Crime And Punishment

• Justice


  Treating others fairly and correcting wrongs with society
• One of Allah's name is 'the just'
• Muslims believe everyone is built with a sense of justice
• Muslims are taught to oppose injustice and must strive in the best way possible
• Crime


  An illegal act which is punished by law
• Organisations helping reduce crime

  • Mosaic
  • The muslim chaplain association
• Allah expects fairness
• They should act in the right way
• Honour their promises such as law-abiding citizens
• Good, evil and suffering


  Muslims response
• Everything happens in Allah's will
• Suffering can be a test for some people
• Muslims believe good can come from suffering
• All humans are born without sin and in a state ready for submission to Allah . this is called fitrah
• Everyone is responsible for their own actions and has free will to choose their own choices
• Suffering is the result of ignoring messengers
• Punishment


  Law of exact retribution : a person who commits evil will be replayed with equal evil
• Qisas


  Law of retaliation which is dealing justly with a criminal who is guilty of serious offence
• Blood money


  Money given to relatives of murder victims
• Blood money can be seen as situation ethics
• Blood money prevents temptations of family members taking revenge
• Aims of punishment


  • Retribution
  • Protection
  • Reformation
  • Deterrence
• Forgiveness


  It is commanded in the Qur'an
• Al Ghafoor is the name of forgiveness given to Allah
• Even though forgiveness is important , muslims are taught not to dismiss wrongdoing but see justice and reformation
• Vast majority of muslims reject the use of torture as a form of punishment
• Majority of muslims support the use of fair trial and trial by jury to unsure justice
• Non religious arguments FOR the death penalty

  • Act as a deterrent
  • Protects society
  • Ultimate retribution
  • Only appropriate punishment for families of murder victims
• Non religious arguments AGAINST the death penalty

  • Innocent people may be wrongfully executed
  • Does not allow reformation or forgiveness
• Muslims arguments FOR the death penalty


  • Law of qisas may be used to justify capital punishment
  • Prophet muhammad allowed capital punishment
• Muslim arguments AGAINST the death penalty

  • The qur'an does not state any physical punishment for blasphemy and states 100 slashes for adultery but not capital punishment
  • Not compulsory
  • All humans are created by Allah so it is Allah's choice to choose who lives or dies