IMO this is one of the most vile verses in the Qur'an.
Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive upon earth [to cause] corruption is none but that they be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides or that they be exiled from the land. That is for them a disgrace in this world; and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment, - Surah Ma'ida 5:33
For a proclaimed merciful god to order crucifixion, or cutting hands/feet from opposite sides, that is anything but merciful.
Why wouldn't god's punishments be simple and quick and least painful.
To punish people with such horrible crimes is not only bad for the victim but for whoever has to usher those punishments.
What do you think is the most vile verse, if you had to choose just one?
Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive upon earth [to cause] corruption is none but that they be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides or that they be exiled from the land. That is for them a disgrace in this world; and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment, - Surah Ma'ida 5:33
For a proclaimed merciful god to order crucifixion, or cutting hands/feet from opposite sides, that is anything but merciful.
Why wouldn't god's punishments be simple and quick and least painful.
To punish people with such horrible crimes is not only bad for the victim but for whoever has to usher those punishments.
What do you think is the most vile verse, if you had to choose just one?
“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.” - Marcus Aurelius
