Islamic Penal code

Islam provides a social system based upon justice and accountability. Individuals in an Islamic society are encourage to resort to lawful means to fulfil their needs and desires. If a major crime is committed by an individual despite these efforts, exemplary punishments are prescribed to deter other individuals of the society from crime. Of course, a proper judicial process is necessary before these punishments are instituted, and they constitute the maximal penalty for a crime when many stringent criteria are fulfilled. Lesser degrees of punishment is prescribed if all pre-requisites are not fulfilled in a given case.