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  2. Stoning in Islam - Wikipedia

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    The punishment is recorded in number of traditions and the practice of Muhammad stands as an authentic source supporting it. This is the view held by all Companions, Successors and other Muslim scholars with the exception of Kharijites." [39] Hanbali Islamic law sentences all forms of consensual but religiously illegal sex as punishable with Rajm.

  3. Rape in Islamic law - Wikipedia

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    In Islam, human sexuality is governed by Islamic law, also known as Sharia.Accordingly, sexual violation is regarded as a violation of moral and divine law. [1] Islam divides claims of sexual violation into 'divine rights' (huquq Allah) and 'interpersonal rights' (huquq al-'ibad): the former requiring divine punishment (hadd penalties) and the latter belonging to the more flexible human realm.

  4. Capital punishment in Islam - Wikipedia

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    In the case of death, sharia gives the murder victim's nearest relative or Wali (ولي) a right to, if the court approves, take the life of the killer. [7] [8] Hudud crimes, which are crimes against God, and are considered the most serious offences under sharia law, for which punishments are prescribed in the Quran. This includes banditry and ...

  5. Islam and violence - Wikipedia

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    Sharia law makes a distinction between adultery and rape and applies different rules. [ 214 ] [ 227 ] [ 228 ] In the case of rape, the adult male perpetrator (i.e., rapist) of such an act is to receive the ḥadd zinā, but the non-consenting or invalidly consenting female (i.e., rape victim), proved by four eyewitnesses, is to be regarded as ...

  6. Islamic criminal jurisprudence - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the different criteria to be sought in proving the crime, the evaluation of had crimes in the category of crimes against God's borders leads to a distinction between tazir crimes and others regarding the crime and the approach to the criminal; Which crime falls into which category may vary depending on understanding [18] In Islamic jurisprudence, the fact that the crime is ...

  7. Women in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Other Muslim-majority states with notably more women university students than men include Kuwait, where 41% of females attend university compared with 18% of males; [150] Bahrain, where the ratio of women to men in tertiary education is 2.18:1; [150] Brunei Darussalam, where 33% of women enroll at university vis à vis 18% of men; [150] Tunisia ...

  8. Malaysia's top court strikes out some Islamic laws in ... - AOL

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    Nik Ahmad Kamal Nik Mahmod, a law professor at Malaysia-based Taylor's University, said Friday's decision could have a "domino effect" with sharia laws in other states likely to see similar ...

  9. Application of Sharia by country - Wikipedia

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    Previously the article stated that "provisions of the Islamic Law shall apply to the crimes of doctrinal punishment, punitive punishment and blood money" [204] [205] making flogging, stoning, amputation, and crucifixion technically legal punishments for criminal offences such as adultery, pre-marital sex, and drug or alcohol consumption.