Issues
###### Issue 6
Volume 2024
pdf
10.72 MB
[Download](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/sites/default/files/astrolabe_issue_6_2024.pdf)
###### Issue 5
Volume 2023
pdf
8.8 MB
[Download](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/sites/default/files/2025-05/astrolabe_issue_5_2023.pdf)
###### Issue 4
Volume 2022
pdf
20.42 MB
[Download](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/sites/default/files/2025-05/cis_astrolabejournal_issue4_2022.pdf)
###### Issue 3
Volume 2021
pdf
6.26 MB
[Download](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/sites/default/files/2025-05/cis_astrolabejournal_issue3_2021.pdf)
###### Issue 2
Volume 2020
pdf
16.99 MB
[Download](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/sites/default/files/2025-05/cis_astrolabejournal_issue2_2020.pdf)
#### Articles
[View All Articles](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/cis/astrolabe/articles)
###### Paternity acknowledgment (istilḥāq) in Islamic jurisprudence
Ndiogou Mbodji
Contemporary Islamic Studies
[Download Full PDF](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/sites/default/files/IstilhaqFatwas.pdf)
###### The Teleological Ethics of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī by Ayman Shihadeh
Monis Abdul Majid
Applied Islamic Ethics
Contemporary Islamic Studies
[Download Full PDF](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/sites/default/files/FakhralDinalRazi.pdf)
###### From Kasb to Ikhtiyār : Understanding Asharite and Maturidite Theories on Human Actions
Naseeh Moyikkal
Contemporary Islamic Studies
[Download Full PDF](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/sites/default/files/KasbtoIkhtiyar.pdf)
###### Fostering Refugee Empowerment via an Innovative Islamic Social Finance Framework
Dareen Abdullatif
Islamic Finance and Economy
[Download Full PDF](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/sites/default/files/IslamicSocialFinance.pdf)
###### Islamic Values, Sustainability, and Mega-Event Legacies: A Case Study from the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Deniz Can Ekren
Islam and Global Affairs
[Download Full PDF](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/sites/default/files/IslamicValuesWorldCup.pdf)
###### Qalawun Complex: Monumental Construction Filled with History
Haithm Galal Mohammed
Islamic Art, Architecture and Urbanism
[Download Full PDF](https://www.hbku.edu.qa/sites/default/files/QalawunComplex.pdf)