Repentance as a Legal Concept
dc.contributor.advisor | Lucas, Scott C. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hemeidah, Ahmad Al-Saiid Zaki | |
dc.creator | Hemeidah, Ahmad Al-Saiid Zaki | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-10-10T22:11:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-10-10T22:11:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/144591 | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis assesses the mitigating impact of repentance upon the fixed punishments for brigandage (hiraba), theft, and the accusation of fornication (qadhf) under Islamic law, focusing on classical sources of Qur'anic exegesis (tafsir), law (fiqh), and legal theory (usul al-fiqh). It examines and compares the opinions of jurists and exegetes who are not affiliated with a school of law as well as jurists who belong to any of the eight legal schools--namely the Hanafis, Malikis, Shafi`is, Hanbalis, Zahiris, Zaydis, Imamis, and Ibadis. This thesis demonstrates that the mitigating impact of repentance upon the fixed punishments for brigandage, theft, and qadhf constitutes a case of casuistry as jurists do not assign legal significance to the concept of repentance in all of these three cases. Furthermore, the legal tradition on the mitigating impact of repentance upon fixed punishments shows a high degree of commonality that transcends school affiliation and theological orientation. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | The University of Arizona. | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. | en_US |
dc.subject | accusation of fornication (qadhf) | en_US |
dc.subject | brigandage (hiraba) | en_US |
dc.subject | mitigation | en_US |
dc.subject | punishment | en_US |
dc.subject | repentance | en_US |
dc.subject | theft | en_US |
dc.title | Repentance as a Legal Concept | en_US |
dc.type | Electronic Thesis | en_US |
dc.type | text | en_US |
dc.identifier.oclc | 752261488 | |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Arizona | en_US |
thesis.degree.level | masters | en_US |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Gamal, Adel S. | en_US |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Boum, Aomar | en_US |
dc.identifier.proquest | 11638 | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Graduate College | en_US |
thesis.degree.discipline | Near Eastern Studies | en_US |
thesis.degree.name | M.A. | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-04-26T16:53:12Z | |
html.description.abstract | This thesis assesses the mitigating impact of repentance upon the fixed punishments for brigandage (hiraba), theft, and the accusation of fornication (qadhf) under Islamic law, focusing on classical sources of Qur'anic exegesis (tafsir), law (fiqh), and legal theory (usul al-fiqh). It examines and compares the opinions of jurists and exegetes who are not affiliated with a school of law as well as jurists who belong to any of the eight legal schools--namely the Hanafis, Malikis, Shafi`is, Hanbalis, Zahiris, Zaydis, Imamis, and Ibadis. This thesis demonstrates that the mitigating impact of repentance upon the fixed punishments for brigandage, theft, and qadhf constitutes a case of casuistry as jurists do not assign legal significance to the concept of repentance in all of these three cases. Furthermore, the legal tradition on the mitigating impact of repentance upon fixed punishments shows a high degree of commonality that transcends school affiliation and theological orientation. |