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Tadabbur Journal
A Decade of Quranic Scholarship

Peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the contemplative study of the Holy Quran — Muharram 1438 AH to Rajab 1447 AH

ISSN (Print) 1658-9726 · ISSN (Online) 1658-9718 · Published by Khibrat Taibah for Research and Studies

20Issues Published
172Scholarly Contributions
149Distinct Authors
111Peer-Reviewed Articles

Core Bibliometric Indicators

Derived from the journal’s official descriptive metadata across all twenty issues

172
Total Contributions
Articles, research reports, and dissertations distributed across 20 rigorously peer-reviewed issues since 2016
149
Unique Authors
Scholars from leading Islamic universities and research institutions across 15 countries in the Muslim world
111
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Original research articles subjected to rigorous double-blind peer review in Quranic studies and related disciplines
172
Registered DOIs
Every contribution carries a permanent CrossRef Digital Object Identifier ensuring persistent scholarly citation
9,000+
Total Pages
Cumulative paginated scholarly content averaging approximately 52 pages per contribution across all issues
15
Countries Represented
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, Malaysia, Palestine, Jordan, Yemen and beyond — a truly international authorship
43
Islamic Univ. Madinah
The Islamic University of Madinah leads all contributing institutions, with 43 affiliated authors across the journal’s history
83%
Male Authorship Rate
153 male vs. 31 female contributors, with a measurable upward trend in female participation in recent issues

Analytical Data Visualisations

Quantitative indicators extracted from the complete descriptive metadata corpus

Author Distribution by Country
Saudi Arabia
106
Egypt
21
Morocco
14
Malaysia
10
Palestine
8
Jordan
5
Yemen
5
Other Countries
15
Author Academic Rank Distribution
Full Professor
57
Associate Professor
51
Assistant Professor
19
Doctoral Candidate
14
Religious Scholar
6
Contribution Type Breakdown
Individual Authorship — 102 (59%)
Co-Authorship — 50 (29%)
Institutional Contributions — 20 (11%)
Annual Publication Output Growth
2016
10
2017
19
2018
18
2019
17
2020
20
2021
22
2022
23
2023
16
2024
22
2025
30

Publication Milestones

A chronological record of a decade of uninterrupted Quranic scholarship

"A blessed Book which We have sent down to you, so that they may ponder over its verses, and so that the people of understanding may take heed."

Surah Ṣād — Verse 29

كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ

Journal Distinguishing Features

Characteristics that establish Tadabbur as a premier specialised academic reference in Quranic contemplation

CC-BY 4.0
Full Open Access
All content published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, permitting unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction with attribution
Bilingual
Arabic & English
All article titles and structured abstracts are available in both Arabic and English, maximising international discoverability and citation potential
172 DOIs
Persistent Identifiers
Each contribution is assigned a unique DOI registered through CrossRef, ensuring long-term citability, global discoverability, and metadata interoperability
Biannual
Muharram & Rajab
The two annual issues are released in the sacred months of Muharram and Rajab, reflecting the journal’s deep-rooted Quranic identity and scholarly ethos

Indexing & Abstracting

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