ABSTRACT
Chapter one deals with the general introduction to the concept of Zina and how it is considered in different races and cultures and the magnitude of the offence if committed by unmarried or married persons in secular systems contrary to Islam. Chapter two talks about literature review of learned scholars on the concept of Zina. That is what Zina is and how Islam views the act of Zina going by the Quran and the traditions of the Holy Prophet (SAW). Chapter three defines Zina which also includes definition by the four schools of Islamic jurisprudence. It also distinguished between adultery and fornication under Islamic law and what obtains under other systems. It then went ahead to discuss proof of Zina i.e. how it can be proved and the punishment on its perpetrators laid by Allah (SWT) and the tradition of the Holy Prophet (SAW) and also talks about the conditions before the punishment Zina can be inflicted in the testimony of four sane reliable male witnesses and so on. Chapter four talks about the application of punishment of the crime of Zina i.e. the effects of Zina like what one get, if one commits the pact and also other social consequences attached to the commission of the offence. Lastly, chapter five which is the last chapter covers the conclusion and summary of the chapter dealt with under this topic as a whole and make some observation regarding the act of Zina and offer some suggestions which if implemented will go along with in securing for our society the required protection from the menace of Zina.