Prison and prisoners in Islam

Author

Sindawi, Khalid

Source

Jami'a : Journal in Educational and Social Sciences

Issue

Vol. 2002, Issue 6أ (31 Dec. 2002), pp.24-34, 11 p.

Publisher

أكاديمية القاسمي مركز الأبحاث التربوية و الاجتماعية

Publication Date

2002-12-31

Country of Publication

Palestine (West Bank)

No. of Pages

11

Main Subjects

Religion
History and Geography
Islamic Studies

Topics

Abstract EN

This articles deals with the issue of prisons in Islam from the beginning of Islam till the Abbasid period.

It also deals with the most famous Islamic prisons, the life of the prisoners, and their treatment by their jailors.

The article reveals the sanitary conditions of the prisons, and the various ways of torturing the prisoners by the Abbasid Caliphs, who devised different ways to torture their prisoners.

The article also makes a comparison between the treatment of the prisoners of war during the days of Muhammad and the treatment of Moslem prisoners.

It shows that non-Moslem prisoners of war were treated in a better way than Moslem prisoners.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Sindawi, Khalid. 2002. Prison and prisoners in Islam. Jami'a : Journal in Educational and Social Sciences،Vol. 2002, no. 6أ, pp.24-34.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Sindawi, Khalid. Prison and prisoners in Islam. Jami'a : Journal in Educational and Social Sciences No. 6أ (Dec. 2002), pp.24-34.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Sindawi, Khalid. Prison and prisoners in Islam. Jami'a : Journal in Educational and Social Sciences. 2002. Vol. 2002, no. 6أ, pp.24-34.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-610907

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Text in English ; abstracts in English, Hebrew and Arabic.

Record ID

BIM-610907