摘要：This paper discusses the role of women as witnesses in a court. This is one of the debatable issues in Islamic law considering the provision stating that the value of two womens testimony is equal to one mans testimony. Based on a more comprehensive discussion and by revisiting the Islamic resources on this issue, this paper concludes that the provision in the hadith, historically; regards heavily on womens capability and readiness to perform their duties as witnesses. It can be seen in the case of qadzaf where women can be witnesses for themselves (by stating four oaths in the name of Allah). Therefore, in the current development, womens role as witnesses needs to be reconsidered so that women can appear in the judiciary to play a role in supporting justice.
其他摘要：Kesaksian pada intinya menuntut untuk menemukan dan membuktikan kebenaran terhadap masalah perdata dan pidana. Untuk menjadi saksi, ada beberapa kriteria khusus dalam memberikan kesaksian. Dalam Islam, hal-hal yang membutuhkan kesaksian seperti itu adalah
