Question about Islam and Punishment Systems...

[SuperMe]

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I love the punishment in Saudi Arabia. People in Saudi Arabia leave the shops open when they go to Mosque and nobody is dare to steel any single item from the shops.

[farikhta]

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Try reading this article at this link: www.shariah.net

[USResident]

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@muali

USResident u said there is nuthing tribal in islamic law..how would u define stoning to death? Its purely a trible act believe it or not.There is a incident in bible in which a woman was accused of adultry the cleric gave the verdict of stoning the woman to death.Upon hearing that jesus said he doesn't support that act but if its a town law then those people should step forward to stone her who believe that they have never ever committed a single sin in their whole life. And the result was no one was able to step forward. * *The reason i narrated that incident is to tell u that stoning is a trible act , a very gruesome act. And no one should support it in 20th century.

The laws given to the Jesus PBUH are not the same as the laws given to Muhammad SAW. Each prophet came with the same message but different laws. Each subsequent prophets teachings invalidates the laws of the predecessor however they all had the same common theme though. This does not prove that stoning is tribal, you need to read into it with more clarity. Since Jesus was not given this law he is questioning whether this is there tribal custom. It does not prove that this was not prescribed as a punishment in Islamic jurisprudence.

[farikhta]

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Penalties in Islam are more of a functional nature, to regulate and deter. God has laid down a body of mutual rights and obligations that are the true embodiment of justice. He has also laid down certain boundaries and limits to be observed and maintained for this very purpose. If people and nations desire to move in peace and safety on the highways of life, they must stick to the traffic lanes demarcated for them and observe all the signposts erected along their routes. If they do not, they not only put themselves in danger, but endanger others. They, therefore, naturally make themselves liable to penalties—not in vengeful retribution, but to regulate the orderly exchanges in a person’s life in accordance with justice.

It is a significant contribution of Islam that these penalties are called hudud (boundaries) and not punishments: they are liabilities incurred as a result of crossing the boundaries set by God. An important consequence of these hudud having been laid down by God and not by man, is that it is beyond human authority to reduce or supersede them out of a sense of mercy greater than that of God; nor can a tyrant or autocrat add to them out of a greater sense of strict justice. For no one can be more merciful or wiser or more just than God Himself.

Another important function that these punishments serve is educative, thus preventive and deterrent. The Qurâan alludes to this aspect when it describes them as exemplary punishment from God (Al-Maâidah 5:38). Punishments are thus designed to keep the sense of justice alive in the community by a public repudiation of the acts violating the limits set by God. They are expected to build up in the society a deep feeling of abhorrence for transgression against fellow human beings, and therefore against God, a transgression which, according to the Qurâan, is the root cause of all disorders and corruption in human life.

[Light_Bearer]

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Stoning practice; is it prescribed in Quran? I have not find it yet or maybe I missed it.

Can somebody give a reference about validity for stoning from Quran?

[narayan]

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@USResident

I will confirm the witness count for you later. Don't want to give misinformation since I don't remember the exact number.

Did you find the number? In some other thread I read you need 4. Is that true?