Book contents
- Collective Liability in Islam
- Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
- Collective Liability in Islam
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I The Contribution of Islamic Values
- 1 The Modern Perspective and the Islamic Perspective, and Their Application to the Law of Homicide
- 2 Major Modifications of the Islamic Law of Homicide
- 3 The ‘Āqila’s Liability for Homicide Restricted and Justified
- Part II The Contribution of the State Administration
- Part III The Contribution of the Persians
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other titles in the series:
1 - The Modern Perspective and the Islamic Perspective, and Their Application to the Law of Homicide
from Part I - The Contribution of Islamic Values
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 December 2019
- Collective Liability in Islam
- Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
- Collective Liability in Islam
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I The Contribution of Islamic Values
- 1 The Modern Perspective and the Islamic Perspective, and Their Application to the Law of Homicide
- 2 Major Modifications of the Islamic Law of Homicide
- 3 The ‘Āqila’s Liability for Homicide Restricted and Justified
- Part II The Contribution of the State Administration
- Part III The Contribution of the Persians
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other titles in the series:
Summary
The Islamic law of homicide does not fall neatly into the category of either civil wrongs or crimes, but rather belongs to an intermediate group that captures elements of both categories. In this chapter, this dichotomy is presented by applying to the law of homicide first the modern distinction between civil wrongs and crimes, and then the Islamic distinction between ḥuqūq Allāh (the equivalent of public law) and ḥuqūq al-‘ibād (the equivalent of private law). The criminal and the tortious elements of the law of homicide are highlighted and exemplified from Shari‘a texts. The religious components of the law of homicide are also discussed.
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- Collective Liability in IslamThe ‘Aqila and Blood Money Payments, pp. 5 - 9Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020