Stoning for adultery in Christianity and Islam and its implementation in contemporary Muslim societies

This paper examines the scriptural bases of stoning for adultery in the two sister religions and its implementation in contemporary Muslim societies. Based upon archival and documentary research, this study found that stoning to death for adultery is prescribed in both the Bible and the Qur’ān. Chri...

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Main Author:	Mohd Noor, Azman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2010
Subjects:	BP188 Islamic religious life
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4595/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4595/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4595/1/Azman.pdf

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spelling	iium-45952011-12-28T07:32:14Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4595/ Stoning for adultery in Christianity and Islam and its implementation in contemporary Muslim societies Mohd Noor, Azman BP188 Islamic religious life This paper examines the scriptural bases of stoning for adultery in the two sister religions and its implementation in contemporary Muslim societies. Based upon archival and documentary research, this study found that stoning to death for adultery is prescribed in both the Bible and the Qur’ān. Christians, however, have abandoned this law and it is no longer practiced in any Christian-dominant country. With the expansion of Western imperialism, the same trend seems to be taking place in Muslim societies. There are a few Muslim countries that are trying to implement this law but they face a good deal of criticism from the Western media and other secular organizations, consequently, shying away from implementing this punishment in public. IIUM Press 2010-06 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4595/1/Azman.pdf Mohd Noor, Azman (2010) Stoning for adultery in Christianity and Islam and its implementation in contemporary Muslim societies. Intellectual Discourse, 18 (1). pp. 97-113. ISSN 0128-4878 http://www.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse
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description	This paper examines the scriptural bases of stoning for adultery in the two sister religions and its implementation in contemporary Muslim societies. Based upon archival and documentary research, this study found that stoning to death for adultery is prescribed in both the Bible and the Qur’ān. Christians, however, have abandoned this law and it is no longer practiced in any Christian-dominant country. With the expansion of Western imperialism, the same trend seems to be taking place in Muslim societies. There are a few Muslim countries that are trying to implement this law but they face a good deal of criticism from the Western media and other secular organizations, consequently, shying away from implementing this punishment in public.
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title	Stoning for adultery in Christianity and Islam and its implementation in contemporary Muslim societies
title_short	Stoning for adultery in Christianity and Islam and its implementation in contemporary Muslim societies
title_full	Stoning for adultery in Christianity and Islam and its implementation in contemporary Muslim societies
title_fullStr	Stoning for adultery in Christianity and Islam and its implementation in contemporary Muslim societies
title_full_unstemmed	Stoning for adultery in Christianity and Islam and its implementation in contemporary Muslim societies
title_sort	stoning for adultery in christianity and islam and its implementation in contemporary muslim societies
publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2010
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Stoning for adultery in Christianity and Islam and its implementation in contemporary Muslim societies

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