Posted on 12/28/2014 4:03:24 PM PST by ebb tide
I doubt it. But who knows?
Reference?
What I have found supports what she says:
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/quran/002-rape_adultery.htm
Summary Answer (detailed Quran references follow at above link):
“Under Islamic law, rape can only be proven if the rapist confesses or if there are four male witnesses. Women who allege rape without the benefit of the act having been witnessed by four men who subsequently develop a conscience are actually confessing to having sex. If they or the accused happens to be married, then it is considered to be adultery.”
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/myths-of-islam.htm
“If a woman wants to prove that she was raped, then there must be four male witnesses to corroborate her account. Otherwise she can be jailed or stoned to death for confessing to adultery.
Umm, fairly obviously this is an anti-Muslim source. Doesn’t mean it’s inaccurate, but should be considered.
I’ll try to find my source.
Umm...you say. Really?
Yes, the source of your assertion would be important, since you are - what, calling her a liar? well-meaning, but misguided? she didn’t experience this hell?
Just because a source is, in your opinion, “Umm, fairly obviously anti-muslim” does not mean the information is not accurate. Though I did give two sources!
But of course there’s
http://islamqa.info/en/158282 which says, in part,
“Praise be to Allaah.
Rape is essentially zina (fornication or adultery) and is proven in the same way as zina is proven, which is with four witnesses.”
But not to worry! It may only require two witnesses, after all - IF...
“If rape is committed using the threat of a weapon or if the woman is abducted forcefully from her home, then it becomes a case of haraabah (banditry or terrorising the people), which is proven with two witnesses only.”
But of course, it is still HER word, her protestation, against HIS.
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http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/child-of%20-13-stoned-to-death-in-somalia-20081031
et al
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