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In Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law: A Fresh Interpretation, Mohammad Kamali considers problems associated with and proposals for reform of the hudud punishments prescribed by Islamic criminal law, and other topics related to crime and punishment in Shariah.
List of contents
- Introduction
- Part One: Shariah Perspectives
- II. Islamic Criminal Justice: An Overview
- III. Hudud in the Qur'an, Sunnah and Fiqh
- IV. Prescribed Hudud Crimes
- Preliminary Remarks
- V. Zina (Adultery and Fornication)
- VI. Theft (Sariqah)
- VII. Banditry and Terrorism (Hirabah, also Qat'al-Tariq)
- VIII. Issues over Apostasy (Riddah)
- IX. Slanderous Accusation (Qadhf)
- X. Issues over Wine-Drinking (Shurb)
- XI. Enforcement of Hudud Punishments: Procedural Constraints
- XII. Philosophy of Hudud
- XIII. Discretionary Punishment (Ta'zir)
- XIV. Judicious Policy (Siysah Shari'iyyah)
- XV. Just Retaliation (Qisas)
- XVI. Blood-Money (Diyyah) and Financial Compensation
- XVII. Doubt (Shubha) and its Impact on Punishment
- XVIII. Islam as a Total System
- Part Two: Islamic Criminal Law in Malaysia
- Introductory Remarks
- XIX. Hudud Bill of Kelantan 1993: An Overview
- XX. Hudud and Qisas Bill of Terengganu 2002
- XXI. Problematics of the Hudud Bills
- XXII. Hudud Debate Continued: An Update 2012 - 2017
- Part Three: Islamic Criminal Law in Other Muslim Countries
- Introductory Remarks
- XXIII. Qanun Jinayat of Aceh, Indonesia
- XXIV. Shariah Penal Code of Brunei Darussalam
- XXV. Islamic Criminal Law in Saudi Arabia
- XXVI. Shariah Punishments in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- XXVII. Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- XXVIII. Islamic Republic of Iran
- XXIX. Republic of Nigeria
- XXXII. Republic of Sudan
- XXXIII. Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Maldives and Islamic State of Yemen
- XXXIV. Libya, United Arab Emirates and Qatar
- XXXV. Conclusion and Recommendations
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
About the author
Mohammad Hashim Kamali was Dean and Professor at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) and the International Islamic University in Malaysia. He currently heads the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies in Kuala Lumpur. Kamali is a leading expert on Islamic law and jurisprudence and a prolific producer of quality scholarship on Islam.
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In Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law: A Fresh Interpretation, Mohammad Kamali considers problems associated with and proposals for reform of the hudud punishments prescribed by Islamic criminal law, and other topics related to crime and punishment in Shariah.
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Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law is a welcome addition to the ever-growing scholarly literature on Islamic law and jurisprudence. With his multi-disciplinary approach, Mohammad Hashim Kamali revisits the present day theory and practice of sharia across the Muslim world. He also provides the context to current theory and practice of sharia in different Muslim countries and offers recommendations as to how to remove the visible contradictions in the legal systems of these countries. Among the moderate Muslims, Mohammad Hashim Kamali is considered one of the most important scholars of Islamic law/sharia and this is his best work. He provides new perspectives and approaches to understand sharia laws. Scholars and students of sharia and Islam and sharia must read this encyclopedic book.
