Fakta Poligami Sebagai Bentuk Kekerasan Terhadap Perempuan: Kajian Lintasan Tafsir Dan Isu Gender

Abstract

The focus of this research is to analyze polygamy in the discourse of thought and gender issues that seen as an environment and have a detrimental impact on women.. The research approach is literature study in answering research problems through various literatures, namely books, journals, articles, and supporting references. The results of this study indicate that polygamy in the concept of gender has occurred violence against women in all actions based on differences in sex through, physical, sexual, and psychological, including on certain threats. Violence against women, especially in domestic relationships, is often referred to as gender-based violence. The study of interpretation as a solution to eliminating problems and upholding justice through a contextual interpretation and paying attention to the objectives of the Qur'an for society, namely by means of monogamy (marrying someone) and rejecting polygamy in the context of marriage. The jargon of tafsir scholars in understanding the text of the Koran, namely "Shalihun likulli zammani wa makkani" according to the circumstances of time and place. So that the Al- Qur'an is not actually an implementation as a concept to do polygamy for men, but the Al-Quran is implemented based on contextual, namely monogamy as an effort to uphold women's justice. Penelitian ini menganalisis poligami dalam wacana pemikiran tafsir dan isu gender yang dipandang sebagai salah satu diskriminasi dan berdampak merugikan perempuan. Pendekatan penelitian yaitu pendekatan studi literatur melalui berbagai media yaitu buku, jurnal, artikel, dan referensi yang mendukung. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa poligami dalam konsep gender telah terjadi kekekerasan terhadap perempuan dalam semua tindakan berdasarkan perbedaan jenis kelamin melaui, fisik, seksual, dan psikologis, termasuk pada ancaman tertentu. Kekerasan terhadap perempuan, khususnya dalam hubungan rumah tangga, sering disebut sebagai kekerasan berbasis gender. Kajian tafsir sebagai solusi untuk menghilangkan problematika dan menegakkan keadilan melaui tafsir bernuasa kontekstual dan memperhatikan tujuan Al-Qur’an bagi masyarakat yaitu dengan jalan monogamy (menikahi satu orang) dan menolak poligami. Adapun jargon ulama tafsir dalam memahami teks Al-Qur’an yaitu “Shalihun likulli zammani wa makkani” sesuai keadaan waktu dan tempat. Sehingga Al-Qur’an sejatinya bukan dipahami sebagai konsep untuk melakukan poligami bagi laki-laki, melainkan Al-Qur’an dipahami berdasarkan kontekstual yaitu monogami sebagai salah satu upaya untuk menegakkan keadilan terhadap perempuan.

Dialectics of Musdah Mulia's Thought on Polygamy in the Qur'an: Text and Context

“…If these two conditions are not met then the command to polygamy is cancelled. 59 Syahrur's opinion, in my opinion, always considers aspects of the context of the verse and the meaning of the text of the verse so that the results are very rational and full of nuances of the benefit of the people, when addressing social cases.…”

“…13 Dozan argues that the study of the trajectory of polygamy interpretation is a solution to eliminate the problematic fact of polygamy as a form of violence against women. 14 Muqsith and Alhumaedah succeeded in mapping that Musdah Mulia's legal thinking on polygamy is in line with the demands for gender equality that feminists advocate. 15 Therefore, the focus of this research is to rethink Musdah Mulia's critique of polygamy from a different perspective as an alternative thought of contextual interpretation..…”

The Concept of Fairness in the Practice of Polygamy from Hadith Perspective

“…The Western world condemns polygamy due to its association with a societal belief that women are subordinate to men, which is seen as perpetuating a certain style of marriage. 20 Some parties contend that polygamy contributes to the dissolution of households, generates conflict, 21 discrimination, 22 and gender inequality, 23 perpetuates gender inequity, 24 and even subjects women to abuse and dehumanization. 25 This worldview is in direct opposition to the intended aim of prescribing polygamy.…”

Polygamy: Uncovering the effect of patriarchal ideology on gender-biased interpretation

“…Quranic studies in the early period depicted women as sexual objects through the authorisation of polygamy (Razi 2015a) that led to certain forms of violence (Dozan 2021), particularly in verbal forms (Al Momani, Migdadi & Rabab'a 2018). Some of the reasons used to authorise polygamy are infertility and the inability of a wife to fulfil her sexual obligations.…”