Muslim author: Quran instructs Iran to free pastor

It no surprise that the Islamic Republic of Iran was ” title=”death by stoning”>death by stoning. But shouldn’t Iranian officials be moved by the Quran?

Hesham Hassaballa, author of the blog ” title=”Quran instructs Iran”>Quran instructs Iran to set the pastor free:

A cursory reading of even a poor translation of the Qur’an would reveal that Islam places the sanctity of human life at the utmost of importance:

And do not take any human being’s life – [the life] which God has willed to be sacred – otherwise than in [the pursuit] of justice… (17:33)

And do not kill yourselves, for God has been merciful to you. (4:29)

Furthermore, the freedom to choose one’s own spiritual path is tantamount in the Qur’an; one only has to look and it would not be hard to find

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