:A five-part article talking about 1-A detailed discussion about the regulations Islam has set in regards to dealing with crime in society. Part 1: Introduction and the Islamic approach to combating crime. 2-A detailed discussion about the regulations Islam has set in regards to dealing with crime in society. Part 2: Distinguishing features of the Islamic penal system, and an introduction to the three forms of punishment which Islam has legislated for certain crimes. 3-A detailed discussion about the regulations Islam has set in regards to dealing with crime in society. Part 3: The first form of punishment – Prescribed punishments or ‘Hudood’, and the types of crimes for which it has been legislated, as well as the wisdom behind it. 4- A detailed discussion about the regulations Islam has set in regards to dealing with crime in society. Part 4: The second and third types of punishments, retribution and discretionary punishments, the types of crimes for which they have been legislated, as well as the wisdom behind them. 5-A detailed discussion about the regulations Islam has set in regards to dealing with crime in society. Part 5: A discussion of what the legislation of these types of punishment seeks to bring about in a society.
