Compensation paid by a murderer must be sufficient to deter others.1
Strict equivalence must be observed in murder, so capital punishment cannot apply when a woman kills a man, a man kills a woman, or between slave and free.1, 2
The Quran definitely discourages capital punishment for murder and prefers that the murderer compensate the victim's family.1, 2
Burying baby girls alive is a horrendous crime the Quran gives much attention, and this cultural disaster still happens in Saudi Arabia today.1, 2, 3
In Islam the judge is always the victim or the victim's kin, who decide whether the murderer is killed or spared and pays compensation to the family.1, 2, 3
The Quranic law of equivalence in murder sets a maximum punishment of one soul for one soul, which ends revenge killings where many people die for one.1, 2, 3
The terms free for free, slave for slave, and woman for woman give an excuse to spare lives, so a man who kills a woman is not killed, nor a woman who kills a man, and compensation is sought instead.1, 2, 3, 4
Killing baby girls is a horrendous crime that the Quran gives much attention, and it still happens in Saudi Arabia today, reflecting the mentality there.1, 2, 3
Traditional translations of verse 22:15 that tell a person to hang himself break the doctrine of Islam, which forbids suicide.1, 2
The Quran's law of equivalence goes beyond the Torah, restricts capital punishment, and favors compensation over execution.1, 2, 3, 4
Even for murder, the law is equivalence and compensation, so the victim's family may demand death but is encouraged to pardon the murderer and accept compensation.1, 2, 3
Murdering a person who has not committed murder or horrendous crimes is as if one murdered all people, so scholars who praise an assassin act against God's law.1, 2
No one has the right to violate another person's life, and killing one innocent person is like killing all people.1, 2
People who kill in the name of Islam misuse Quranic verses out of ignorance of the whole Quran, following clerics who argue petty topics instead of grasping its essence.1
God's worshipers never call on any god besides God, never kill except in the course of justice since God made life sacred, and never commit adultery.1
Killing innocent people through terrorist acts has no justification in any scripture of God and is in fact prohibited.1, 2
Every religious scripture condemns terrorism, and every righteous person of any religion condemns it regardless of the terrorist's race, country, or religion.1
Killing one innocent person is as if killing all people, and sparing one life is as if sparing all, a law given to the Children of Israel and repeated for Muslims.1, 2
Terrorist groups like Al-Qaida that kill innocent people are not Muslims by the Quran's definition but plain murderers, and Islam should not be confused with their acts.1, 2
The true religion of Islam forbids killing innocent people, whatever the religious, political, or social cause, and God made life sacred except in the course of justice.1, 2
Fighting is permitted strictly in self defense, while murder, aggression, oppression, and taking innocent lives are forbidden.1, 2, 3, 4
So called radical Islam is really anti Islam, because killing and hurting innocent people is the total opposite of the true religion.1, 2
The Quran forbids suicide, so suicide bombers are inherently un Islamic.1, 2
Indiscriminate killing anywhere must be condemned because true religion is compassionate and respects the sanctity of life, and believers should wage jihad against sin.1
Killing innocent people and malicious destruction go against the Quran, and a suicide attack is a cowardly act of deceit and treachery unworthy of a true Submitter.1
Self-appointed mullahs brainwash suicide bombers with promises of Paradise and call it jihad, but promoting suicide is a crime and the Quran forbids killing oneself.1, 2, 3
The Quran's ruling that murdering one person is like murdering all people applies to any person, whatever their faith or lack of faith.1, 2
The ego provoked the first murderer to kill his brother, and he ended up among the losers and full of remorse.1
You shall not kill any person, for God has made life sacred, except in the course of justice.1
Killing innocent people is never justified, since a crime against one person is an assault on humanity and sparing one life spares all people.1
Remorse comes from realizing one's mistake and leads to seeking forgiveness, repenting, and reforming, as happened with Adam's son after he killed his brother.1, 2
The real prohibitions and commandments include not setting up idols, honoring parents, giving zakat, not killing children including by abortion, avoiding adultery, protecting orphans' money, and full weight in trade.1, 2, 3
People who destroy temples, kill, and call for war against Hindus while claiming to be Muslims are not promoting the truth.1
Killing is not permitted except in the course of justice, because God has made life sacred, and murdering one innocent person is like murdering all people.1, 2, 3
The heir of someone killed unjustly has authority to enforce justice but must not exceed the limits in avenging the murder.1
God sent a raven to teach Cain how to bury his brother Abel, showing observation as another way to gain knowledge.1, 2
Following one's ego can lead to sin and loss, as when Adam's son killed his brother.1
Those who kill their children, prohibit what God provided, and follow innovations attributed to God are losers.1
Life is a treasured gift from God, and murdering an innocent person is like murdering all people, while sparing a life is like sparing all lives; this applies to everyone.1, 2, 3
By 40 days after conception the unborn child has measurable brainwaves, and every abortion stops a beating heart.1, 2, 3
Even if there were uncertainty about when the soul is assigned, the benefit of the doubt should be given to life.1
God did not specify rape as an excuse for abortion, which is murder.1