Interpretation of Gender Bias in QS. Al-Taubah/9 verse 71: Critical Review of Tafsir Al-Qur’an Tematik The Ministry of Religion Affairs Republic of Indonesia
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https://doi.org/10.28918/religia.v23i2.2381Abstract
This paper aims to explore critically the interpretation result of QS. Al-Taubah/9:71 in Tafsir Qur‟an
Tematik by the Ministry of Religion Affairs Republic of Indonesia. This is conducted because it is
suspected that it contains a gender bias interpretation. This research used a critical qualitative-interpretative
design by investigating the interpretation of QS. al-Taubah / 9: 71 using a contextualization
interpretation. The findings reveal that the Thematic Interpretation of Al-Quran by the Ministry of
Religion affairs published for the first time in 2009 represents the interpretation of the QS. al-Taubah/9:
71 as legitimacy of limiting the area of political leadership for women. Therefore, the product of such
interpretations tends to be biased because it limits the area of state leadership based on a particular gender.
This interpretation seems to contrast with the meaning of the verse that is found through the exploration of
textual, contextual-historical, and dynamic contextual approaches. The meaning obtained from this verse
discusses about the socio-spiritual relationship in the internal Muslim community only, rather than the
political context. The same results can also be seen in Tafsir al-Wajiz, in which the work is also the
interpretation of the Ministry of Religion published in 2016, as well as the interpretation of scholars in
various classical commentaries. The implication of the results of the interpretation of gender bias in Tafsir
Qur‟an Tematik can have an impact on government policies in positioning the women in the society,
especially in the area of structural leadership of country. This research contributes to the study of Qur’anic
exegesis and gender discourse in Islam by offering a critical framework for evaluating gendered
interpretations of religious texts. Additionally, it demonstrates the importance of contextual hermeneutics in
addressing structural biases in Islamic exegesis and proposes a more inclusive approach to Qur’anic
interpretation.
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