Blood money is money paid as a fine to the next of kin of somebody who was killed intentionally (in Arabic: Qisas قصاص) or unintentionally (in Arabic: Diyat or Diyya ديت). Islam has not prescribed any specific amount for Diyat nor has it obligated to discriminate in this matter between a man or a woman, a slave or a free man and a Muslim or a non-Muslim; however its quantity, nature and other related affairs have been left by the Qur’an upon the customs and traditions of a society.^[1] An example of Money. ... Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ...

Islamic and Arab tradition

The law of Diyat was in force in Arabia before the advent of Islam. The Qur’an directed to pay Diyat just according to this law both in case of intentional as well as un-intentional murder.^[1] In Islamic and Arab traditions, blood money is the fine paid by the killer or his family or clan to the family or the clan of the victim (compare weregild and główczyzna). It is unlawful for a believer to kill a believer except if it happens by accident. And he who kills a believer accidentally must pay Diyat to the heirs of the victim except if they forgive him. The tradition finds repeated endorsement in Islamic tradition; several instances are recorded in the Hadith, which are the acts of the Prophet Muhammad. For other uses, including people named Islam, see Islam (disambiguation). ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are predominantly speakers of the Arabic language, rather than a pure ethnic group, mainly found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. ... Weregild (Alternative spellings: wergild, wergeld, weregeld, etc. ... Główczyzna in Slavic tradition was a name for fine, paid by killer or his family to family of his victim. ... Hadith (Arabic: ‎ translit: ) are traditions relating to the words and deeds of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. ...

Legally prescribed rates

The Blood-Money tradition has found its way into legislation in several Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan.^{[citation needed]} Some of these countries also define, by lawful legislation, a hierarchy of rates for the lives of people; religious affiliation and gender are usually the main modulating factors for these Blood Money rates. Some examples are presented below. Islamic countries may be defined as either the countries which have Muslims making up more than half of their population, or as countries which have Islam as an official religion or countries where the most popular religion is Islam. ...

Saudi Arabia

In Saudi Arabia, when a person has been killed or caused to die by another, the prescribed blood money rates are as follows^{[citation needed]}:

• 100,000 riyals if the victim is a Muslim man
• 50,000 riyals if a Muslim woman
• 50,000 riyals if a Christian man
• 25,000 riyals if a Christian woman
• 6,666 riyals if a Hindu man
• 3,333 riyals if a Hindu woman.

Blood money is to be paid not only for murder, but also in case of unnatural death, interpreted to mean death in a fire, industrial or road accident, for instance.^{[citation needed]} The riyal is the currency of Qatar (ISO 4217: QAR) and Saudi Arabia (SAR). ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Christianity. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Iran

In Iran, a further refinement on the hierarchy of rates has been devised: variations are also based on the month of the Islamic calendar that the crime is committed in. The Iraninan Judiciary system announces a table of the prescribed amounts each year.^{[citation needed]} During the four haraam months, when wars and killings were traditionally discouraged in the Arabian peninsula and later in the larger Islamic world, the blood money rates stand doubled.^{[citation needed]} The rates for female victims is half that for male victims. ^{[citation needed]} The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (Arabic: التقويم الهجري; also called the Hijri calendar) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic holy days. ... Haraam (harām) (Arabic: حرام ) is an Arabic word, used in Islam to refer to anything that is prohibited by the faith. ... The Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية, or جزيرة العرب) is a peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia consisting mainly of desert. ...

As in Saudi Arabia, the rates for bloody crimes committed against Iranian non-muslims used to be half the rate prescribed for muslim victims, but this was changed by "equitable", progressive-minded legislation in early 2004.^{[citation needed]} This legislation was initially rejected by the Guardian Council but was later approved by the Expediency Discernment Council.^{[citation needed]} The Constitution of Iran declares that the official religion of Iran is Islam and the doctrine followed is that of Ja’fari (Twelver) Shi’ism. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Guardian Council of the Constitution (شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی in Persian) is a high office within the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran which has the authority to interpret the constitution and to determine if the laws passed by the parliament are in line with the constitution of Iran. ... The Expediency Discernment Council of the System (Persian: مجمع تشخیص مصلحت نظام), is an establishment in the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran. ...

See also

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• Jizya tax
• Dhimmi laws
• Danegeld
• Kanun
• Leibzoll tax
• Religious minority
• Blood Law
• Feud
• Vendetta
• Protection money
• Weregild
• Ericfine
• Galanas
• Tallage
• Blood libel

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References

1. ^ ^a b Javed Ahmed Ghamidi, The Penal Law of Islam, Renaissance, Al-Mawrid Institute, Vol. 12, No. 9, September 2002.[1]

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External links

• Some Hadiths mentioning Blood Money
• Implementation of Law relating to Diyah - Blood Money
• "Women demand equal blood-money"
• Blood-money for women, slaves and non-muslims
• Qaradawi Urges Gender Equality on Blood Money
• Indian Embassy in Jeddah
• http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/glossary/term.QISAS.html
• http://www.brudirect.com/criminal/part2.htm