AHKAM AL-LAQIT: KONSEP ISLAM DALAM MENANGANI ANAK JALANAN DI INDONESIA
ABSTRACT: Although the concept
of al-laqitis considered not suitable to the conditions of street children in
Indonesia, but in fact, both have the same root of causes. Meanwhile, the
presence of street children in Indonesia cause many complex social problems.
With the increasing number of street children filling the corners of the city ,it
will further increase and cause the social problems. According to national data
released by Indonesian National Social Welfare Board,that the increase in
street children before the economic crisis hit the country Indonesia for
15%,and this figure increased to 100% in the period of crisis. This article
will review the existence of this group and look at the rights and obligations
of the state in handling them according to Islamic perspective. Beside of the
library study ,in order to get the viewpoint of Islam this paper conducts
comparative field study which attempts to look closely at the reality of this
group in more concrete condition. In the end, this paper finds a weakness in
the system of state management in political, social and economic aspects which
in fact become the major factor of the emergence of marginalized groups which
form a community that bring social problem.Finally ,this paper highlights the
role of Islam in dealing with this issue of street children. The history
recorded that Islam was at the forefront of combating the presence of abandoned
children. These all in Islam is a form of social awareness and takaful
ijtima’i.
Penulis: Rifanto Bin Ridwan,
Ibnor Azli Ibrahim
Kode Jurnal: jpperadabanislamdd120223
