<![CDATA[This study examines how gender equality is constructed in Qur'anic exegesis by comparing the interpretations of Buya Hamka in Tafsir Al-Azhar and Amina Wadud in Qur'an and Woman. Gender is frequently used to distinguish men's and women's rights and obligations, yet the interpretive assumptions behind this distinction are rarely examined across exegetes from different scholarly traditions. This study addresses that gap by comparing a classical Indonesian exegete with a Muslim feminist scholar across four thematic verses: the creation of humankind (Q. 4:1), equal reward for deeds (Q. 3:195), polygamy (Q. 4:3), and leadership (Q. 6:165). Using the muqāran (comparative) method within a library research design, this study relies on the two tafsir works as primary sources. The findings show that Hamka and Wadud largely converge in affirming that creation, reward, and the conditions for polygamy do not privilege one gender over the other, though they reach this conclusion through different interpretive methods. Their sharpest divergence appears on leadership: Hamka reads khalīfah in universal, gender-neutral terms without addressing existing power structures, while Wadud explicitly interrogates the patriarchal system and proposes competence-based leadership criteria.]]>
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