The Human Dignity of Women from the Perspective of Qirā’ah Mubādalah by Faqihuddin Abdul Kodir

Abstract

In the long history of Islamic thought, women are often positioned lower in religious texts and in Islamic social practices. This study aims to examine the concept of women's human dignity from the perspective of Qiraah Mubadalah by Faqihuddin Abdul Kodir. This book offers a new approach to understanding religious texts with the principle of mutuality (mubadalah), namely positioning men and women as equal subjects in social, cultural, and spiritual relations. This approach is an alternative to the patriarchal reading that has dominated Islamic interpretation and often demeans the position of women. Using the library study method and hermeneutic approach, this study analyzes how Qiraah Mubadalah reconstructs the understanding of women in Islam and affirms their existence and dignity as whole human beings. The results of the study show that the concept of mubadalah not only affirms gender equality in Islam, but also encourages the birth of just, ethical, and humanistic social relations and also how we respect each other between men and women.