Ayatollah Gholamreza Rezvani is a member of the powerful Council of Guardians in the Islamic Republic of Iran. He believes in literal interpretation of Quran, hadith, and sunnah. For example, he harbors the opinion that there is no substitute for stoning adulterers^[1][2] A fellow mullah, Ayatollah Hossein Moussavi Tabrizi, a member of Society of Theologians in Qom’s Seminary School, has presented alternatives in lieu of stoning to the thousands sharia judges around the country Ayatollah redirects here. ... The Guardian Council of the Constitution (شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی in Persian) is a high office within the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran which has the authority to interpret the constitution... The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ... Hadith ( translit: ) are traditions relating to the words and deeds of Muhammad. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Stoning or lapidation is a form of capital punishment in which the criminal is put to death by having stones thrown at him or her. ... Adultery is generally defined as consensual sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their lawful spouse. ... Qom is famous for the shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh, first built in the late 8th century. ... Sharia ( translit: ) refers to the body of Islamic law. ...

1. Stone to death
2. Throw off a cliff with hands and feet bound;
3. Execution;
4. Throw into the fire

Ayatollah Hossein Moussavi Tabrizi has encapsulated his rationale thus

In today's circumstances where domestic news in Islamic countries are reflected widely in the international arena, enabling the enemies of Islam take advantage of them in a destructive manner, stoning in public is not advisable unless in exceptional cases.^[3] This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

References and notes

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See also

• Barbarism