The ideal Muslim woman is a woman who can take part in various fields of her life with an understanding of the Qur'an and Hadith. In today's modern life, many Muslim women have not fully displayed as described above. Among the verses of the Qur'an that discuss the characteristics of the ideal Muslim woman is QS. An-Nisā'[4] : 34; QS. An-Nūr[24] : 31; QS. Al-Ahzāb[33] : 33 and QS. At-Tahrîm[66]: 5.
According to Edip Yuksel, et al., several keywords in the verse have been mistranslated and misunderstood by many scholars. One of them is in QS. At-Tahrîm[66]: 5, the majority of commentators mentioned that the characteristics of an ideal Muslim woman are obedient women, having faith, obeying worship, repenting, fasting, both a widow and a virgin. In contrast to the interpretation of Edip Yuksel, et al who mentioned the last three characteristics, namely women who are active in society, responsive, and foremost.
This study aims to determine the characteristics of the ideal Muslim woman according to Edip Yuksel, et.al in Qur'an: A Reformist Translation and to find out Edip Yuksel's background in carrying out reforms to the translation of the Qur'an. This type of research is qualitative which focuses on the method of literature with descriptive analysis, namely by using data from the results of writing, which consists of primary data and secondary data. The primary data used is a book by Edip Yuksel et al entitled Qur'an: A Reformist Translation. While the secondary data used are works of literature that are relevant to the title of this thesis.
The results of this study conclude that the characteristics of the ideal Muslim woman according to Edip Yuksel, et.al are women who obey their God (QS. An-Nisā'[4]: 34), act in an honorable, good, and dignified way (QS. Al-Ahzāb [33]: 33), dress not provocatively (QS. An-Nūr [24]: 31) and be active in society, responsive and be at the forefront (QS. At-Tahrîm [66]: 5). In translating the Qur'an, Yuksel et al emphasized the equal rights of men and women. They think that the scholars have misunderstood the verses of the Al-Qur'an and put women second.