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2020 - Volume 3 - Number 2

The Relation of Gender and Feminism in Islamic Jurisprudence

Fokky Fuad Wasitaatmadja * fokkyf@uai.ac.id * ORCID: 0000-0002-5403-5941
Al Azhar Indonesia University, Faculty of Law, South Jakarta, INDONESIA

Susianto * susianto999@gmail.com
Merdeka Malang University, Faculty of Law, East Java, INDONESIA

Suartini * suartini @uai.ac.id
Al Azhar Indonesia University, Faculty of Law, South Jakarta, INDONESIA

Open Journal for Legal Studies, 2020, 3(2), 125-132 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojls.0302.04125w
Received: 21 August 2020 ▪ Accepted: 1 October 2020 ▪ Published Online: 10 October 2020

LICENCE: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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ABSTRACT:
Research on the relation of gender in Islamic Jurisprudence field always sparks the interest to study because of several things: the idea of power relations which has been touted as a thought that subordinates the role of women in their dynamic movements. Second, the role of the text of the Holy Qur’an in seeing and explaining gender relations in Islam, specifically when influencing or influenced by local culture. The main research question to be revealed is: how does the concept developed in Islamic Jurisprudence schools interpret the relations of men and women? The theoretical framework developed in this study is based on the thought which built in the Islamic Jurisprudence Schools. Sachiko Murata sees that there is a relationship between cultural understanding and the understanding of God in the relationship of men and women. The research method applied in this research is prescriptive normative legal method with conceptual approach. The conclusion in this study states that in the narrative approach to the Holy Qur’an, there is no significant power relation that degrades, dominates, or subordinates the role of women in Islam. Spatial structure of culture becomes a matter of concern when there is submission in the role of women in their socio-cultural environment. The narrative text of the Holy Qur’an explains the high appreciation of domestic and public roles for women. Feminism itself can be traced in various narrative texts in the Holy Qur’an that place women in a place of honor.

KEY WORDS: feminism, gender, Islamic Jurisprudence.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Fokky Fuad Wasitaatmadja, Al Azhar Indonesia University, Faculty of Law, Jl. Sisingamangaraja, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta 12110, INDONESIA. E-mail: fokkyf@uai.ac.id.

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