Towards locating the Nigerian Shari‘ah Penal Codes’ provisions for willful homicide within the Shari‘ah
The punishment for willful homicide under Islamic law is retaliation (qiṣāṣ) that is death. However, relatives of the murdered are at liberty to waive this and accept compensation money (diyah) or pardon the culprit absolutely. These provisions of the Sharī‘ah were not in force in Nigeria until1999...
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Language: | English |
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2015
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Ilorin journal of religious studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 103-117 |
Further subjects: | B
Willful Homicide
B Sharī‘ah Penal Code B Islamic Criminal Law B Sharī‘ah B Takhayyur |
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