RE: Blinding of an attacker in Iran
May 14, 2011 at 4:13 pm
(This post was last modified: May 14, 2011 at 4:20 pm by Rayaan.)
This is one of the many things which is not grounded in the Islamic teachings. Pouring acid on one's face? That is clearly not justifiable in Islam.
The only punishments that I am aware of are cutting the hands of thieves, lashing the criminal, and stoning for committing adultery if one is married. Everything else, the qadi (or jurist) was given the choice of deterring based upon whatever means he saw most effective for the eradication of that particular act or its effect in society, whether it was limited lashing, imprisonment, or anything else short of death. So, many of these brutal things are not mentioned in the Quran.
Most importantly, Islam's fundamental principles are more or less universally agreed upon. However there are indeed difference of opinion on several matters which not essentially a part of the core. These opinions are interpretations of different people. Strictly speaking, even these differences are unjustified and the the majority would argue that the correct interpretation is the one which we have received from the first generation of Muslims and scholars. However, some people do form their own opinion on certain issues and that would be called their own interpretation. Sometimes, they follow their emotions and their anger under the guise of doing it for Islam so that they can justify their actions to other Muslims.
The only punishments that I am aware of are cutting the hands of thieves, lashing the criminal, and stoning for committing adultery if one is married. Everything else, the qadi (or jurist) was given the choice of deterring based upon whatever means he saw most effective for the eradication of that particular act or its effect in society, whether it was limited lashing, imprisonment, or anything else short of death. So, many of these brutal things are not mentioned in the Quran.
Most importantly, Islam's fundamental principles are more or less universally agreed upon. However there are indeed difference of opinion on several matters which not essentially a part of the core. These opinions are interpretations of different people. Strictly speaking, even these differences are unjustified and the the majority would argue that the correct interpretation is the one which we have received from the first generation of Muslims and scholars. However, some people do form their own opinion on certain issues and that would be called their own interpretation. Sometimes, they follow their emotions and their anger under the guise of doing it for Islam so that they can justify their actions to other Muslims.
