Is Immolation A Valid Punishment Under Islamic Law?
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 17:51
in Psychology & Sociology
There is confusion about whether immolation is permissible under Islamic law. EPABy Jon Hoover, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts a University of NottinghamThe killing of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh by Islamic State has been explained as an act of retaliation for the air campaign against it. But there have been many questions about whether immolation is a valid form of punishment in Islamic law – and many Muslim scholars have argued that it is not. read more