The jail punishment must rank high among the barbarities that man has been able to invent for himself. No doubt, dark cells, underground dungeons and castle turrets have always existed in the known hi...
Drinking The punishment of drinking had been fixed at eighty stripes by Hadhrat Umar during his period after he had consulted the members of his shoorah. In the time of the Prophet (sws), this offence...
The Qur’ān mentions the purpose of administering the punishments it prescribes: The purpose of the death penalty is to safeguard man's existence in this world: "There is life for you in Qisās, O men o...
In recent times, the view of our jurists about the testimony of women has remained a subject of hot debate. The general view in this regard is that in cases of Hudood, female witnesses are in no way a...
Qadhf ie, wrongly accusing someone of fornication can assume two forms: Firstly, if a person accuses a chaste and righteous woman or man of fornication. Secondly, if such an accusation takes place bet...
Theft According to the Qur’ān, the punishment for theft is amputation of the hands: “As to the thief, male or female, cut off their hands as a reward of their own deeds, and as an exemplary punishment...
The punishment of murdering or wounding a person is an important constituent of the penal code of Islam. In the following pages, we present our view about this punishment. This category of crimes can...
In Islamic terminology, apostasy means the rejection and renunciation of faith by a Muslim. In our Fiqh, the punishment for apostasy is death. The tradition upon which the verdict is based is narrated...
The jail punishment must rank high among the barbarities that man has been able to invent for himself. No doubt, dark cells, underground dungeons and castle turrets have always existed in the known hi...
In recent times the opinions of our jurists concerning some important issues of the Islamic Law of Evidence, as mentioned in the Qur’ān, have remained a hot subject of debate. We find it appropriate t...
