Hudud by the Taliban in Afghanistan and the relevance of Muhammad Syahrur's thought

Desthia Irsa  Savitri; Sobhan Sobhan; Hamda  Sulfinadia

doi:10.55942/pssj.v6i2.1557

Authors

Desthia Irsa Savitri Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang
Sobhan Sobhan Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang
Hamda Sulfinadia Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55942/pssj.v6i2.1557

Keywords:

hudud, Taliban, Afghanistan, Muhammad Syahrur

Abstract

This study is motivated by the continuing debate over the hudud in the modern era and its practical implications. It examines how the Taliban have applied hudud punishments in Afghanistan and assesses the relevance of Muhammad Syahrur’s contemporary legal thought on hudud punishments. Using a qualitative library-research approach, data were collected from books, scholarly literature, and relevant reports and then analyzed using content analysis and inductive reasoning. The findings indicate that during the Taliban's rule, the implementation of hudud tends to be harsher, more rigid, and more repressive, often raising concerns regarding due process and human rights. Both the Taliban's approach and Syahrur's discussion derive from the Qur'an and Hadith; however, Syahrur's theory of limits (nazariyyat al-hudud) frames divine law as having minimum and maximum boundaries, allowing space for contextual ijtihad that weighs public benefit (maslahah) in line with changing social realities while remaining within God's limits (sunnatullah).

Author Biographies

Desthia Irsa Savitri, Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang

Desthia Irsa Savitri is a student and researcher at Imam Bonjol State Islamic University (UIN) Padang, Indonesia. Her research interests include Islamic criminal law, contemporary Islamic legal thought, human rights, and socio-legal studies of shari’a.

Sobhan Sobhan, Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang

Sobhan is a lecturer at Imam Bonjol State Islamic University (UIN) Padang, Indonesia. His academic interests focus on Islamic jurisprudence, legal theory, and contemporary issues in Islamic law.

Hamda Sulfinadia, Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang

Hamda Sulfinadia is a lecturer at Imam Bonjol State Islamic University (UIN) Padang, Indonesia. Her research interests include Islamic legal studies, gender and human rights, and critical approaches to shari’a implementation.

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