Musahaqah
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Musaheqeh (Arabic: مساحقة) is a legal and religious term.[1][2][3] In Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) and under the Islamic Penal Code of Iran, musaheqeh refers to a situation in which an adult, mentally competent, and consenting woman brings her genitalia into contact with the genitalia of another woman.[4][5][6] While there is no prescribed punishment for Musahaqah, many authorities interpret it as both a sin and a criminal offence.[7] In Malaysia, musahaqah is considered a criminal offence by 12 states and the Federal Territory (Pahang is the only state which does not prosecute musahaqah). Depending on the state, musahaqah may be punished by fines, imprisonment (ranging from a term not exceeding three months to several years), whipping not exceeding six strokes, or some combination thereof.[8] In Brunei, woman may be punished for musahaqah with "a fine not exceeding $40,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, whipping not exceeding 40 strokes or [a] combination of any two of the punishment[s]."[9] In Iran, the prescribed punishment for musaheqeh is one hundred lashes, with no distinction made between Muslims and non-Muslims.[10][11][12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Iran - The Islamic Penal Code of 2013, Books I, II and V". Equality Now. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ↑ "Criminal sanctions of liwath and musahaqah controllers in positive law and jinayah fiqh".
- ↑ "Iran: Islamic Penal Code". Refworld. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ↑ "Convicted women to be caned in Malaysia for 'attempting lesbian sex'". www.globallegalpost.com. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ↑ "Country Information and Guidance Iran: Sexual orientation and gender identity" (PDF).
- ↑ IHRDC (2013-04-04). "Islamic Penal Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran – Book One & Book Two". Iran Human Rights Documentation Center. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ↑ "What Is the Punishment for Lesbianism?". IslamQA.info.
- ↑ "Appendix I: Malaysia's Sharia (Syariah) Laws on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, by State [204]". Human Rights Watch.
- ↑ "Brunei Syariah Penal Code Order 2013" (PDF). The International Commission of Jurists - ICJ.
- ↑ Vejdani, Farzin (2024-11-12). Private Sins, Public Crimes: Policing, Punishment, and Authority in Iran. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-28073-9.
- ↑ اسدی, لیلا سادات. "مساحقه، جرمی علیه زنان". فصلنامه مطالعات راهبردی زنان (in Persian). 5 (20): 101. ISSN 2008-2827.
- ↑ "New Islamic Penal Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran: An Overview" (PDF).
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