Vol 13 No 2 (2026): Madinah: Jurnal Studi Islam

This article analyzes the concept of the ethics of care within Amina Wadud's thought, not as an abstract ethical theory, but as a manifestation of practical theology that shapes spaces of autonomy and agency for Muslim women. Departing from previous studies that treat grassroots movements merely as fieldwork objects, this study is a library-based inquiry that positions Wadud's Inside the Gender Jihad as both the primary source and the principal object of analysis. Through a critical reading of Wadud's narrative concerning two Muslim women's communities in Richmond, Virginia—Muslim Women United (MWU) and Together Righteousness Unites The Hearts (T.R.U.T.H.)—the article argues that the care work they perform constitutes a concrete form of Gender Jihad, a transformative struggle for gender justice. This practice reconstitutes the central Islamic concept of mu'amalat (just social relations) while also functioning as a tacit corrective to the failure of patriarchal Islamic structures in realizing social justice. The article demonstrates how the ethics of care builds legitimacy through impactful praxis, creates an alternative epistemology grounded in women's lived experiences, and offers a relational, justice-centered, and sustainable paradigm of Islam. By synthesizing these four interconnected dimensions—interpretive tool, autonomous space, legitimacy strategy, and epistemology—the study shows that MWU's crisis-responsive care and T.R.U.T.H.'s sustained, network-based care are complementary expressions of a single theological praxis. These findings underscore the importance of reading theology not only from texts but also from the bodies and actions of women in everyday spaces.

Era digital telah memperbesar disrupsi informasi melalui penyebaran hoaks, praktik clickbait, dan pembentukan echo chamber yang berpotensi melemahkan kohesi sosial serta kepercayaan publik. Penelitian ini bertujuan merekonstruksi konsep tabayyun dalam Surah Al-Hujurat ayat 6–8 sebagai model ketahanan informasi berbasis Al-Qur’an. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode analisis tematik reflektif. Data diperoleh dari unit-unit makna yang relevan dalam tiga kitab tafsir otoritatif, yaitu Tafsir al-Qurthubi, Tafsir Ibnu Katsir, dan Tafsir Al-Azhar, kemudian dianalisis secara dialogis dengan literatur komunikasi digital kontemporer. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ketahanan informasi berbasis Al-Qur’an tidak berhenti pada imbauan moral yang bersifat pasif, tetapi bekerja melalui enam kategori tematik yang terhimpun dalam sistem perlindungan tiga lapis. Lapisan pertama bersifat internal-spiritual dan mencakup lima mekanisme pengendalian etis individu. Lapisan kedua bersifat prosedural-empiris dan terdiri atas tujuh prosedur verifikasi informasi. Lapisan ketiga bersifat struktural-tata kelola dan mencakup enam aturan validitas data serta empat prinsip pengelolaan informasi. Ketiadaan atau lemahnya penerapan ketiga lapisan tersebut dapat menurunkan kualitas informasi publik, mengikis kepercayaan sosial, dan meningkatkan risiko konflik. Kebaruan penelitian ini terletak pada pemaknaan ulang tabayyun, dari perintah etis individual menjadi sistem ketahanan informasi yang terintegrasi. Model ini berkontribusi dalam menyediakan kerangka konseptual Qur’ani untuk memperkuat praktik verifikasi, etika komunikasi, dan tata kelola informasi pada era digital dan pascakebenaran.

This study critically reinterprets human rights values embedded in the Qur’an and Hadith through the philosophical hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Paul Ricoeur in contemporary Muslim societies. Departing from dominant compatibility-based and apologetic approaches, it reconstructs how human rights meanings are produced, negotiated, and transformed through the interpretation of Islamic texts. Using qualitative interpretive textual analysis, the study examines Qur’anic verses QS. Al-Mā’idah [5]: 32, QS. Al-Isrā’ [17]: 70, and QS. An-Nisā’ [4]: 135, alongside relevant hadiths and classical and contemporary exegetical traditions. Findings reveal a shift from context-bound legal and theological formulations toward broader ethical universality, encompassing the sanctity of life, human dignity, justice, equality, and the protection of fundamental rights. Through Gadamer’s fusion of horizons and Ricoeur’s concepts of distanciation and appropriation, the study explains how sacred texts can be critically reinterpreted in relation to contemporary moral concerns. Distanciation refers to the interpretive distance that allows texts to be examined beyond their original contexts, while appropriation involves readers’ engagement with and application of textual meanings to their present circumstances. Tensions remain between theological foundations and secular human rights frameworks. Rather than treating these tensions as irreconcilable contradictions, the study considers them productive spaces for critical engagement. It advances an integrative hermeneutic approach that positions Qur’anic and hadith texts as dialogical, context-responsive sources of ethical reasoning, contributing to a more critical and non-apologetic discourse on human rights in Islam