Islamic Laws

The Role of Central Banks in Islamic Banking

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The Punishment of Sodomy

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi Since sodomy is a greater crime than adultery and its evils are worse, the punishment for sodomy is also more severe than that of adultery according to the Islamic law. Islam prescribes capital…

Punishment for False Testimony

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi According to the corpus of traditions false testimony is a Greater sin. It is also mentioned in the narration of Abdul Azīm quoted from Imam Muhammad al-Taqi (a.s.). Similarly the tradition of Fazl…

Wrongfully Accusing a Chaste Muslim Man or Chaste Muslim Woman

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi The twelfth Greater Sin is Qazaf. Qaaf means to wrongfully accuse a chaste Muslim man or chaste Muslim woman of adultery or homosexuality. We have the authority of our Holy Prophet (S), Imam…

Sodomy is a Sin Greater than Adultery

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi The eleventh sin that is classified as a Greater sin is sodomy or homosexuality. This is verified from the sayings of Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) and Imam ar-Riďa (a.s.). In fact it is…

When Adultery is Proved according to Shari’a

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi It must be clarified that the penalty for adultery could be imposed when the sin is proved from the viewpoint of Shari’a. As it has been stated earlier, adultery is only proved if…

Usurping the Property of the Orphans

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi The eighth among the Greater Sins is to usurp the property of an orphan who has not attained maturity. This is categorized as a Greater sin by the Holy Prophet (S), Imam ‘Ali…

The Punishment for Adultery as Prescribed in Islam

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi The book “Burhan al-Qur’an” examines the punishment for adultery as prescribed in Islam keeping in mind the factors of human desires and sexual feeling, Islam has also enunciated the easiest ways of satisfying…

When is the Vow Correct?

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi There are some requirements for the correctness of a vow that a person takes for performing or avoiding particular actions in the future. If all the requirements are fulfilled then it is Harām…

Punishment for a False Oath

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi According to the traditions ‘false oath’ belongs to the category of greater sins. False swearing is a greater sin as mentioned in the authentic tradition recorded by Abdul Azīm and also in the…