Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Jurnal Pelita Raya (JPR)

This issue, published online on 1 April 2025 as part of the regular April 2025 edition, presents five original, peer-reviewed research articles that bring together the work of twenty-five scholars affiliated with twenty-five higher education institutions across seven countries, including Universitas Islam Indonesia, Al-Azhar University, Yarmouk University, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Bursa Uludağ University, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, STEMBI Al-Aziziyah Randudongkal, Universitas Alma Ata, Universitas Islam Negeri Mataram, Erciyes University, Kırklareli University, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah, Yalova University, Universitas Islam Negeri Madura, Islamic University of Madinah, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim, Universitas Diponegoro, Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, International Islamic University Malaysia, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Yogyakarta, Yibin University, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, and Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga. Collectively, the authors offer a rich constellation of academic expertise, methodological approaches, and cultural perspectives, with contributions originating from Indonesia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, and China, thereby providing readers with a genuinely international and comparative vantage point that both advances current scholarly debates and invites further critical inquiry and collaboration.