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Shariah is barbaric and promotes unlawful behaviour.

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Islamic Response:

Qur'ān 4:135 demands justice even against oneself; Sharīʿah sets due-process standards and equal accountability (Prophet's hadith about his daughter Fāṭimah).

  • Punishments have very high evidentiary bars (e.g., four witnesses for adultery).
  • Caliph ʿUmar suspended hand-cutting during famine—showing flexibility.
  • Non-Muslims routinely won cases in Islamic courts.
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Biblical / Talmudic comparison:

  1. Numbers 15:32-36: Sabbath stick-gatherer put to death by stoning.
  2. Deuteronomy 21:18-21: "rebellious son" stoned upon parents' complaint.
  3. Deuteronomy 22:20-21: bride found not a virgin is stoned at her father's door.
  4. Qur'ān contrast: Qur'ān 5:38-39 & 4:135 pair punishments with strict due-process and universal justice—Prophet ﷺ even vowed to punish his own daughter if she stole, illustrating equality before the law.
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Is it fair to label Islam "barbaric" without applying the same label to Mosaic law's stoning commands?