The AI Maqasid Framework: Integrating Quranic Objectives into IR4.0 Era Teaching and Governance

We present the AI–Maqasid Framework (AIMF), a practical bridge from Qur’anic ob- jectives (al-Maqāṣid) to concrete AI design and governance controls for Islamic education in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0). AIMF maps the core darūriyyāt—preservation of dīn, nafs, ‘aql, nasl, and māl—to actionable safeguards across the AI lifecycle and cross- walks them with contemporary governance (NIST AI RMF, OECD Principles, UNESCO, EU AI Act). We instantiate AIMF in two education use cases: an Adaptive Tahfiz Tutor and a Qur’anic Studies Assistant based on retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). In both, AIMF yields measurable protections including privacy by design, fairness audits, calibra- tion with uncertainty communication, transparency notes, and Shariah governance check- lists. We also provide a brief implementation roadmap, a practical review rubric, and ready to-use templates to help educators adopt these tools responsibly while safeguarding textual fidelity, learner dignity, and pedagogical authority.