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This is a sub-article of Islamic criminal jurisprudence and Blood money (term).

Qisas (Arabic: قصاص) is an Islamic term meaning retaliation, i.e. the biblical principle of an eye for an eye. In the case of murder, it means the right of the heirs of a murder victim to demand execution of the murderer. This is a sub-article of fiqh and Law and economics. ... Islamic politics is the profession of Muslim politicians. ... This is a sub-article to Islamic jurisprudence and Marriage. ... Islamic criminal jurisprudence is the Islamic criminal law. ... In Islamic Law, tazir (or tazir, Arabic تعزير) refers to punishment, usually corporal, that can be administered at the discretion of the judge, as opposed to the hudud (singular: hadd), the punishments for certain offenses that are fixed by the Quran or Hadith. ... Hudud ( Arabic , also transliterated hadud, hudood; plural for hadd, , limit, or restriction) is the word often used in Islamic social and legal literature for the bounds of acceptable behaviour and the punishments for serious crimes. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Blasphemy in Islam constitutes speaking ill of Muhammad, of any other prophet mentioned in the Quran, or of any Biblical prophets. ... Zina (Arabic: الزناء) is extramarital sex in Islam. ... Hirabah is the Arabic word for “piracy”, or “unlawful warfare”. Hirabah comes from the root hariba, which means “to become angry and enraged”. The noun harb (pl. ... Rajm is an Arabic term that means to stone. ... 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... This is a sub-article to Islamic jurisprudence and etiquette. ... Islamic theological jurisprudence is the filed of Islamic jurisprudence specialized in theological issues. ... This is a sub-article to fiqh and Hygiene Hygiene in Islam is a prominent topic but one which non-Muslims are not very familiar with. ... Islamic criminal jurisprudence is the Islamic criminal law. ... Blood money is money paid as a fine to the next of kin of somebody who was killed intentionally. ... 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. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... This article is about the principle of retributive justice. ...

O you who believe, equivalence is the law decreed for you when dealing with murder - the free for the free, the slave for the slave, the female for the female. If one is pardoned by the victim's kin, an appreciative response is in order, and an equitable compensation shall be paid. This is an alleviation from your Lord and mercy. Anyone who transgresses beyond this incurs a painful retribution.[1]

However, the Quran prescribes that one should seek compensation (Diyya) and not demand retribution.[2] 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...


As execution for murder was conceived as the retaliation of the victim's heirs, traditionally the state could only carry out the execution with their permission, and they were free to forgive the murderer, either as an act of charity or in return for compensation.


Qisas is enforced today in countries which follow the Sharia, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran[3] and Pakistan[4] This article is about Islamic religious law. ...


References

  1. ^ Sura 2, The Heifer (Al-Baqarah), 178
  2. ^ [Quran sura 5: The Table, 49]
  3. ^ A Guide to the Legal System of the Islamic Republic of Iran, March 2006
  4. ^ [1]

External links

  • http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/glossary/term.QISAS.html
  • http://www.brudirect.com/criminal/part2.htm

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gugurqisas.html (2844 words)
Setelah hukuman qisas itu digugurkan daripada penjenayah yang telah mati, timbul persoalan sama ada wajib atau tidak hukuman diyat diambil daripada harta pembunuh yang telah mati itu.
Kecuali Imam Malik yang berpendapat bahawa hak tuntutan qisas tidak gugur kecuali jika penjenayah itu sendiri bersetuju membayar diyat jika pengampunan daripada hukuman qisas itu ditukar dengan bayaran diyat.
qisas adalah hak bagi waris mangsa jenayah, maka sesiapa sahaja yang mempunyai hak boleh menguruskan haknya mengikut kehendaknya, seperti mana wali mempunyak hak untuk menggugurkan hukuman qisas tanpa diganti dengan hukuman lain seperti dalam kes pengampunan.
Women's Commission Recommends Qisas Law Be Amended (916 words)
The participants also agreed that offences under the Qisas and Diyat laws were directed against the legal order of the state, because the state is responsible for the lives and property of its people.
They suggested that no offence under Qisas and Diyat be compounded until and unless the trial is completed, after which the legal heirs of the victim might demand Qisas or compound the offence.
Ms Hashmi, highlighting salient features of her research, spoke about the impact of loopholes in the Qisas and Diyat Ordinance (Act II of 1997) and leniency of the judiciary in dealing with such social evils, citing provisions of the prevalent laws in the light of the Quran and Sunnah.
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