Islamic Concept of Crime and Punishment: A Critical Appraisal of Robert Spencer’s Views
"Islam caters to people’s need for peace and serenity and therefore takes every legal measure to safeguard the society against disruptive elements. A criminal who spoils the tranquility of a peaceful society deserves to be awarded severe punishment but Islam does not deem it logical to execute...
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SZIC University of Peshawar
2015-12-01
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| author | Saeed Akhtar Dr. Ata-Ur-Rahman |
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| description | "Islam caters to people’s need for peace and serenity and therefore takes every legal measure to safeguard the society against disruptive elements. A criminal who spoils the tranquility of a peaceful society deserves to be awarded severe punishment but Islam does not deem it logical to execute punishments before eliminating the major causes for commission of crimes. The following research article describes the attitudes of Western critics of Islam--such as Robert Spencer-- towards Islamic penalties namely amputation and stoning to death. It describes Islamic concept of crime and punishment in comparison with Western concepts and attempts to prove that Islam never loses sight of moderation and inflicts no barbarities. The last part of the research article, through crime statistics of United States of America, proves that the they have disastrously failed to curb violent crimes in their society. Hence it is high time that the world recognized the effective role and deterrent value of Islamic punishments for peace and stability.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a206bd284374b5eaec944de01120a8a2022-12-21T21:18:25ZaraSZIC University of Peshawarالإيضاح2075-03072664-33752015-12-01312126131Islamic Concept of Crime and Punishment: A Critical Appraisal of Robert Spencer’s ViewsSaeed Akhtar0Dr. Ata-Ur-Rahman1Lecturer, Deptt: Islamic Studies, University of Malakand,Dir[L] Chairman, Deptt: Islamic Studies, University of Malakand,Dir[L]"Islam caters to people’s need for peace and serenity and therefore takes every legal measure to safeguard the society against disruptive elements. A criminal who spoils the tranquility of a peaceful society deserves to be awarded severe punishment but Islam does not deem it logical to execute punishments before eliminating the major causes for commission of crimes. The following research article describes the attitudes of Western critics of Islam--such as Robert Spencer-- towards Islamic penalties namely amputation and stoning to death. It describes Islamic concept of crime and punishment in comparison with Western concepts and attempts to prove that Islam never loses sight of moderation and inflicts no barbarities. The last part of the research article, through crime statistics of United States of America, proves that the they have disastrously failed to curb violent crimes in their society. Hence it is high time that the world recognized the effective role and deterrent value of Islamic punishments for peace and stability. "http://al-idah.szic.pk/index.php/al-idah/article/view/186 |
| spellingShingle | Saeed Akhtar Dr. Ata-Ur-Rahman Islamic Concept of Crime and Punishment: A Critical Appraisal of Robert Spencer’s Views الإيضاح |
| title | Islamic Concept of Crime and Punishment: A Critical Appraisal of Robert Spencer’s Views |
| title_full | Islamic Concept of Crime and Punishment: A Critical Appraisal of Robert Spencer’s Views |
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| title_short | Islamic Concept of Crime and Punishment: A Critical Appraisal of Robert Spencer’s Views |
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