Sunday, May 31, 2009

Crucifixion: Justified in Islam?

Indeed. The Qur'an recommends crucifixion as a punishment for those who "spread corruption in the land":

"The only reward of those who make war upon Allah and His messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be that they will be killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet on alternate sides cut off, or will be expelled out of the land. Such will be their degradation in the world, and in the Hereafter theirs will be an awful doom." -- Qur'an 5:33

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