<![CDATA[This article examines women's leadership in Islam by highlighting debates surrounding the interpretation of religious texts and the influence of patriarchal social constructions on the legitimacy of women's political authority. The study aims to analyze classical and contemporary Islamic perspectives on women's leadership and to formulate a model for reconstructing political authority based on gender justice through the maqasid al-shariah approach. This research employs a qualitative approach using a literature review method and content analysis of the Qur'an, Hadith, classical Islamic scholars' works, and contemporary literature on gender and leadership in Islam. The findings reveal that restrictions on women's leadership are influenced more by textual interpretations and patriarchal cultural traditions than by the normative teachings of Islam itself. The maqasid al-shariah analysis demonstrates that the principles of protecting religion, life, intellect, lineage, and property provide a normative foundation for leadership legitimacy based on competence, integrity, and public welfare rather than gender. The conceptual contribution of this article lies in the development of a model for reconstructing women's political authority that integrates maqasid al-shariah, gender justice theory, and theological, structural, and cultural dimensions. This model offers a more comprehensive framework for bridging religious texts with contemporary social realities. Therefore, the reconstruction of women's political authority represents a strategic step toward promoting a more just and relevant model of leadership in the context of modern society.]]>
