Journal of Contemporary Maqasid Studies

The Objectives (Maqasid) of Family in Modern Times

Research on family issues has become of central importance in modern-day eras. Family as a subject has gained research prominence in multiple fields of knowledge including jurisprudence, law, legislation, psychology, sociology, economics, and others. Therefore, today we are faced with different approaches to the family in terms of its status and the roles of its members as well as the methods used to study it.
Therefore, from a "maqasid methodology" perspective that calls for integrating different knowledge and scientific fields, we invite researchers to contribute to this issue on the topic of “objectives (maqasid) of family in modern times”.
In this issue, we attempt to raise a number of questions:
How can the family objectives acquire authority over other fields of knowledge that deal with the theme of the family?
If family jurisprudence has taken up a large space in jurisprudential literature, how can one distinguish between what is static and changing?
Can families perform their functions and roles in a changing world?
What are the most important challenges that jeopardize the existence of families or cause them to fall short in performing their roles in both Arab and Western societies?

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