Rereading patriarchal interpretations on the Qur’ān from Ḥadīth perspective in the eve of law no. 23/2004 on the elimination of domestic violence

Abstract

Religious views on gender and man-woman relation in Indonesia is significant in shaping how the people including the survivors of the domestic violence perceive it. These views seem to be more intact than state initiative regulations, such as Law No. 23/2004 on the Elimination of domestic Violence. This paper tries to explore several things related to the domestic violence in Makassar, Indoneisa. The first is the correlation between the perception of survivors about domestic violence with their gender awareness. The second is the way that the constructed gender views are also influenced by religious interpretations. The last is the variety of interpretations on verses in the Qur’ān related to gender and domestic violence. Most importantly, the paper also analyses the Qur’anic text in relation to the understanding of domestic violence justification and offer a new reading of the Qur’ān using Ḥadīth perspective.