The lady came back weeping.

The lady came back weeping. (3) As you see, it is not easy to prove guilt liable to penal law, and it is not possible to prove it as far as the sinner does not want the execution of the penal law. This is an indication of Islamic benevolence. If Islam was the religion of violence, would it be so fastidious for conviction of sin?

Third: Rules for Execution of Penal Laws Even if the applicability of penal law is proven, and the Islamic judge decides to execute it, there are rules and instructions for how to do it which are indications of Islamic clemency and benevolence. Hereunder, we refer to some of these rules: 1) Lash penalty shall not be executed at the beginning and end of the day in winter because the lash would hurt too much. Rather, it shall be executed in the middle of the day when it is warmer.

(7) There are some other rules(8) all indicating Islamic clemency even for a sinner, the details of which could be found in the Fiqh books.

Considering the above three points, (philosophy of penal laws, ways for proving applicability of penal laws and punishments and rules for execution of penal laws and punishments) as well as reflection on the subtle points, makes any fair and impartial man confess that Islamic clemency and benevolence exists even in the seemingly violent penal laws and punishments.

On this account, the execution of Islamic punishments is accompanied by so many blessings for the society that its blessings exceed the blessings of forty successive days of rainfall. Holy War (Jihad) and Islamic clemency Why has Islam which we introduce as the religion of mercy enacted the Holy War and authorised Muslims to attack others and kill them? Isn’t war an application of violence? If yes, why has it been recommended?

For replying to this question, it is necessary to find Qur’an’s attitude towards war to clarify if Islamic Jihad is a sort of violence or if is it compatible with Islamic clemency.