The Influence of Repentance on Punishments and Penalties | ||
| Journal of Juridical and Political Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 2014, Pages 145-178 | ||
| Author | ||
| Assistant Professor Dr. AbdulAdhim Ahmed Idwan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| As a kind of His mercy and justice, Allah paves the way for the criminals and aggressors to come back to the right path through repentance. Thus, in addition to forgiveness in the Hereafter, repentance has a significant effect on changing, dilution and, in some cases, canceling the sentences issued against the sinful people in this world. However, because the wide spread of crimes and guilt in the contemporary Islamic societies, many people think that there is no more room for repentance. Due to the fact that this subject is of a high significance, the aim of this research is to clarify the influence of repentance on the punishments and penalties posed by the Islamic law against the sinful and criminals. The research is divided into two main parts: 1. the meaning of repentance, and 2. its effect on the Islamic penal law. Finally, it is concluded that: 1.The real repentance can uproot crimes so long the ultimate end of punishment is to correct the behavior of people, and that is because the repentance is stimulated by an internal motivation based on trust in Allah’s mercy. 2.Repentance could lead to modifying or canceling the sentences issued against criminals and guilty people. | ||
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