الإيضاح (Dec 2019)
Honour Killing in the Light of Islamic Law and Prevailed Customs in Pakistan
Abstract
Islamic law consists hundreds of rulings that encourages the trends and cultural norms of a society in one form or other. Similarly, it also strongly confines such mannerisms and social traits which are considered good and which affect the order of society and may lead to exploitation of rights of any gender. Sharia’s teachings consider it illegitimate and unlawful. “Honour Killing” is one of the prevalent customs across the nation with different local names. It is an extremely brutal act that violating not only sharia’s express laws but also reflects mercilessness and inhumanity. Regrettably, in Pakistan this awful deed is measured as an act of appreciation and is not only regarded likeable and acceptable but is also considered a matter of pride and honour redemption. This study mainly focuses on highlighting the sharia’s rulings about the nature of Honour killings and reveals to what extent it deviates from the main stream Islamic law. The administrative loopholes of the conventional judiciary system of Government of Pakistan have also been touched in in this article.
