The challenges of execution of Islamic criminal law in developing Muslim Countries: An analysis based on Islamic principles and existing legal system

Abstract

Islamic criminal law serves as the system related to the legal system of law and Islamic principles. Sharia is the guiding way directly associated with the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah that cannot be challenged and thus are mandatory to follow. The study aims to review Islamic Criminal Law’s execution in the developing Muslim States based on its development and challenges. The paper is prepared based on secondary data such as books, articles, different national and international law reports, and acts. The criminal law of predominantly Muslim states is based on modern contemporary criminal codes. An extreme case of jurist law has been represented through a number of Muslim criminal rules, which describe Islamic criminal law to be shaped and developed by private religious experts as jurist law. Islam identifies privacy rights and sanctity, names, and correspondences of individuals on search and seizures. The study concluded that Islamic criminal law is definitely rooted in the revelations for guaranteeing dignity and appreciation of human life values.