Penalty for committing fornication & adultery (zina) in Islamic law as a violation of freedom from torture

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dc.contributor.authorNgema, Nqobizwe Mvelo
dc.contributor.authorIyer, Desan
dc.coverageCanada
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dc.date.accessioned2026-03-11T10:46:00Z
dc.date.available2026-03-11T10:46:00Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentNameLaw
dc.description.abstractIslamic law forbids fornication and adultery (zina) and is regarded as one of the serious hudud offences. Islamic law tries to enforce sexual morality to the core and anyone who is found guilty of fornication is punished with one hundred lashes and a married Muslim who is found guilty of adultery may be stoned (rajm) by a group of Muslim believers until that person dies to send a clear warning to wannabe adulterers. Notably the penalty of stoning for committing adultery is not explicitly mentioned in the Quran but only mentioned flogging with one hundred lashes as punishment for both fornication and adultery. Both flogging and stoning as punishment for zina are not in line with the doctrine of international human rights that forbids torture. The transformative ambition of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development acknowledges the importance of human rights for all in achieving a sustainable development that leaves no one behind.
dc.facultyFaculty of Commerce, Administration and Law
dc.identifier.citationNgema, N.M. and Iyer, D. 2023. Penalty for committing fornication & adultery (zina) in Islamic law as a violation of freedom from torture. OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, 15(6), pp.11-18.
dc.identifier.issn1923-6662 (online)
dc.identifier.issn1923-6654 (print)
dc.identifier.otherhttps://ssrn.com/abstract=4376178
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10530/58945
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dc.issuenumber15 / 6
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dc.language.isoen
dc.pages11 - 18
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherOntario International Development Agency
dc.subjectTorture
dc.subjectPunishment of zina
dc.subjectFreedom from torture
dc.subjectDegrading punishment
dc.titlePenalty for committing fornication & adultery (zina) in Islamic law as a violation of freedom from torture
dc.title.alternativePenalty for committing fornication and adultery (zina) in Islamic law as a violation of freedom from torture
dc.title.journalOIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development
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