Chapter 1 1
Islamic Concept of Crime 1
Causes of Crime 6
Islamic Concept of Punishment 8
Object of Punishment 9
Main Characteristics of Punishment prescribed by Islam 13
Baseless Criticism on the Penal Laws of Islam 26
Chapter 2 43
Islamic Law of Evidence (Shahadah) 43
Chapter 3 50
Crimes and Punishments in Islam 50
Chapter 4 53
Adultery (Zina) 53
Sodomy or Unnatural Crime (Liwatah) 73
Chapter 5 81
Fornication (Zina) 81
Chapter 6 87
False Accusation (Qadhf) 87
Chapter 7 95
Apostasy (Irtidad) 95
Chapter 8 112
Drinking Wine (Khamr) 112
Chapter 9 122
Theft (Sariqa) 122
Chapter 10 139
Dacoity, Highway Robbery (Qat‘ al-Tariq) or Waging War against the State 139
Chapter 11 145
Retaliation (Qisas) 145
Chapter 12 158
Ta‘zir in the Islamic Penal System 158
Kinds of Ta‘zir Punishment 164
Some Ta‘zir Offences 176
BIBLIOGRAPHY 185
INDEX 188