Honor Killing

An honor killing or shame killing is the murder of a member of a family, due to the perpetrators' belief that the victim has brought shame or dishonor upon the family, or has violated the principles of a community or a religion, usually for reasons such as divorcing or separating from their spouse, refusing to enter an arranged marriage, being in a relationship that is disapproved by their family, having premarital or extramarital sex, becoming the victim of rape or sexual assault, dressing in ways which are deemed inappropriate, engaging in non-heterosexual relations or renouncing a faith.

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Islam . Honor Killing

What is the origin of the concept of 'honor killings' and how does Islam respond to it?

Seyed Ali Musawi, Seyed Ali Musawi studied religion and history at the University of California, San Diego and subsequently he studied for more than 8 years at the Islamic Seminary in Qum, Iran, focusing on Islamic... Answered 6 years ago

Salaam Allaikum,

Honor Killings are a cultural issue which exist all throughout the world, in both Islamic and non Islamic cultures. As such, they have no origin in the religion and they are condemned as an unlawful murder.

Many times, this type of violence is promoted throughout Western Media as a uniquely Islamic issue, whereas we find that it is something which can be found throughout the world in all sorts of religions and cultures.