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{{Quote|The missing Verse of Rajm|'The fornicators among the married men (ash-shaikh) and married women (ash-shaikhah), stone them as an exemplary punishment from Allah, and Allah is Mighty and Wise.'<ref>As-Suyuti, Al-Itqan fii Ulum al-Qur'an, p.524</ref>}} | {{Quote|The missing Verse of Rajm|'The fornicators among the married men (ash-shaikh) and married women (ash-shaikhah), stone them as an exemplary punishment from Allah, and Allah is Mighty and Wise.'<ref>As-Suyuti, Al-Itqan fii Ulum al-Qur'an, p.524</ref>}} | ||
The above verse, along with verses regarding adult suckling, were written on a piece of paper and were lost when a goat ate them.<ref>References: Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal. vol. 6. page 269; Sunan Ibn Majah, page 626; Ibn Qutbah, Tawil Mukhtalafi 'l-Hadith (Cairo: Maktaba al-Kulliyat al-Azhariyya. 1966) page 310; As-Suyuti, ad-Durru 'l-Manthur, vol. 2. page 13</ref> Even Umar had concerns that in the future some Muslims may try to deny that rajm is Islamic.<ref>"...'Umar said, "I am afraid that after a long time has passed, people may say, "We do not find the Verses of the Rajam (stoning to death) in the Holy Book," and consequently they may go astray by leaving an obligation that Allah has revealed..." - {{Bukhari|8|82|816}}</ref> As it stands, the Qur'an itself does not explicitly mention the act, but | The above verse, along with verses regarding adult suckling, were written on a piece of paper and were lost when a goat ate them.<ref>References: Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal. vol. 6. page 269; Sunan Ibn Majah, page 626; Ibn Qutbah, Tawil Mukhtalafi 'l-Hadith (Cairo: Maktaba al-Kulliyat al-Azhariyya. 1966) page 310; As-Suyuti, ad-Durru 'l-Manthur, vol. 2. page 13</ref> Even Umar had concerns that in the future some Muslims may try to deny that rajm is Islamic.<ref>"...'Umar said, "I am afraid that after a long time has passed, people may say, "We do not find the Verses of the Rajam (stoning to death) in the Holy Book," and consequently they may go astray by leaving an obligation that Allah has revealed..." - {{Bukhari|8|82|816}}</ref> As it stands, the Qur'an itself does not explicitly mention the act, but the majority of Muslims do not follow [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible|Qur'an alone]] Islam. In any event, scholars have still managed to find justification for it from within its pages: | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|11|82}}, See also: {{Quran|7|84}}, {{Quran|26|173}}, and {{Quran|27|58}}|So when Our decree came to pass, We turned them upside down and rained down upon them stones, of what had been decreed, one after another.}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|11|82}}, See also: {{Quran|7|84}}, {{Quran|26|173}}, and {{Quran|27|58}}|So when Our decree came to pass, We turned them upside down and rained down upon them stones, of what had been decreed, one after another.}} | ||