Menuju Reformasi Perundangan Islam

by Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im

Dapatkah Syariah dilaksanakan di zaman moden? Apakah isu-isu yang berbangkit dari persoalan tersebut? Dapatkah Syariah menjamin hak semua manusia? Benarkah Syariah bertentangan dengan hak asasi manusia? Aspek apakah yang bermasalah di dalam perundangan Islam dan bagamana penyelesaianya? Apakah sekularisme satu-satunya pilihan selain Syariah?

Menerusi buku ini, pemikir asal Sudan Abdullahi Ahmed An-Maim membincangkan persoalan-persoalan berkenaan, menyarankan jawapan, dan mengemukakan model dan kaedah untuk mencapai reformasi yang menyeluruh bagi Syariah, khususnya dalam aspek yang berkaitan dengan isu-isua keperlembagaan, undang-undang jeyanah, undang-undang antarabangsa dan hak asasi manusai. Penyelesaian yang dikemukakan buku ini membuka kemungkinan untuk Syariah diterapkan di zaman ini tanpa bertembungan dengan piawaian-piawaian perundangan moden dan hak asasi menusia.

Bai menggantikan tempat Syariah yang lama. An-Naim mengajurkan sistem perundangan Islam yang sepenuhnya bary, sistem yang beliau percaya dapat menjadi asas yang sesuai untuk kehidupan Islami dalam dunia kontemporari. in adalah sebuah rumusan sepadu berkaitan struktur politik, tata sosial, undang-undang jenayah dan hak asasi manusia..

Genres: Islam, Religion, Nonfiction, Politics

270 pages, Unknown Binding

First published December 31, 1990

Reviews

[Exavidreader · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author proposed a methodology on how we can re-look the way we apply Shari'a to our lives. Although his writing is simple enough to understand, it is still not recommended for those who do not have a good understanding and background of Shari'a, especially its laws and its historical development. Without such a background, one will not be able to critically evaluate his ideas. What is great about this book (for those who can understand it), is that the author brings in perspectives from contemporary human rights and international law because he is well-versed in these as well as Shari'a law. Even if one may not agree with everything the author proposes, it is a good book to make Muslims think critically about the current situation we are in and help us move towards positive, practical reforms.

[trickgnosis · Rating 4 out of 5]

An-Naim often seems like a lone voice in the wilderness these days, but he's a powerful voice and he can't be easily dismissed by Islamic conservatives and fundamentalists. He knows his stuff and he's earned his cred the hard way, but boy is he fighting an uphill battle. Hopefully he's paving the way for those who come after him.

[Sara Razek · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best books I've read in a long time! An-Na'im's arguments are unique and groundbreaking as he asserts that shari'a isn't divine Islamic law (which obviously means that it could be upended), placing it in its historical context as the ijtihad of Muslim scholars during the eighth and ninth centuries of the Muslim calendar. Also, An-Na'im's proposal for the formulation of public Islamic law for Muslim societies today based on a new interpretation of the Koran and Sunnah provides an-out-of-the-box alternative for predominately Muslim countries which have been made to believe that the way forward is either through the implementation of secularism or fundamentalist Islamist ideology.

[Sasha Wolf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Argues that Shari'a public law as it stands is incompatible with modern realities, but that it is Islamically legitimate (and consistent with the genesis of Shari'a itself) to construct a new version of Islamic public law based on a fresh interpretation of the Qur'an and Sunna in the light of those realities. What divides him from those who think Shari'a itself can be reformed seems to be largely a question of semantics.

[Widhi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is all good and liberating and encouraging.. but if you close the book and look out side into the " real life" in the islamic world, i felt that we ain't going nowhere.

But nonetheless, this book does give me hope and believe to keep believing.