Table 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.

Reviews

"a must read for students and scholars who are looking for solid academic literature on crimes and punishments in Islamic Law" -- Martin Awaana Wullobayi, Islamochristiana
"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." -- The Washington Book Review