crime and punishment

Question 1

What are the muslim views on justice?(quote)

Answer 1

“stand out firmly for justice”

• you will be rewarded for being fair
• everyone is equal under Islamic law
• prophet was just

Question 2

Name the theories of punishment

Answer 2

• deterrence
• retribution
• protection
• reform
• reconciliation

Question 3

What are the two types of evil?

Answer 3

natural and moral

Question 4

What do muslims believe about suffering and evil?

Answer 4

some believe it is part of gods creation which may have purposes that humans cant understand
-many muslims believe suffering is a consequence of human selfishness.

Question 5

What are muslim response to crime (quotes)

Answer 5

“god commands justice”

“forbids all shameful deed”

Question 6

muslim response to capital punishment

Answer 6

FOR
-States in the Quran that the death penalty should be used “ take not life that god has made holy, except by the way of justice and law”
-prophet Muhammad sentenced people to death
-shari’ah law contains the death penalty
AGAINST
-doesn’t say it is compulsory
-shari’ah law says you can offer money instead
-believe only Allah can take life and therefore you are playing god

Question 7

What are non religious responses to capital punishment?

Answer 7

FOR
-stops them committing the crime again
-deterrence
AGAINST
-might be wrongly accused
-might be reformed
-unfair on excutioner

Question 8

What is the importance of forgiveness? (quote)

Answer 8

-many hadiths saying forgiveness is important
-on the day of judgement you can request forgiveness
-Qur’an says you should forgive
“God is oft forgiving, most merciful”