The process of legislation on the Qanun by the Aceh People's Representative Council
(DPRA) is a unique legal mechanism in the Indonesian government system, because
it is closely related to the implementation of Islamic sharia in Aceh. This study aims to
see the relevance of the Qanun legislation process in Aceh from the perspective of the
concept of Islamic politics put forward by Imam Al-Mawardi, a classical Islamic
thinker who discusses a lot of Islamic government theory and law. This research uses
a qualitative approach with descriptive analysis methods and literature studies on AlMawardi's thoughts in the book Al-Ahkam As-Sultaniyyah. The results of the study
show that in the Qanun legislation process, the DPRA plays a role as a legislative body
that has the authority to formulate regional regulations based on Islamic law.
However, in practice, there are still challenges such as local political dynamics, the
interests of various actors, and synchronization with national law. So, how does the
DPRA use the concept of Islam in the Qanonic legislation process? And in the
legislative process, the DPRA prioritizes certain political interests over the interests of
the people? Al-Mawardi's perspective provides insight that good legislation must pay
attention to the balance between Islamic law and the benefit of the ummah, and avoid
political interests that can hinder the ideal implementation of sharia. Thus, this
research contributes to the understanding of the Qanun legislation process from an
Islamic political perspective and offers recommendations so that the DPRA can carry
out its duties more optimally following the principles of ideal Islamic governance
according to Al-Mawardi.