The Role of Muslim Women in Civil Society In Promoting Values and Principles for Building Peace: Action Guide from The Qur’ān

Peranan Wanita Islam dalam Masyarakat Sivil Dalam Mempromosikan Nilai dan Prinsip untuk Membina Keamanan: Panduan Tindakan dari Al-Quran

Authors

  • Che Amnah Bahari
  • Fatimah Abdullah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33102/jsi2019.4.1.05

Keywords:

civil society, peace building, peace co-existence, Muslim, Women

Abstract

The whole world, the Muslim in particular has witnessed conflicts in different areas, which have hindered the developmental efforts of the nations concerned. It should be learned that most victims of these conflicts are women and children. This article attempts to elaborate the role of Muslims Women as a crucial segment in civil society in initiating peace building through nurturing process. It maintains that the adoption of the principles and values derived from the Qur’ān and Sunnah of the Prophet is necessary as a process of lifelong learning.  Those identified values constituted the framework of this article and it adopts the textual analysis method.   This article concludes that through the implementation of those values and frameworks for peace building, women as one of the important segments of civil society are able to play significant role towards initiating peace building and promoting peaceful co-existence in pluralistic society.

Abstrak: Dunia Islam khususnya telah menyaksikan konflik di pelbagai daerah yang berbeza. Konflik ini telah menghalang usaha kearah pembangunan Kawasan yang berkenaan. Kebanyakan mangsa konflik ini adalah wanita dan kanak-kanak. Artikel ini cuba untuk menghuraikan peranan wanita Islam sebagai segmen penting dalam masyarakat madani dalam membangun proses kedamaian dengan mendidik dan memupuk prinsip dan nilai murni janaan al-Qur’an. Penggunaan prinsip dan nilai yang dikutip dari ayat-ayat Qur'an dan hadis Rasulullah adalah keperluan yang mendesak sebagai wadah bagi proses pembelajaran sepanjang hayat. Nilai-nilai yang dikenal pasti merupakan rangka kerja artikel ini, dan metod yang dirujuk adalah analisis teks. Artikel ini menyimpulkan bahawa melalui pelaksanaan nilai-nilai dan kerangka kerja Islam bagi proses kedamaian, wanita Islam dalam masyarakat madani mampu memainkan peranan penting dalam memulakan pembinaan keamanan dan menggalakkan kehidupan yang harmonis, sejahtera dan saling bantu membantu dalam masyarakat majmuk.

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Published

2019-05-31
CITATION
DOI: 10.33102/jsi2019.4.1.05
Published: 2019-05-31
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How to Cite

Bahari, C. A., & Abdullah, F. (2019). The Role of Muslim Women in Civil Society In Promoting Values and Principles for Building Peace: Action Guide from The Qur’ān: Peranan Wanita Islam dalam Masyarakat Sivil Dalam Mempromosikan Nilai dan Prinsip untuk Membina Keamanan: Panduan Tindakan dari Al-Quran. Sains Insani, 4(1), 30-36. https://doi.org/10.33102/jsi2019.4.1.05
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