Responsibility Of An Islamic Ruler In Implementing Sharia
Since rape is crime committed against the life and honour of a person, hence it should be punished accordingly. If a culprit is a Muslim who whole-heartedly has accepted the call of Islam, then after a court is fully satisfied that he does not deserve any leniency arising from his personal, familial and social circumstances, then those punishments shall be meted out to him which the Almighty has prescribed in His Book for such crime. And if the culprit is a non-muslim, then whatever punishment, as approved by the parliament, shall be meted out to him.