April 27, 2009
Video: Taliban Murder Couple Over Adultery Accusation
A frame from a video showing a woman murdered by the Taliban for allegedly committing adultery.
In this video the Taliban murder a man and woman who have been accused of adultery.
I'm going to embed the YouTube version of it. I'm guessing it will be taken down pretty quickly. All of the copies of the video that I've seen carry the same Dawn News watermark on it and the Pakistani news agency has chosen to censor out the most graphic part where the woman and man are actually gunned down.
If any one finds the original uncensored video let me know.
It's amazing to see how Muslims react to the video as if they didn't know that the death penalty was specifically prescribed by Muhammad himself for the sin.
On the one hand its good to see all the negative reaction to this, especially by Pakistanis. On the other hand, it's as if these same people were completely ignorant of just what sharia means.
Islam Online responds to a question about adultery by quoting a hadith recorded by all of the most authoritative authors, including Al-Bukhari :
It is not lawful to shed the blood of a Muslim except for one of three sins: a married person committing fornication, and in just retribution for premeditated murder, and [for sin of treason involving] a person renouncing Islam, and thus leaving the community.Then the same author ends with this bit of honesty about sharia:
As for the punishment specified in the Shari`ah for the married adulterer or adulteress, it is stoning to death.So, is the shock and horror about the Taliban's brutal "execution" of adulterers that the couple was shot rather than stoned to death?
It boggles the mind. One cannot agitate for sharia and then claim horror when sharia is implemented. This is only a week after the Taliban called the faithful to watch them behead three accused of apostasy.
I'll also point out, as Allah P did, that the Taliban wanted reporters to see this.
That is, it is a point of pride for them when they kill the innocent. Contrast that to our shame when our military forces accidentally kill civilians.
By Rusty at April 27, 2009 11:27 AM | | l digg this
