<![CDATA[This study concludes that the minimum age requirement of twenty-one (21) years and the minimum educational qualification of Senior High School (SMA) or its equivalent, as stipulated in Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections, do not contradict the principles of the Qur’an. However, these requirements remain administrative in nature and therefore do not fully reflect the substantive qualifications of leadership from the Qur’anic perspective. According to the Qur’an, the eligibility of a member of the House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat/DPR) should be determined not only by chronological age and formal educational attainment but also by intellectual maturity (rusyd), knowledge (‘ilm), wisdom (hikmah), competence (kafa’ah), and integrity and accountability (amanah). The findings further reveal that the age and educational requirements stipulated in Law Number 7 of 2017 constitute administrative qualifications that possess constitutional legitimacy as part of the open legal policy. However, the analysis demonstrates that these two requirements cannot yet serve as comprehensive indicators for assessing the quality of leadership. This study also finds that Erik H. Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, reinforced by the developmental theories of Robert J. Havighurst and Elizabeth B. Hurlock, explains that individual maturity is determined not merely by chronological age but also by psychological development, life experience, and the ability to perform social responsibilities. Moreover, this study identifies a point of convergence between positive law and the values of the Qur’an. Positive law establishes administrative qualifications as the minimum standards for candidacy to the House of Representatives, whereas the Qur’an provides substantive criteria through the principles of rusyd, ‘ilm, hikmah, kafa’ah, and amanah as the basis for determining a leader’s eligibility. Therefore, these two perspectives complement one another in developing a political recruitment system that is more qualified, more ethical, and more strongly oriented toward the public interest. This study employs library research using a qualitative approach. It applies the tafsir maudhu‘i method integrated with a normative-juridical approach. The analysis is conducted by employing Erik H. Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development as the primary theoretical framework, supported by the developmental theories of Robert J. Havighurst and Elizabeth B. Hurlock, to examine the relationship between age, individual maturity, and education. The findings are subsequently compared with the principles of leadership in the Qur’an in order to formulate a synthesis between the perspective of positive law and Qur’anic values.]]>
Copyrights © 2026
