The negative view of homosexuality is not only present in the Quran, but has progressed into the classroom setting. Here are excerpts on homosexuality from the Saudi Ministry of Education's Islamic studies textbooks: Homosexuality is one of the most disgusting sins and greatest crimes... It is a vile perversion that goes against healthy nature and is one of the most corrupting and hideous sins… The punishment for homosexuality is death. Active and passive participants depend on whether or not they had prior sexual relations in the context of a legal marriage... Some of the companions of the Prophet said that [the aggressor] should be burned with fire. It was also said that one should be stoned or thrown from a high place. This vision has become a way of life; he is immersed in the country and culture by all. Sunnis constitute the largest branch of Islam. There are four main Sunni schools and they all have different ways of punishing homosexual act, but what they have in common is that they believe that homosexuality deserves severe punishment. Sunni punishment of homosexuals