COUNTERING THE CURRENT OF GENDER NEUTRALITY

(A Critical Quranic and Sunnah Review of Universal Human Rights Standards and the Deconstruction of Fitrah)

Authors

  • Wahyu Nur Cholis UIN Kiai Ageng Muhammad Besari Ponorogo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21154/ijougs.v7i01.13671

Keywords:

fitrah, netralitas gender, Hukum Islam, Hak Asasi Manusia, Maqāṣid al-Sharī‘ah

Abstract

This research examines the tension between the concept of
gender neutrality in contemporary Human Rights (HR) discourse and the
principle of fitrah (innate human nature) in Islam. Background: The
emergence of gender neutrality aims to deconstruct biological and social
identities, which potentially disrupts the Islamic theological values
regarding the duality of human creation. Methods: This study is a
normative legal research employing syar'i and conceptual approaches
through critical content analysis of Islamic legal sources and international
human rights instruments. Results: The study finds an epistemological
conflict where universal human rights are rooted in relative secular
humanism, while Islam is based on absolute revelation. Gender neutrality
creates legal ambiguity within the Islamic inheritance system (faraid),
marriage guardianship (wilayah), and the structure of the Islamic family.
Conclusion: The rejection of the deconstruction of fitrah in Islam is an
effort to uphold maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah, particularly ḥifẓ al-nasl (preservation
of progeny), because gender identity in Islam is immutable and
biologically based, carrying clear legal consequences.

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2026-07-05

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