Bibliometric Analysis and Content Analysis of Islamic Law Articles in WOS Database

This study analyzes Islamic law research within the Web of Science database. It is one of the first comprehensive studies to systematically review Islamic law research. Some results are as follows: In recent years, compared to other keywords, the most focused keyword in Islamic law is Fatwa; compared to other countries, the ones most focused on Islamic Law are Turkey and Indonesia; compared to other universities, the one most focused on Islamic Law is Sakarya University; compared to other authors, the ones most focused on Islamic Law are M. Kabir Hassan, İbrahim Yılmaz, and Ahmed al-Dawoody; compared to other journals, the one most focused on Islamic Law is the Hitit Theology Journal. Additionally, the research reveals that articles on Islamic law primarily focus on economic issues within the Islamic world, while political, social, and technological topics have also attracted increasing attention from researchers in the 21st century.