The author of the Satanic Verses book, which is against Islam, the Prophet and the Qu'ran, and all those involved in its publication who were aware of its content, are sentenced to death. I ask all Muslims to execute them wherever they find them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker calls for the execution of a author and publishers deemed harmful to Islam.
- In plain terms
- The author and publishers are sentenced to death for insulting Islam.
- What can you take from it?
- Religious offense is met with calls for capital punishment.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should religious insults be punished by death?
- Who has the authority to sentence people globally?
Another view
The call for vigilante execution violates international human rights norms.
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