Islamic Laws: Shariah's Way of Penalty

  Islamic laws are a set of laws which by today's society are considered to be strict. Islamic laws are considered ruthless and impossible to apply by the western societies. Though many Muslim countries still practise Islamic laws.
 Islamic laws or Shariah is a set of laws or constitution which are set by the Holy Prophet P.B.U.H himself. It is a constitution of Islam, a constitution which allows the smooth practise of Islam possible. The misconception of some of it's laws has led to a negative view of it in the western society. Amongst the societies the decapitation and cutting of hands is considered to be an ill-practise. Practises like these are considered to be against Human Rights.

  Let's go back to the period of the Holy Prophet P.B.U.H, the time when these laws were first applied. The penalty for fornication in those times was very harsh. The guilty was punished in the bazaar. The guilty were punished in front of the public and in case of fornication by a married man, he was thrown stones at, public was allowed to participate in such activities.
  The main reason for such sort of public humiliation and punishment between the crowd was a very important factor. On seeing someone being punished so harshly no one would even dare to do any sort of crime. Each crime if proven was punishable. Due to this kind of practise, the crime rate in the society was virtually non-existent. Very few, almost next to non was the crime rate.
  The misunderstanding today about these practises is very common.Practise of Islamic Laws can create a drastic drop in the crime-rate of any society of the world. Islamic Laws are not to end humans but to save humanity. Because crimes create disturbance in the honest and honourable livelihood of the community, and the world at large. I would like to also remind my readers that radical Islamists like Tehrik-e-Taliban or Al-Qaeda are not what Islam is about.