Abstract: Ever since the creation of Pakistan, the issue of Islamization has been a subject of debate both within and outside the country. Islamization of laws is an important element of the overall concept of Islamization in the country, and this aspect generated great discussion and deliberations in 1979 when the government introduced Hudud Laws (Ordinances).
An objective study of the views and response to the Ordinances indicates the existence of three opinions. There are people who think that since hudud are prescribed in the Qur’an and Sunnah, one cannot think of changing or amending them. Some are opposed to the very idea of Islamization, so they call for a total repeal of the Ordinances. The third group consists of those who support the idea of Islamization and, in fact, consider it Pakistan’s raison d’etre, but feel that the Ordinances might be in need of review and amendments, even though the hudud are certainly divinely ordained. They are of the view that, surely, it is the Qur’an and Sunnah that prescribe hudud, but their translation into laws is a human effort that needs continuous review to adjust to the demands of changing times.
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