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Monshipouri & Motameni (2000) state there used to be two reasons for the death penalty in Islam, adultery and apostasy. With some pressure from world authorities and evolution of women’s rights in the Islamic world, adultery is rarely punishable by death, though this does not apply across all Muslim countries or factions. As Schabas (2000) writes.... 8 references jvIsllaw.rtf
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womens rights in the Islamic world, adultery is rarely punishable by death, though this does not apply across all Muslim countries or factions. As Schabas (2000) writes: "Despite popular impressions
to the contrary, Moslem penal law is characterized by a strong undercurrent of clemency and sympathy for the oppressed. Punishment is ordered to be free of any spirit of vengeance
or torture." (Schabas, 2000). Forgiveness is the order of the day under the Quran. Therefore, the one remaining unforgivable sin in most Islamic states and sects is apostasy and it
is the basis of the current day beheadings and dragging of desecrated bodies through the streets in Iraq. Definition
Like all of Islamic law, the interpretation of apostasy changes by sect, state and authority. This is allowed under the Quran and Muhammeds teachings. Therefore,
there is no single definition of apostasy. For example, the Answering Islam (2004) website states that "some scholars have stipulated that the mere abandoning of the 5 prayers is enough
to constitute abandoning Islam." The official definition for apostasy in the Muslim world is "abandoning Islam." (Answering Islam, 2004). Salman Rushdies book The
Satanic Verses spoke against Islam and because Rushdie was raised Muslim, he became one of the most visible and obvious choices for issuing the death edict (fatwa). This is the
ultimate sin. There are many definitions that instigate the death penalty, one of which is agreeing with any infidel (or invader) that is not Islamic, such as the United States,
who was not only labeled "The Great Satan" by the Ayatollah Khomeni in 1979 (Monshipouri & Motameni, 2000, 710), but is now trying to establish an Islamic government in Iraq.
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