Merariq Kodek as a Structural Victimization of Sasak Women: Maqashid Sharia Analysis of Reproductive Health Rights in Central Lombok
Keywords:
Maqasid al-Shariah, Merariq Kodek, Reproductive Health, Sasak Women, Structural VictimizationAbstract
This study aims to analyze the practice of merariq kodek as a form of structural victimization against Sasak women and to examine its impact on women’s reproductive health rights from the perspective of maqashid sharia in Central Lombok. The study employs a qualitative method using a socio-legal approach and a critical paradigm through literature review of various journals, previous studies, regulations, and studies on Sasak culture. The findings reveal that merariq kodek is no longer merely understood as a traditional Sasak marriage custom, but has transformed into a social mechanism that reinforces patriarchal culture and the subordination of women. In practice, women often lose the right to determine their own life choices due to customary pressures, social stigma, and family honor constructions that force them into early marriage. This condition causes women to experience structural victimization resulting in loss of access to education, economic dependency, psychological pressure, anxiety, social trauma, and emotional unpreparedness in facing married life. In addition, early marriage practices also increase reproductive health risks such as anemia, preeclampsia, miscarriage, low birth weight, and premature birth. From the perspective of maqashid sharia, such practices contradict the principles of hifz al-nafs, hifz al-nasl, and hifz al-‘irdh because they threaten the protection of life, lineage, and women’s dignity. This study emphasizes the importance of reinterpreting local culture through religious, educational, and legal protection approaches to prevent child marriage practices and strengthen the protection of Sasak women’s reproductive health rights in Central Lombok
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