Kritik Sejarah dan Literasi terhadap Hukum Waris Islam dalam Pandangan David S. Powers
Abstract: Conventionally
speaking, the current Muslim law of inheritance is habitually considered as a
sufficient and final form of legal formula that reflects the true spirit of
Islamic Law ordained by God. The majority of Muslims currently are of belief
that the ulama of the first generation have passed down to us the most complete
and sophisticated set of law based on their acute interpretation of the Qur’an
and the Sunnah. This belief however has now been subjected to a severe
criticism by the contemporary critiques especially from the like of David S.
Powers. His Studies in Qur’an and Hadith: The Formulation of the Islamic Law of
Inheritance that employs the historical and literary criticism approach
discovered that there are other sides of Muslim inheritance law. This work
challenges the established belief among the traditional Muslims and offers a
new legal paradigm whereby a legal ruling must bee seen as reflecting a social
and historical dimension. This paper in every respect is a critical review of
Powers’ book.
Keywords: Proto Islamic Law of
Inheritance
Penulis: Safrudin Edi Wibowo
Kode Jurnal: jpperadabanislamdd100033
