Crime

Question 1

causes of crime

Answer 1

• poverty
• upbringing and family background
• alcohol
• low self-esteem

Question 2

how does Islam try to prevent crime rooted in povery?

Answer 2

• banning interest on loans (haram)
• pillar of zakah asks Muslims to give to charity- help poor
• gambling is haram

Question 3

how does Islam try to prevent crime rooted in upbringing?

Answer 3

• Islam teaches about parenting - children are a gift
• children expected to be taught difference between right and wrong, to pray (salah) and fast (sawm)
• parents will be judged on Last Day on how well they brought up their children

Question 4

how does Islam try to prevent crime rooted in drugs?

Answer 4

• alcohol and drugs = haram- banned by Qur’an and hadith
  Qur’an teaches that drugs are a way for the Devil to keep people from God and saying their prayers

Question 5

how does Islam try to prevent crime rooted in low self-esteem?

Answer 5

• we are all khalifas- given task of looking after world by God- should never suffer from low self-esteem
• the way we look after the world will be judged on the Last Day- punished if not done well

Question 6

How does Islam try to prevent criminals re-offending?

Answer 6

• Muslim Chaplains’ Association - support Muslim prison chaplains in their work of providing support in prisons and preventing re-offending on release. Muslim prison chaplains do this through leading worship and providing pastoral care
• Mosaic - mentoring programme helps prisoners 6 months prior to release and at least 6 months after

Question 7

SofA for crime

Answer 7

• Surah 16 says God commands justice, the doing of good and generosity
• Surah 5 says Muslims should have nothing to do with intoxicants and gambling