Moderation of Men and Women in Islam: Criticism of the Persecution of Women in Indonesia

Abstract

The doctrine that Islam is rahmatan lil 'alamin religion has not been able to lock the door of conflict directed by men towards women in the internal sphere of Muslims, including Indonesian. Violence committed by husbands against wives is even the highest number of cases in the country with the most Muslim population in the world. There are about 94,53% cases of violence throughout 2016 against women related to religious issues, especially domestic violence which continues to divorce. At least we can surmise that the very large number of violence is a reflection of the low appreciation of men towards women, or in other words the high level of social inequality between men and women, which in gender studies is commonly known as social inequality which is stereotype and subordinate, thus leading to the emergence of violence. Cases of violence against women that have taken root in the lives of some people in Indonesia are important to be reviewed. The reason is, there is no one religion that encourages adherents to spread violence. But the universal teaching about "non-violence" has not yet come to the surface, so it does not have a significant impact on its adherents.

This paper will examine the views of the Qur'an and Hadith as the main source of Islamic teachings related to the social status of men and women holistically, linking it with historical studies on gender phenomena in the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad, as well as contextualizing the values ??of equality contained in it. Using descriptive-analytical methods, this research will answer questions about whether Islamic teachings oppose the phenomenon of inequality between men and women, or even support negative labeling of women as a lower class than men.