Is stoning to death the punishment for adultery in Islam? If yes, then why? If no, then what's the actual punishment?
Is stoning to death the punishment for adultery in Islam? If yes, then why? If no, then what's the actual punishment? The punishment of stoning finds absolutely NO support from the Quran (Islam's primary and ultimate authority), and hence cannot not be a God-ordained directive. Allow me to make three points which I believe will better get my answer across.: Point 1: Let us bear in mind that Allah (God) has Himself referred to the Quran as a scripture "fully-detailed / explained in detail" (see: Quran 6:114) and "clear explanation of all things" (see: Quran 16:89; 20:133). For a book to be "fully-detailed / explained in detail" it would logically make sense, then, that said book would contain ALL the details and info so fundamental to the religion and for our guidance as well as the manner in which to perform them. So in the case of the Quran, when Allah refers to it is a book "fully-detailed / explained in detail", it logically makes ...