Punishment for rape in Islamic law.

In Islam, rape is considered to be a serious sexual crime. Since it consists of forcible sexual intercourse, most of the classical jurists called it zina bi al-ikrah, that is, forcible unlawful sexual intercourse. The questionarises as to whether rape is part of zina or an isolated crime. This pape...

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Main Author: Mohd Noor, Azman
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spelling iium-168772015-03-12T12:45:19Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/16877/ Punishment for rape in Islamic law. Mohd Noor, Azman KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh In Islam, rape is considered to be a serious sexual crime. Since it consists of forcible sexual intercourse, most of the classical jurists called it zina bi al-ikrah, that is, forcible unlawful sexual intercourse. The questionarises as to whether rape is part of zina or an isolated crime. This paper focuses on the notion of rape, including a definition of this crime, its punishments and a comparison between rape and zina in Islamic jurisprudence LexisNexis 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/16877/1/PUNISHMENT_FOR_RAPE_IN_ISLAMIC_LAW.pdf Mohd Noor, Azman (2009) Punishment for rape in Islamic law. Malayan Law Journal, 5. ISSN 0025-1283 http://www.lexisnexis.com/my/legal/search/journalssubmitForm.do
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Punishment for rape in Islamic law.
description In Islam, rape is considered to be a serious sexual crime. Since it consists of forcible sexual intercourse, most of the classical jurists called it zina bi al-ikrah, that is, forcible unlawful sexual intercourse. The questionarises as to whether rape is part of zina or an isolated crime. This paper focuses on the notion of rape, including a definition of this crime, its punishments and a comparison between rape and zina in Islamic jurisprudence
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title Punishment for rape in Islamic law.
title_short Punishment for rape in Islamic law.
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title_sort punishment for rape in islamic law.
publisher LexisNexis
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/16877/1/PUNISHMENT_FOR_RAPE_IN_ISLAMIC_LAW.pdf
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