<![CDATA[This study analyzes Zaitunah Subhan's thought on reconstructing nusyuz and khulu’ in the Qur'an and its implications for husband-wife relationships in Indonesia. Classical interpretations tend to define nusyuz narrowly as disobedience by the wife and view khulu’ restrictively, which risks perpetuating subordinate relations. Utilizing a qualitative library research method with a figure study approach and descriptive-analytical analysis, this study examines Subhan's primary works. The findings show that nusyuz is reconstructed justly as a breach of marital commitments that can be committed by either the wife (Q.S. an-Nisa [4]: 34) or the husband (Q.S. an-Nisa [4]: 128). Meanwhile, khulu’ is interpreted as a legal mechanism protecting women's rights, welfare, and dignity to terminate an unfair marriage. Her thought shifts marital relations toward an egalitarian paradigm grounded in equal partnership, justice, and balanced rights and responsibilities.]]>
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