Philosophical Sufism and Legal Culture in Nusantara: An Epistemological Review

Al-Risalah ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Fokky Fuad Wasitaatmadja ◽  
Wasis Susetio

A research on the relation between sufism, sharia, and the local culture is essential for some reasons. First, Islamic philosophy and customary law (or the law of the peoples) are perceived as opposing each other. Second, Islamic philosophy, also in Geertz’s theory, regards Islam merely as the structure of religious orthodoxy. Third: the structure of Islamic orthodoxy, often portrayed as a highly rigid one, is often (seen as) conflicting with sufism in the world of Islamic scholarship. This paper aims to determine the dynamic relation between the spiritual values ​​of Sufism and traditional values ​​surviving in the so-called Nusantara legal culture. It also elaborates on the extent to which a distinct epistemology typical to sufism may contribute to enriching the cultural space of Nusantara law. As normative legal research, this paper employs the principle of legal culture developed by Lawrence M. Friedman. It concludes that the spiritual values ​​of sufism are not conflicting with the principles of Islamic jurisprudence. It would also argue that the construction of Nusantara legal culture has a unique character resulted from dynamic interaction of traditional values, on the one hand, and sufism on the other.  

Author(s):  
Ni Nyoman Sukerti ◽  
I Gst. Ayu Agung Ariani ◽  
I Ketut Sudantra

This study aimed to determine the knowledge of indigenous people of Bali against theConstitutional Court No.46 / PUU-VII / 2010, meaning the Constitutional Court rulingrelated to the child outside the mating position, to identify and analyze the attitudes ofindigenous communities Bali on the discharge of the Constitutional Court. This study is anempirical law with non-doctrinal approach (socio legal research).The results showed that indigenous people in general do not yet know Bali Court DecisionNo.46 / PUU-VII / 2010 was. Meaning beyond mating gives children the same rights aschildren born within marriage. Balinese people’s attitudes related to this decision, can beclassified into two: 1. Most accept the decision of the reason; children outside the matingstatus to clear, the mother can claim responsibility for the biological father of the child,the child is no longer despised in the family and society. 2. small Sebagain reject reason;children outside mating can cause problems in inheritance in biological father, contraryto the customary law of Bali, girls may prefer not to marry. The attitude of the indigenouspeoples of Bali pros and cons of the legal culture of society.Conclusion: Its meaning is to give children the right to marry outside the same as childrenborn within marriage. Balinese customary law community in general have not been awareof the Constitutional Court. Balinese people’s attitudes towards the Constitutional Courtruling pro and cons.


Author(s):  
Ni Nengah Budawati

This study aimed to know and understand about the legal culture of community on the phenomenon of different caste nyentana marriage. This research was empirical legal research legal research with behavioral approaches. The data source consisted of primary data sourced directly at the site of research and secondary data that included legislation, traditional laws, law books, magazines, dictionaries and newspapers. This study used qualitative data analysis which then produced descriptive data.Based on the national legal perspective, there are no differences in the position of husband and wife in different caste nyentana marriage. But in Balinese customary law, it resulted in the wife having a position that is more important than the husband in the family. As in the context of social life, especially in the capacity as krama in the sub-village, then the husband remains responsible for his obligations as krama muani while the wife still serves as krama luh. Related to the legal culture of indigenous people in Tabanan over different caste nyentana marriage, the fact that people are still of the view that marriage is an inter-caste marriage. Thus the legal culture of indigenous people in Tabanan tends to be static. This is motivated by many factors, one of which is either ignorance factor of traditional leaders or traditional krama of Decree of the Parliament No. 11 of 1951 which expressly has abolished inter-caste marriages that often lead to discrimination. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan memahami tentang budaya hukum masyarakat terhadap fenomena hukum perkawinan nyentana beda wangsa. Penelitian ini ialah penelitian hukum penelitian hukum empiris dengan pendekatan pendekatan prilaku (behavioral approach). Data primer bersumber langsung dari lokasi penelitian, sedangkan data sekunder berupa peraturan perundang-undangan, awig-awig­, literature hukum, majalah, kamus dan surat kabar. Pada penelitian ini data dianalisis secara kualitatif yang kemudian menghasilkan data deskriptif. Berdasarkan perspektif hukum secara nasional, tidak terdapat perbedaan kedudukan suami-isteri dalam perkawinan nyentana beda wangsa. Namun dalam Hukum adat Bali, justru mengakibatkan istri memiliki kedudukan yang lebih penting dibanding suami di dalam keluarga. Adapun dalam konteks kehidupan bermasyarakat, khususnya dalam kapasitas sebagai krama di banjar, maka si suami tetap bertanggung jawab pada kewajibannya sebagai krama muani sedangkan si istri tetap berkedudukan sebagai krama luh. Terkait dengan budaya hukum masyarakat hukum adat di Tabanan terhadap perkawinan nyentana beda wangsa, faktanya masyarakat tetap berpandangan bahwa perkawinan tersebut merupakan perkawinan antar kasta. Dengan demikian budaya hukum masyarakat hukum adat di Tabanan cenderung bersifat statis. Hal ini dilatarbelakangi oleh banyak faktor, salah satu diantaranya ialah faktor ketidaktahuan baik dari pemuka adat maupun krama adat tentang Keputusan DPRD  No. 11 Tahun 1951 yang secara tegas telah menghapus perkawinan antar kasta yang kerap menimbulkan diskriminasi.


Author(s):  
Ni Nyoman Sukerti ◽  
I Gst. Ayu Agung Ariani

Different weddings are still a polemic for the custom society of Bali until now, even though they have been normatively removed by Decree No. DPRD. 11 of 1951. This study aims to elaborate and analyze the notion of a marriage of different ancestors and the legal culture of Balinese indigenous peoples related to the marriage. The research method used is empirical legal research by prioritizing field data as primary data extracted by interviews. The type of pedestal is socio-legal. The results show that the marriage of different wangsa is a marriage between tri wangsa women and jaba wangsa men, while the legal culture of Balinese indigenous people towards marriage is as follows; most of the respondents no longer maintained their interfaith marriage in full meaning that the term was not discarded from the family, there was no ceremony for the decline of the house for the woman, and there was no change in calling her parents. This happens because of the development and progress in the fields of education, science, and information technology that change the mindset of some citizens. A small number of respondents still maintain an old tradition that is formally juridically revoked based on the Bali DPRD Decree No. 11 of 1951, wanted to maintain its nationality, respect the old customary law and lack of understanding of applicable law. Perkawinan beda wangsa masih merupakan polemik bagi masyarakat adat Bali hingga kini , walaupun secara normative sudah dihapus dengan Keputusan DPRD No. 11 Tahun 1951. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengelaborasi dan menganalisis pengertian perkawinan beda wangsa  dan budaya hukum masyarakat adat Bali terkait perkawinan tersebut. Metode penelitian yang dipakai adalah penelitian hukum empirik dengan mengutamakan data lapangan sebagai data primer yang digali dengan wawancara. Jenis pendekatannya adalah socio-legal. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa perkawinan beda wangsa adalah perkawinan antara perempuan tri wangsa dengan laki-laki jaba wangsa, sedangkan budaya hukum masyarakat adat Bali terhadap perkawinan tersebut adalah sebagai berikut; sebagian besar responden tidak lagi mempertahankan secara utuh perkawinan beda wangsa tersebut artinya tidak dilakukan istilah dibuang dari keluarga, tidak dilakukan upacara penurunan wangsa bagi si perempuan, dan tidak ada perubahan dalam memanggil orang tuanya. Hal tersebut terjadi karena perkembangan jaman dan kemajuan di bidang pendidikan, ilmu pengetahuan, dan teknologi informasi yang mengubah pola pikir dari sebagian warga masyarakat. Sebagian kecil responden masih ada mempertahankan tradisi lama yang secara yuridis formal sudah dicabut berdasarkan Keputusan DPRD Bali No. 11 Tahun 1951, ingin mempertahankan kewangsaannya, menghormati hukum adat yang sudah usang dan kurangnya pemahaman tentang hukum yang berlaku.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-104
Author(s):  
Insa Koch

Does anthropology matter to law? At first sight, this question might seem redundant: of course, anthropology matters to law, and it does so a great deal. Anthropologists have made important contributions to legal debates. Legal anthropology is a thriving sub-discipline, encompassing an ever-increasing range of topics, from long-standing concerns with customary law and legal culture to areas that have historically been left to lawyers, including corporate law and financial regulation. Anthropology’s relevance to law is also reflected in the world of legal practice. Some anthropologists act as cultural experts in, while others have challenged the workings of, particular legal regimes, including with respect to immigration law and social welfare.


Author(s):  
Yasir Nasution ◽  
Alyasa’ Abubakar ◽  
Kafrawi

The development of waqf assets in the form of adding the function of waqf is a new phenomenon in the problems of Islamic law jurisprudence even in positive law in Indonesia. In national law (positive), Indonesia has regulated this issue with the existence of laws and government regulations regarding waqf both movable and immovable waqf assets, even in its development every property in waqf must have an Deed and / or certificate. Whereas in Islamic jurisprudence, the development of waqf assets in the form of additional functions is one of the problems that can be said to be new, it needs legal conclusions and even has to be seen from various theoretical concepts such as maqashidu sharia. Therefore this research will examine the issue of developing waqf assets based on the Waqf Law and maqashid syari'ah. This research is an empirical legal research using a sociological legal approach, with data collection through documentation and interviews. The results of the research show that the development of waqf assets is permitted according to the law, but with the stipulated conditions, besides that the development of waqf assets is also permissible in Islamic jurisprudence as long as it is solely for reasons in accordance with the concept of maqasidu syari'ah and the point is to seek maslahat.  


AL-HUKAMA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 496-517
Author(s):  
Abdullah Taufik ◽  
Ilham Tohari

The practice of polygamy in Indonesia until now has drawn criticism from some feminists who did not agree. But on the one hand, both Islamic law and positive law permit various conditions. In this case, the Religious Court (PA) becomes the last fence which becomes the determining point for a man to be able to polygamy. For this reason, researchers conducted a study of PA decisions on polygamy, namely Jombang PA Decision No. No. 0899 / Pdt.G / 2018 / PA.Jbg . The focus of the problem is (1) the value of gender justice in the decision and (2) reasoning rechtvinding(legal discovery) judge. The method used in this study is a normative-qualitative legal research method with content analysis techniques from Charles Purse. The results showed that the practice of polygamy licensing in the Religious Courts had actually gone through processes that reflected gender justice. This is reflected in the obligation of the Religious Court to summon the longest wife of the applicant for polygamy to be asked for willingness and information. The results of subsequent studies show that PA Jombang judges used hermeneutic techniques in making legal discovery efforts. Because, they not only focus on aspects of legality, but also consider the contextualization.


rahatulquloob ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Dr. Abdul Wadood Abed ◽  
Dr. Hedayatullah Modaqiq

Islamic law, by having features in its principles that are fixed and variable, expresses its authority in any situation and time. Of course, this feature reflects the unique legislative miracle of Islam itself. The source of Islamic law is divine and heavenly, so it has always descended directly through the revelation of Allah Almighty, the Lord of the worlds, and has been arranged according to His wisdom and providence and has been considered in the context of time and place according to their nature and needs. Changing of a fatwa is the change of one rule in a specific issue to another one along with a Sharia cause that agrees with the aims and purposes of the Sharia. Therefore, there is no change in the prescribed rules and the fixed principles of Shari, but Ijtihad, Qiyas and expedient rules can be changed; Because there are many rulings that have been permitted for expediency, after the passage of time and the change of place have led to corruption, which again has become impermissible. The rule of fatwa changing has been valid in the Sharia; Because, on the one hand, the Companions and their followers have used it in their ijtihad fatwas, and on the other hand, Islamic jurisprudence is a developmental debate that progresses together with the caravan of life, no awareness of the demands of time, place and scientific development is synonymous with depriving the Islamic Ummah from virtues and facilities of life, so it is necessary that the change of the fatwa has to be compatible to the change of expediencies, otherwise it will lead to corruption and harm. Statement of the problem: The Islamic jurists have divided the Islamic rules into fixed and variable. This means that the prescribed laws, which are in harmony with meek nature, do not accept changes but the rules which are based on ijtihad can be changed. The discussion of changing the fatwa and its temporal and spatial factors is one of the important issues of jurisprudence that scholars have paid attention to and therefore the answer to these two questions is necessary for the researcher whether changing the fatwa is permissible? Are the requirements of time and place effective in its changing?


2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 363
Author(s):  
Ida Ayu Sadnyini

AbstractInter-dynastic marriage today has been commonly held by Hindu community that has a vertically closed social stratification called dynasty. Couples who wants to perform inter-dynastic marriages before 1951 are required to conduct patiwangi ceremony in addition to the discharge penalty into areas outside Bali (Selong). Sanctions of patiwangi ceremony have been removed by some rules, but the community still conducts it. From this background, problems arise as follows: What is the meaning of patiwangi ceremony? Why are people still perform the patiwangi ceremony sanction?. The method used is the type of empirical legal research, using qualitative descriptive analysis. The meaning of patiwangi sanctions is to lower dignity and honor of a caste woman. People still perform the patiwangi because patiwangi is a legal culture that has penetrated into the soul of Hindu community in Bali.IntisariMakna sanksi upacara patiwangi adalah menurunkan derajat, kehormatan, keharuman wangsa dari perempuan yang memiliki wangsa brahmana, ksatria, dan weisya. Upacara patiwangi mengandung pelecehan baik dari segi sebutan istilah maupun pelaksaan upacara patiwangi. Oleh karena itu sudahsepantasnya upacara patiwangi dihapus, karena tidak sesuai dengan nilai-nilai kesetaraan, nilai-nilai kemanusiaan, nilai-nilai keadilan, dan nilai-nilai kearifan lokal. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian upacara patiwangi masih tetap dilakukan oleh masyarakat Hindu karena merasa yakin sanksi upacara patiwangi akan membawa keseimbangan dan kebaikan bagi pelaku perkawinan antar-wangsa. Upacara patiwangi sudah menjadi budaya hukum hukum bagi sebagian masyarakat Hindu di Bali.


2020 ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Konstantina I. Gongaki ◽  
Yannis S. Georgiou ◽  
Lilly Sofia Schmidt Gongaki

Xenophanes of Colophon (570-475 BC), a Pre-Socratic philosopher of the Eleatic School, faced life with his outspoken spirit, criticizing any values of his time considered obsolete, such as the anthropomorphic representation of the gods. He was the first philosopher who challenged the sporting value to the spiritual one. Revolutionary and innovative, in his second elegy expresses his preference for spiritual power, and he stands ironical towards the Greeks who give the physical rhyme excessive importance. According to Xenophanes, the athletic victory is simply due to the speed of the feet and does not affect the spiritual life of the city, while, on the contrary, the one who affects the ethical values of society is the one who produces thoughts and is interested in the common good. Obviously, Xenophanes feels unjust, and reacts to the great mismatch that exists between the real athletes' offer and the great honors that the society ascribes to them. Characteristically, Euripides will be influenced by Xenophanes’ ideas, while Isokrates, as well as other wise and intellectuals of the Classical Ages, will highlight the superiority of spiritual values as compared to athletic offerings, arguing that the greatest spiritual value is wisdom and the resulting benefit.


Author(s):  
Anna A. Toropova ◽  

Family issues and the topic of social family policy in Greece is the subject of researches by a number of Greek sociologists (V. Filias (Β. Φίλιας), G.-S. Prevelakis (Γ.-Σ. Πρεβελάκης), H. Simeonidou (Χ. Συμεωνίδου), G. Georgas (Γ. Γεωργάς), L. Musuru (Λ. Μουσούρου), L. Maratu-Aliprandi (Λ. Μαράτου-Αλιπράντη). It seems interesting and useful to consider the situation in Greece from the point of view of its ambivalent nature: traditional values and patriarchal order, on the one hand, and adherence to liberal European sentiments, on the other. In the modern world, there is a "reformatting of ideas about the essence of family and marriage" [Noskova A. V., 2017: 123], which leads, in particular, to the rejection of having children, to increasingly frequent divorces "for no reason", to irresponsibility in awareness roles in the family, to the vulnerability of socialization, to the infantilism of adults, to avoidance of awareness of problems of various kinds, to egocentrism. Modern Greece is not an exception. The growing number of single-parent families in cities, low birth rates, divorces, loneliness, depression are characteristic features of many families. This allows us to speak about the “crisis of the Greek family” [Γεωργάς, 2010]. This research may be of interest to specialists dealing with the topic of the family, and significantly supplement the existing research in the domestic sociological field.


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