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== Quotes == |
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* When thy Lord inspired the angels, (saying): I am with you. So make those who believe stand firm. I will throw fear into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Then smite the necks and smite of them each finger |
* When thy Lord inspired the angels, (saying): I am with you. So make those who believe stand firm. I will throw fear into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Then smite the necks and smite of them each finger. |
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**Quran 8.12. M. M. Pickthall |
**Quran 8.12. M. M. Pickthall |
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** This verse has been used to provide a justification for decapitation in the context of war although there is a debate as to whether the Quran discusses decapitation. |
** This verse has been used to provide a justification for decapitation in the context of war although there is a debate as to whether the Quran discusses decapitation. |
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* It happened that a man would go to strike at the neck of an unbeliever and his head would fall off before his sword was able to get there. |
* It happened that a man would go to strike at the neck of an unbeliever and his head would fall off before his sword was able to get there. |
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** Tafsir al-Jalalayn , 379. Jalalu’d-Din al-Mahalli and Jalalu’d-Din as-Suyuti, Tafsir al-Jalalayn , translated by Aisha Bewley (London: Dar Al Taqwa Ltd., 2007) quoted in The critical qur’an: explained from key islamic commentaries and contemporary historical research. (2021). . Bombardier Books. |
** Tafsir al-Jalalayn , 379. Jalalu’d-Din al-Mahalli and Jalalu’d-Din as-Suyuti, Tafsir al-Jalalayn , translated by Aisha Bewley (London: Dar Al Taqwa Ltd., 2007) quoted in The critical qur’an: explained from key islamic commentaries and contemporary historical research. (2021). . Bombardier Books. |
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Revision as of 18:02, 21 February 2024
Decapitation is the total separation of the head from the body. Such an injury is inevitably fatal to humans and most other animals, since it deprives the brain of oxygenated blood, while all other organs are deprived of the involuntary functions that are needed for the body to function.
Quotes
- When thy Lord inspired the angels, (saying): I am with you. So make those who believe stand firm. I will throw fear into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Then smite the necks and smite of them each finger.
- Quran 8.12. M. M. Pickthall
- This verse has been used to provide a justification for decapitation in the context of war although there is a debate as to whether the Quran discusses decapitation.
- Strike them on their foreheads to tear them apart and over the necks to cut them off, and cut off their limbs, hands and feet.
- Ibn Kathir, IV, 274. Ibn Kathir, Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) (Riyadh: Darussalam, 2000) quoted in The critical qur’an: explained from key islamic commentaries and contemporary historical research. (2021). . Bombardier Books.
- It happened that a man would go to strike at the neck of an unbeliever and his head would fall off before his sword was able to get there.
- Tafsir al-Jalalayn , 379. Jalalu’d-Din al-Mahalli and Jalalu’d-Din as-Suyuti, Tafsir al-Jalalayn , translated by Aisha Bewley (London: Dar Al Taqwa Ltd., 2007) quoted in The critical qur’an: explained from key islamic commentaries and contemporary historical research. (2021). . Bombardier Books.
