Religious Researches

Religious Researches

Investigating the Nature of the Prescribed Religious Punishments; A Critical Approach from the Jurisprudential and Legal Perspectives

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Ali Rezanezhad 1
Mohammad Mohseni Dehkalani 2
Aliakbar Jahani 3
1 Ph.D student, Jurisprudence and Principles of Islamic Law, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Mazandaran University, Mazandaran, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Jurisprudence and Principles of Islamic Law , Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Mazandaran University, Mazandaran, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Jurisprudence and Principles of Islamic Law , Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Mazandaran University, Mazandaran, Iran
10.22059/jorr.2020.298970.1008750
Abstract
The legislator of Islamic Penal Code has proceeded the policy of separating prescribed punishments from non-prescribed punishments, not presenting a clear criterion and instance in this regard. While, excluding of prescribed punishments from a number of legal entities by the legislator has led to numerous interpretations and many drawbacks. Using a critical-analytical method, this article seeks two aims: First, it wants to provide a detailed criterion for prescribed religious punishments (ta'zir). Second, it wants to express the bugs of the legislator's perspective. Therefore, these results are obtained: First, the criterion proposed for the recognition of prescribed religious punishments is predetermined religious penalties that has not minimum or maximum and considering the rule “al-Ta'zir bima yarâhu al-hâkim”, the ruler decides whether or not to execute. Second, legislator's policy of dealing with prescribed religious punishments in terms of being cautious about exercising Islamic penalties and determining the penalties based on discounts is contrary to the goals of ta'zir and not observing a coherent approach to all the rules and regulations of prescribed religious punishments has led to some drawbacks. 
Keywords
Prescribed Religious Punishments
Criterion
Islamic Penal Code
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Religious Researches
Volume 17, Issue 3
Autumn 2021
Pages 821-847

  • Receive Date 05 March 2020
  • Revise Date 09 May 2020
  • Accept Date 18 May 2020