crime and punishment

Question 1

what is belief of justice

Answer 1

to treat people fairly according to certain laws and that rules are set to maintain social order and keep people safe.
- laws should be just as otherwise chaos would arrise.

Question 2

why is justice important to muslims

Answer 2

one of allahs charcteristics is ‘the just’
- tehrefore muslims should strive to be just in their daily lives

Question 3

swa for justice

Answer 3

allah is ‘the just’
‘i have prohibited myself i justice’

Question 4

how does islam command people to uphold jsutice even if it goes against family or freinds

Answer 4

‘uphold hold justice… even if its against your selves,your parents’

Question 5

why do muslims believe justice is important for victims

Answer 5

• to show that there should be apprpirate consequenses for harmful actions
• prophet muhammad assisted anyone who may have been the victim of injustice

Question 6

what are non- relgious views towards injustice

Answer 6

groups like humanists and atheists support justice

Question 7

what are muslim repsonses to the humanist beleif of justice

Answer 7

believe that all humans are born with innate sense of justice so tehy would agree with the humanist view

Question 8

what is crime

Answer 8

an illegal act that is punishable by the law
- for muslims this applies wether the laws are based on the pirnciples of shari’ah,democracy or another legal system

Question 9

what is shari’ah

Answer 9

islamic legal system based on muslim shcolars idea of the quran

Question 10

what are the three catagories for which a crime can come under and what are they

Answer 10

• hudud - against god - fixed punishment
• Qisas - against individuals which is where the victims nearest relatives are able to decide punishment
• Ta’zir - crimes which are not stated in quran or hadith so left to the discretion of a qadi

Question 11

what is a qadi

Answer 11

a judge in muslim law

Question 12

what are the different causes of problems

Answer 12

socialization - difficultiesin comforming to society due to troubled famly life

media styerotyping - prejudice against people from partuclar soical or racial back grounds - forcing them in specific groups

lack of opportunity - lack of suitable job opportunites + poor preformance in exams

sub-culture - groups that approve delinquent behaviour

Question 13

swa for muslim responses to crime

Answer 13

‘god commands justice’
‘ do not break oaths after you have sworn them’

Question 14

what are muslims teachings about crime as a distraction from allah

Answer 14

‘with intoxicants and gambling…..to stop you remebering god and prayer’

• satans doig can take people away from worship

Question 15

what is muslim chaplains asscoiation

Answer 15

• provides support to ex-offenders through
• support muslim chaplins that work within prisons
• engages muslims with wider community
• works towards resettlement of prisoners

Question 16

what is mosaic

Answer 16

• charitable oragnisation
• ex-offender mentoring programmed set up in repsonse to the increasing number of young muslim offenders

Question 17

swa for evil

Answer 17

’ good and evil cannot be equal’

Question 18

swa for god made humans without sin

Answer 18

‘we created man in teh finest state’

• all humans are born with a fitrah taht is pure

Question 19

swa for good actions are rewarded

Answer 19

‘god will give them radiance… and reward them’

Question 20

swa for god punishing sinners

Answer 20

there is a disease in their hearts.. that god has added too

Question 21

swa for anything about hwo humans control evil

Answer 21

’ anything good that happens to you… os from god. anythng bad is from yourself’

Question 22

what are non-relgious attitudes to why people might suffer

Answer 22

tehy believe that suffering is caused by bad choices and that everyone should try to reduce suffering whenever they can

Question 23

what are muslim repsonses to non-relgious attitudes to why people might suffer

Answer 23

• god cannot be blamed by suffering that humans cause to each other
• islam teaches to relieve pain and suffering of others

Question 24

what are muslim teachings and attitudes towards nature and punishment

Answer 24

the believe that the aim of islam is peace so by causing crime its interfereing with objectivite so they should tehrefore aim elminate the root causes that lead to these offences .
- howeber this doenst always happen so islam lays down certain punsihments for certain crimes

Question 25

which is the principle of Qisas

Answer 25

means dealing justly with a criminal who is guilty of a serious offence - punishments are in proportion to the crime commited

Question 26

why is captial punishment not always nessacry

Answer 26

the option for the relatives to forgive the murderer if thats considered the best course of action - the murder can pay blood money

Question 27

why are punishments needed in society

Answer 27

to show crimes are not acceptable to keep society safe from offenders to enable criminals to realize the terror of their ways

Question 28

what are the 4 aims of punishment

Answer 28

protection - protecting society so peopel are safe retribution - criminals should pay fro their crimes deterrence - punishment should put off people committing crime reformation - punishment should reform them so they dont refoffend

Question 29

what are muslim different views on what punishment is more important

Answer 29

- some might argue retribution is the most important - for example there are public punishments in soem countries - others might think reformation is most important as Allah is all-forgiving

Question 30

what does the quran say about punishment

Answer 30

quarn supports punishments but also supports reformation

Question 31

what are muslim teachings for the importance of forgivness

Answer 31

- forgivness is at the heart of islam - one of allahs names is forgivng so they therefore should strive to show forgivness

Question 32

swa for forgivness

Answer 32

'the lord of mercy. the giver of mercy!'

Question 33

what are the three steps to restorative justice

Answer 33

1 repentance from the offender 2 forgivness from the victim family 3 reconcilliation between the two parties

Question 34

what is restorative justice

Answer 34

action that focuses of the rehbilitation of offenders through reconcilliation with the victims and the community

Question 35

swa for restorative justice

Answer 35

'anyone who forgives and puts things right will have his reward from God himself'

Question 36

what are muslim teachings about the treatment of criminals

Answer 36

- Islam teaches criminals should be treated humanely - The Quran and hadith support human rights including rights of a criminal -vast majority of muslims reject tortue as a punishment

Question 37

swa for good treatment of criminals

Answer 37

'we gave food to the poor,the orphan and the captive' - shows in teh beginning of civilisation god wanted eveyrone to have fod and water even those in prison

Question 38

what are divergent muslim attitudes towards the treatment of criminals

Answer 38

- some terroist groups like IS believe that it is ok to use torture as a way from gaining information or to subject their victim to suffering - vast majority dont agree with this however and argue their teachings are completely against those of allah

Question 39

what are muslims views on utilitarianism

Answer 39

they reject it as it may accept the use of torture for the greater good

Question 40

what are muslim views on fair trial and trial by jury

Answer 40

they support it as they believe all criminals should eb given a proper hearing and that the evidence is carefully considered.

Question 41

what are some crimes that might be used for teh death penalty

Answer 41

treason murder

Question 42

what does teh Quran allow the death penalty for

Answer 42

serious offences like murder 'do not take life....except by right'

Question 43

what does the Hadith allow teh death penalty to be used for

Answer 43

allowed it for three different types of people - married adulterer - a murder - a apostate 'a married adulterer,a life for a life, and the deserer of his din'

Question 44

what are some non- relgious beliefs towards the death penalty

Answer 44

- some people support - many dont support like humanists as they think it doesnt deter murder - a situation ethic will way up way this the most loving thing to do

Question 45

what are the muslim responses to non- relgious beliefs towards the death penalty

Answer 45

they believe that allah is just so justice must be carried out even if it involves in the taking of someones life. however the quran also teaches forgiveness if it will bring chnage in someone