Muslim Responses To The Death Penalty Flashcards
1
Q
What do a growing number of Muslims believe about the death penalty
A
Disagree with it and believe it should be abolished
2
Q
Quran quote about taking life
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‘Never take life which God has made sacred’
3
Q
Why might Muslims be against the death penalty
A
Some stress the importance of forgiveness and reconciliation
4
Q
Why might they disagree with this type of punishment
A
Believe that punishment is integral to the principal of justice but it can be done in more beneficial ways and keep law and order in society
5
Q
For the death penalty Islam
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- if punished by God on day of judgement, should also be punished on earth
- ‘never take life except for a just cause’
- is part of the Shariah law
6
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Against the death penalty in Islam
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-‘never take life which God has made sacred’
-stress the importance of forgiveness and reconciliation
-there are more beneficial was to punish an offender and keep law and order in society
