Motif
Four-witness legal proof before punishment
four_witness_legal_proof_before_punishment
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Justice, Mercy, and Judicial Procedure. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER III. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER IV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD; lines 12303-12376 confidence: medium
Four witnesses are required against women accused of whoredom; witnessed women are confined in separate apartments until death or a divinely afforded escape; two offenders are punished unless they repent and amend.
Accusations against women require four witnesses before confinement is imposed.
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