AFA’AH IN ISLAM: Towards a Pogressive Interpretation
Abstract: Etimologically, the
word kafa’ah means egalitarian, equivalent, comparable, orsimilar. In the
constellation of the Islamic thought, kafa’ah is meant that a prospective
husband is expected to be comparable to the prospective bride in terms of
religion, education, social status, profession, descent/ancestry, independence
status, physical-spiritual conditions, wealth, position, degree and so on. It
is intended to guarantee the relation between a husband and his wife as well as
ensuring a harmony oftheir family life in the future. This article describe
about kind of Moslem’s thinker perspective, especially about kafa’ah concept.
Some of the recommend a strict implementation of kafa’ah from the point of
religion to the factor of wealth that the prospective groom must meet all the
detailed requirements; but some others do not give much regards to it. The
latter grounds their views on a reason that any Moslem, as long as he is not an
adulterer, has the right to marry any Moslem’s woman he want.
Penulis: Iffatin Nur
Kode Jurnal: jpperadabanislamdd140298
