Ulama Perempuan dan Dekonstruksi Fiqih Patriarkis
Abstract: In the
historiography of Islam, female ulama did not as yet receive a sufficient
attention from both the historians and the masses. It is this unfortunate thing
that this paper is concerned with. It traces the origin of this
marginalization—as it were—and finds out that all this is due to the domination
of male ulama in the whole history of Islamic thought. While this domination
might be acceptable for some, the unfortunate thing is that the male ulama in
their turn will offer the patriarchal interpretation of Islam often at the
expenses of women. This paper challenges this form of interpretation and calls
for the necessity of methodological deconstruction toward a better and more
humane understanding of Islam. It supports the efforts of Muhammad Arkoun whose
critical method focuses on four stages of analysis in relation to the
interpretation of religious text. These are historical analysis,
anthropological, sociological and linguistic analysis. The first three are
contextual while the fourth is textual. In its analysis, the paper employs an
approach that represents a sound and acceptable balance between patriarchy and
matriarchy. It believes that gender-based prejudices must be eradicated if we
are to produce enlightened discourses of religion.
Keywords: gender, female
ulama, patriarchy, matriarchy
Penulis: Yayuk Fauziyah
Kode Jurnal: jpperadabanislamdd100048
