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"Whacka Do Whacka Do - Capital Punishment In Islam"
THE COW (al-baqarah) (2)
Believers, in case of murder, the death penalty is the sanctioned retaliation: a free man for a free man, a slave for a slave, and a female for a female. However, if the convicted person receives pardon from the aggrieved party, the prescribed rules of compensation must be followed accordingly. This is a merciful alteration from your Lord. Whoever transgresses against it will face a painful punishment. (2:178)
People of understanding, the law of the death penalty as retaliation grants you life so that perhaps you will have fear of God. (2:179)
If one of you facing death can leave a legacy, he should bequeath it to his parents and relatives, according to the law. This is the duty of the pious (2:180).
Whoever intentionally changes the will of a deceased person, he has committed a sin. God is All-hearing and All-knowing. (2:181)
One who is afraid of the testator's deviations and sin and settles the matter among the parties involved, he has not committed a sin. God is All-forgiving and All-merciful. (2:182)
What in the world is being said? What does the "death penalty" mean when it implies sanctioned retaliation; a free man for a free man, a slave for a slave, a famale for a female? Is the person responsible for the act to pay, or does it imply an equal human assets?
A different translation of Verse 2.178. O you who believe! Prescribed for you, is the capital punishment in the matter of murdered persons. If the crime is committed by a free man, a slave/servant or a female, this prescribed punishment would accordingly be applicable only to that free man, that slave/servant or that female, respectively. But where the sentence is commuted by the guilty person's fellow citizen concerned, the commutation has to be adequately implemented, and the guilty person has to fulfil the terms of commutation in good measure. That is a remission from your Lord, and His grace! Then whoever transgresses thereafter - for him shall there be a painful punishment.293 to 296
Well that makes more sense. But is the first translation poor or is it a valid interpretation?[/quote]
Qisas (Arabic: قصاص) is a Islamic term meaning money paid as a fine to the next of kin of somebody who was intentionally killed. It literally means "equal" or "balanced".
Diyya (plural: Diyyat; Arabic: ديت) is a fine paid to the next of kin of an unintentionally killed victim. Diyya is a pre-Islamic Arabian concept that carried over to Islam.
THE COW (al-baqarah) (2)
Believers, in case of murder, the death penalty is the sanctioned retaliation: a free man for a free man, a slave for a slave, and a female for a female. However, if the convicted person receives pardon from the aggrieved party, the prescribed rules of compensation must be followed accordingly. This is a merciful alteration from your Lord. Whoever transgresses against it will face a painful punishment. (2:178)
People of understanding, the law of the death penalty as retaliation grants you life so that perhaps you will have fear of God. (2:179)
If one of you facing death can leave a legacy, he should bequeath it to his parents and relatives, according to the law. This is the duty of the pious (2:180).
Whoever intentionally changes the will of a deceased person, he has committed a sin. God is All-hearing and All-knowing. (2:181)
One who is afraid of the testator's deviations and sin and settles the matter among the parties involved, he has not committed a sin. God is All-forgiving and All-merciful. (2:182)
What in the world is being said? What does the "death penalty" mean when it implies sanctioned retaliation; a free man for a free man, a slave for a slave, a famale for a female? Is the person responsible for the act to pay, or does it imply an equal human assets?
A different translation of Verse 2.178. O you who believe! Prescribed for you, is the capital punishment in the matter of murdered persons. If the crime is committed by a free man, a slave/servant or a female, this prescribed punishment would accordingly be applicable only to that free man, that slave/servant or that female, respectively. But where the sentence is commuted by the guilty person's fellow citizen concerned, the commutation has to be adequately implemented, and the guilty person has to fulfil the terms of commutation in good measure. That is a remission from your Lord, and His grace! Then whoever transgresses thereafter - for him shall there be a painful punishment.293 to 296
Well that makes more sense. But is the first translation poor or is it a valid interpretation?[/quote]
Qisas (Arabic: قصاص) is a Islamic term meaning money paid as a fine to the next of kin of somebody who was intentionally killed. It literally means "equal" or "balanced".
Diyya (plural: Diyyat; Arabic: ديت) is a fine paid to the next of kin of an unintentionally killed victim. Diyya is a pre-Islamic Arabian concept that carried over to Islam.
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