KONTROVERSI KESAKSIAN PEREMPUAN DALAM QS AL-BAQARAH (2): 282 ANTARA MAKNA NORMATIF DAN SUBSTANTIF DENGAN PENDEKATAN HUKUM ISLAM

Asriaty, Asriaty

YUDISIA : Jurnal Pemikiran Hukum dan Hukum Islam
Vol 7, No 1 (2016): Yudisia

Focus discussion of this article is debate concerning female testimony in relation to universal and comprehensive understanding including female position during the time of Revelation. Al-Baqarah: 282 has given a recognition for female as a witness before the law as a new improvement denied by jahiliyah. This verse acknowledges women as an autonomous legal subject. There is a humanity spirit of this verse. Thus, this verse should not be understood literally-scripturally. Rather, it necessitates contextual understanding based on the past and present situation and also differentiates between the core of religious teaching and that of dynamic one.