Ulumuna Vol. 22, No. 1, 2018, p. 112-132 Journal of Islamic Studies Published by State Islamic University Mataram p-ISSN 1411-3457, e-ISSN 2355-7648, available online at https://ulumuna.or.id Copyright © 2018_Ulumuna_this publication is licensed under a CC BY-SA 112 READING THE QUR’AN FROM THE CONTEMPORARY APPROACH OF MAQĀṢID AL-SHARĪ’A (A Case Study of Non-Muslim Leadership in Indonesia) Muhammad Mabrur Barizi Faculty of Theology and Islamic Thought, State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijaga of Yogyakarta Email: mabrurbarizi21@gmail.com Abstract: This paper examines the Qur’anic verses on leadership from the perspective of maqāṣid al-sharī ʻa. There has been an assumption that the norms and practices of Islamic law are incompatible to modern ideas . The Qur’an as a major source of shari’ah is here interpreted through a system approach that includes several components, namely natural cognition, inclusiveness, interrelation of hierarchy, multi-division and meaningfulness. The analysis comprises of four stages: identifying the correlated-focus verses, identifying their meanings, exploring the maqāṣid al-sharī ʻa and contextualizing it to the Indonesian context. This method will be applied to conceive of the Qur’anic verses on leadership, including non-Muslim leadership. There are six special verses discussing about this issue and seven others in general. This study shows that although there are verses that restrict non-Muslim leadership for Muslims but other, more general, verses emphasize on the capability of leadership in upholding justice and peace. The ones that stress such gerenal conditions are relevant to the Indonesian context. Keywords: Quranic perspective, maqāṣid al-sharī ʻa system approaches, non-Muslim, Leadership. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20414/ujis.v22i1.290 Introduction NATI ONAL POLITICAL SITUATION has been increasingly inhospitable. This is not a common phenomenon that calls for a simple answer since it deals with theology and politics both at theoretical and practical aspects. The situation has created debates