In search of Islamic view of justice on women testimony

Abstract

The most current challenges faced by Moslem in terms of Islamic religious discourse are religious interpretation on gender equality on position men and women. Among long crucial debate related to the issue is position of men and women in testimony, when the place of two women witnesses which are conceived equal to one man. It seems an ambivalent takes place regarding Islamic religious interpretation when many verses mentioned in the Quran and some h} adiths have declared explicitly the same shared opportunity and capacity as well as mutual relation between men and women as vicegerents (khalifah) of God on the earth, meanwhile in the practice which inherited over centuries demonstrated inequality of men and women. This contrast, however, ultimately indicates a tension between Islam that ethically egalitarian and historically determined. This article tries to seek an Islamic view of justice on women testimony by arguing the importance of contextualizing interpretation by revitalizing appropriate maxim of Quran exegetes and up grading maqa> s} id studies in order to find a more equal and just religious interpretation on women in Islam.Di antara tantangan terbesar yang dihadapi Muslim saat ini terkait diskursus keagamaan Islam adalah pemahaman keagamaan tentang persamaan gender antara pria dan wanita. Termasuk perdebatan panjang dalam masalah itu adalah dalam persoalan kesaksian, yang mana kesaksian dua wanita kerap diposisikan setara dengan seorang pria. Kelihatannya terjadi ambivalensi di sini manakala banyak ayat Al-Qur'an dan hadits menyebutkan secara terang-benderang kesamaan kesempatan dan kapasitas yang dimiliki oleh pria dan wanita dalam mengemban tugasnya sebagai khalifah di muka bumi. Sementara dalam tataran praktis, seperti yang telah terwariskan sepanjang abad, menampakkan ketidaksetaraan antara pria dan wanita. Anomali ini, pada gilirannya, menunjukkan tekanan yang saling tarik-menarik antara Islam yang secara etis sangat egaliter dengan historisitas yang kian determinan. Artikel ini berupaya mencari pandangan Islam tentang keadilan terkait kesaksian wanita berargumenkan pentingnya kontekstualisasi interpretasi dengan merevitalisasi kaidah-kaidah penfasiran Al-Qur'an yang lebih sesuai serta penekanan pada urgennya

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