Islamic Ethics - Crime and Punishment Flashcards

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What are the 6 elements of life?

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belief 
honour of women 
alert mind
property
life
family
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what does belief mean in the 6 elements of life?

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no muslim is allowed to leaver their faith and no one should slander their faith.

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what are examples of going against belief

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destroying the Qur’an (as it is the words of Allah) , rejection of Islam and Shirk like speaking against Allah or drawing Allah

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What does honour of women mean?

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protect them from being harmed, slandered of degraded in any way

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what are examples of going against honour of women

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domestic abuse, rape, false accusations etc etc

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What does alert mind mean?

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someone that is control of their own mind and is therefore taqwa

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what is an example of going against Alert mind

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drinking alcohol or taking drugs

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What does property mean

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to protect peoples belongings

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what is an example of going against property

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theft

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what does it mean by life?

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the importance. there may be severe punishment for someone who takes a life

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wha is an example of going against life

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to kill a life that ‘allah has made sacred’ as it is shirk for taking a life that Allah did not chose

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What does it mean by family

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to support the family and guarantee identity by forbidding sexual relations outside of marriage

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what is example of going against family

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fornication/ adultery (ZINA)

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what are the four types of crimes

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Hadud
Forgivable
Community crimes
Against State Law

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What is Al-lynayaat?

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forgivable crimes

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What is Al Ta’azir?

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Community crimes

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What is Al-Mukhalafat?

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going against state law

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What are hadud crimes?

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fornicatation/adultery
false accusation saying she committed adultery
drinking alcohol/ taking drugs
rebellion against the state
rejection of Islam by muslims
Highway robbery
theft
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what are Al-lynayaat (forgivable) crimes?

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crimes against the right go the individual who can either demand severe punishment as retribution or forgive them and accept ‘blood money’ in return for a lighter sentence

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what are examples of Al-lynayaat crimes?

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bodily harm

murder (of which the victims family will decide)

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What are Al Ta’azir (community) crimes?

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where it affects the community that aren’t covered in Al-lynayaat crimes. the judge will give punishments based on his learnings of islamic text

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what are examples of Al Ta’azir crimes?

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fraud

antisocial behaviour

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What are Al-Mukhalafat (state law) crimes?

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crimes against a law the state has enacted where the judge will dicing his discretion and learning in deciding upon punishment

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What are examples of Al-Mukhalalfat crimes?

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breaking the speed limit

illegal parking

25
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what crimes do you need to remember

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hadud crimes

Al-lynayaat (forgivable) crimes

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What are the 4 aims of punishment

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deterrence
retribution
reform
protection

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what is capital punishment

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where they offer the death penalty

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what is corporal punishment

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where they offer physical punishment

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How does the Shari’ah law show deterrence?

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corporal and capital countries will usually give public punishments where large crowds can gather round.

30
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those guilty of adultery, ‘flog each of them with a hundred stripes…

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… and let a party of believers witness their punishment’

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How does the Shariah law show protection?

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serious offenders are taken out of society and put into prison to protect the rest of society. less serious are also protected in attempt to deter them from further crimes

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How does the Shari’ah law show reformation

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The prisoners are only able to seek forgiveness and become pure, they need to show they’re a better person.

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How is the actual punishment considered a reformation?

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it is perceived that that is how the criminal is deterred. In prison they’re helped with coming to terms with what they have done and realise it was wrong.

34
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Do Islamic countries offer parole?

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no- you must serve the full sentence

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How does the Shari’ah law offer retribution?

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The punishment is designed to punish them on behalf of the victims. There is an opportunity for the wrong doer to take compensation for a lighter sentence which Allah will see this as an act of mercy.

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‘life for life, eye for eye, nose for nose…

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‘ear for ear, tooth for tooth and wound for wound’

37
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’ …‘wound for wound’ but if any one remits the retaliation by war of charity…

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… it is an act of atonement for himself’ -Qur’an