Hey CatholicLady.
I don't believe in stoning and I'm a Shia Muslim.
The hadiths we have collected are not 100% reliable, and if they contradict Quran, they should be thrown away.
The Quran has a harsh punishment for adultery but it's not stoning. It's rather lashing but only if caught by four witnesses doing the act. If you don't have four witnesses and you personally catch someone doing the action, you aren't allowed to testify against them.
Anyways, the Quran has 7 verses that the rest of the Quran elaborates on. They are:
1.By the Name of God, the (universally) Compassionate/Merciful, the (Intensely) Compassionate/Merciful.
2. All praise is to God, Lord of the Worlds.
3. The (universally) Compassionate/Merciful, The (intensely) Compassionate/Merciful.
4. The Master of the day of judgement
5. You we worship and you we seek help from
6. Guide us the straight path
7. The path of those who you favored, other then those who your wrath is upon and neither the astray.
If you find none of these verses controversial, then you should think about the elaboration. It can be said that these 7 verses were specifically chosen to apply to all people who have a spiritual sense. It doesn't go into details of what the straight path is, it could of said the path of the Prophets or the path of Mohammad or the path of the family of Mohammad, but it didn't. It could of said a lot of things. It rather says things are very intuitively true for people who believe in their very soul. These 7 verses are called the 7 counter parts of the Quran (although they are part of the Quran, they been singled out with a special status).
They are those verses meant by And verily we given you the 7 counter parts (double parts) and the great Quran.
I would suggest to think about the bed rock logic and reasoning of Quran, the heart of the issue, rather then get into details of the Shariah.
I think if you follow the "clear signs" of the book rather then what is unclear to you from it, everything becomes easy to understand.
I don't believe in stoning and I'm a Shia Muslim.
The hadiths we have collected are not 100% reliable, and if they contradict Quran, they should be thrown away.
The Quran has a harsh punishment for adultery but it's not stoning. It's rather lashing but only if caught by four witnesses doing the act. If you don't have four witnesses and you personally catch someone doing the action, you aren't allowed to testify against them.
Anyways, the Quran has 7 verses that the rest of the Quran elaborates on. They are:
1.By the Name of God, the (universally) Compassionate/Merciful, the (Intensely) Compassionate/Merciful.
2. All praise is to God, Lord of the Worlds.
3. The (universally) Compassionate/Merciful, The (intensely) Compassionate/Merciful.
4. The Master of the day of judgement
5. You we worship and you we seek help from
6. Guide us the straight path
7. The path of those who you favored, other then those who your wrath is upon and neither the astray.
If you find none of these verses controversial, then you should think about the elaboration. It can be said that these 7 verses were specifically chosen to apply to all people who have a spiritual sense. It doesn't go into details of what the straight path is, it could of said the path of the Prophets or the path of Mohammad or the path of the family of Mohammad, but it didn't. It could of said a lot of things. It rather says things are very intuitively true for people who believe in their very soul. These 7 verses are called the 7 counter parts of the Quran (although they are part of the Quran, they been singled out with a special status).
They are those verses meant by And verily we given you the 7 counter parts (double parts) and the great Quran.
I would suggest to think about the bed rock logic and reasoning of Quran, the heart of the issue, rather then get into details of the Shariah.
I think if you follow the "clear signs" of the book rather then what is unclear to you from it, everything becomes easy to understand.
