Court Trial for Adultery

PART 1:

Christian: Muslim women are inferior to Muslim men.

Muslim: For example?

Christian: A woman's testimony counts 4 times less than of a man's testimony (Quran 24:6).

Muslim: This is not true. 24:04 says a husband must present 4 witnesses to prove his wife committed adultery.

24:6 and 24:7 talk about what the husband is supposed to do if he doesn't have any witnesses. 24:6 and 24:7 say the husband have to testify 5 times by swearing to God against his wife.

24:8 and 24:9 talk about what the wife is supposed to do to avoid court sentence if the husband swear 5 times by God against her. 24:8 and 24:9 say the wife have to testify 5 times by swearing to God against her husband.

Both husband and wife have to testify 5 times against each other by swearing to God. Both husband and wife are equal in the eye of God.

REFERENCES:

"Those who accuse married women of committing adultery - but are not able to prove their accusation by producing four witnesses - must be flogged eighty lashes. Never accept their testimony thereafter because they are sinful" (24:04).

"And those who accuse their wives [of adultery] and have no witnesses except themselves - then the witness of one of them [shall be] four testimonies [swearing] by Allah that indeed, he is of the truthful" (24:6).

"And the fifth [oath will be] that the curse of Allah be upon him if he should be among the liars" (24:7).

"But it will prevent punishment from her if she gives four testimonies [swearing] by Allah that indeed, he is of the liars" (24:8).

"And the fifth [oath will be] that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he was of the truthful" (24:9).