Gholamreza Rezvani

Ayatollah Gholamreza Rezvani (? – April 20, 2013[1][2]) was a member of the Council of Guardians in the Islamic Republic of Iran. He believes in literal interpretation of Quran, hadith, and sunnah and has argued that there is "no substitute" for stoning adulterers.[3]

Ayatollah Gholamreza Rezvani

References and notes
  1. (in French) Message from Imam Khamenei after the death of ayatollah Rezvani
  2. Leader offers condolences over death of Ayatollah Rezvani Archived 2013-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. In Iran, adulterers spared stoning Asia Times 14 January 2003

See also
  • Iranian Criminal Code


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