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TY - JOUR AU - al-Jafar, Syed Muhammad Adib Termizi b Ahmad AU - Al Ayyubi, Ibnu Imam AU - Tatarenko, Halyna AU - Sulistyoko, Arie PY - 2024/12/21 Y2 - 2026/09/24 TI - Negotiating Islamic Inheritance Norms and Customary Traditions in Indonesia: A Normative Study of Legal Pluralism and Reform JF - ASEAN Journal of Islamic Studies and Civilization (AJISC) JA - AJISC VL - 1 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.62976/ajisc.v1i2.1511 UR - https://www.shariajournal.com/index.php/AJISC/article/view/1511 SP - 202-229 AB - <p>Inheritance disputes in Indonesia reveal a controversy between scriptural law, state regulation, and local customs. Changing settlement patterns show a growing reliance on negotiated arrangements rather than formal adjudication, reflecting a practical response to uncertainty in procedural authority. While previous studies describe rules normatively, few explain why communities prefer informal agreements or how legitimacy is established. This study identifies those gaps and aims to clarify the logic of negotiated inheritance through a socio legal approach involving doctrinal review, interpretive <em>fiqh</em> analysis, and case pattern examination. Findings indicate that communities mobilise multiple sources of authority textual norms, kinship ethics, and fairness considerations. Negotiated outcomes often satisfy moral expectations but lack transparency and procedural accountability. Hybrid arrangements, therefore, emerge not as doctrinal deviation but as rational adaptation to institutional limitations. The study recommends a model of accountable pluralism that includes structured mediation, clearer judicial guidance, and ethical education to sustain fairness while maintaining normative consistency.</p> ER -