No, Islamic law does not permit a man to murder his wife. The Qur’an does, however, say “When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks…” (47:4) Sajjad Heidarnava may have considered his wife Mona Heidari to have become an unbeliever by rejecting something he considered Islamic. “And it is not fitting for a believing man […]
Islamic Republic of Iran: Muslim family beheads man for being homosexual
A hadith depicts Muhammad specifying the punishment for homosexual activity: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘Whoever you find doing the action of the people of Loot, execute the one who does it and the one to whom it is done.’” (Sunan Abu Dawud 4462) Will gay rights […]