What is Stoning?
[[File:A map showing countries where public stoning is judicial or extrajudicial form of punishment.SVG|thumb|260px|A map showing countries where public stoning is judicial or extrajudicial form of punishment.]] [[File:Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toulouse - La lapidation de saint Etienne par Charles Thévenin en 1829 PalissyPM31001488.jpg|thumb|The Lapidation of St. Steven is a pinting by Charles Thévenin done in 1829. It is in St. Steven's Cathedral in Touluose]] '''Stoning''' or '''lapidation''' is a form of [[capital punishment]]: a group of people throws [[stone]]s at the convicted person, until this person dies. Today, it is mostly used in countries which follow [[sharia law]]. For example if someone does adultery according to the [[Qur'an]], [[Bible]] (Old Testament) , and [[Torah]] they will have to be stoned until they die from the stones.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Institute|first=Christian Research|date=2014-12-04|title=Stoning Adulterers|url=https://www.equip.org/articles/stoning-adulterers/|access-date=2024-01-12|website=Christian Research Institute|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=من هو الذي يُقيم حد الزنا - الإسلام سؤال وجواب|url=https://islamqa.info/ar/answers/8980/%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%AD%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%A7|access-date=2024-01-12|website=islamqa.info|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ADULTERY - JewishEncyclopedia.com|url=https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/865-adultery|access-date=2024-01-12|website=www.jewishencyclopedia.com}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Capital punishment]]