Dialectics of Musdah Mulia's Thought on Polygamy in the Qur'an: Text and Context

Abstract

This article aims to reveal the shari'a of polygamy in the Qur'an. This is motivated by the diversity of interpretations of the polygamy verse, giving rise to diverse opinions and arguments that seem difficult to compromise. Musdah Mulia is a gender figure or Muslim scholar who clearly in her research rejects polygamy and recommends that polygamy be banned and states that polygamy is not Islamic law and its practice has caused harm and is a violation of human rights. This opinion is considered extreme and has drawn criticism and rebuttal from various Muslim scholars. This research method uses a literature study using a socio-historical approach and content analysis. The results of the study concluded that Musdah Mulia's opinion that polygamy is not Islamic law does not have a strong legal basis, because it has gone out of the meaning of the text but in the implementation of the context it can be prohibited if it is outside the predetermined conditions