compassion or forgiveness shown towards a person

an approach to justice that focuses on repairing the harm caused by wrongdoing through dialogue and understanding

Muslim attitudes towards justice

Religious education

Muslim attitudes towards crime

The Muslim Chaplains Association and Mosaic

Muslim teachings about good, evil and suffering

Islam and the aims of punishment

Muslim attitudes towards punishment

Muslim teachings about forgiveness:

Islam and the treatment of criminals

Muslim attitudes towards the death penalty

In this unit pupils will study ideas of crime and how different Muslims may view crime is caused. From that, they will examine different ideas of punishing crime and treating criminals looking at examples of Muslim work in prisons and attitudes to reconciliation.

Crime and punishment

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

A process that repairs harm through dialogue.

because Allah commands fairness and responsibility

One of Allah’s names in Islam is al-ʿAdl, which means ‘the {{}}.’

judge fairly even if it is against yourself

What does the Qur’an say about judging others?

True - Islamic justice always focuses on punishing.

False - Islamic justice ignores the victim’s feelings.

False - Islamic justice includes mercy and forgiveness

Justice in Islam is only about punishment.

What is the declaration of faith in Islam called?

Which pillar involves giving a set proportion of wealth to charity?

Why did Muhammad and his followers leave Makkah and travel to Medina?

What do Muslims believe happens after death?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Muslim attitudes towards justice

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.