RELASI LAKI-LAKI DAN PEREMPUAN DALAM AL-QUR’AN MENURUT AMINA WADUD

Abstract

This writing analyzes Amina Wadud’s view on gender in Islam. The issue put forward is on the question of Wadud’s reading method on gender in the Qur’an. This paper reveals that according to Wadud there are three main principles to solve gender problems, namely, tauhîd, taqwa and khalîfah. The principles of tauhîd and taqwa show equality because al-Qur’an prescribes that no one is being having more self-esteem except with the quality of taqwa. Wadud calls these principles as tauhidic paradigm. While the principle of khalîfah in al-Qur’an requires Muslim, both man and woman alike, to become an agent of moral custodian to maintain the harmony of the world. She also urges that the Qur’an be interpreted holistically by considering three aspects; the context of revelation, stylistic and grammar of text, as well as weltanschauung or worldview of the text. As such she designates her methodology as a tauhidic hermeneutic, since upon this methodology, it can be argued that the Qur’an looks at man and woman equally.

Keywords

• al-Qur’an
• gender
• hermeneutika
• kesetaraan