Thank you A.M.! :-) Even as a young (3 1/2 yrs) Muslim I think I understand it... I was also surprised to see this argument amongst Muslim brothers... I would not be surprised to have seen arguments on a non-Muslim site.. but I was surprised to see it here.
A. Moussa wrote: > > /In fact not all who pretend to apply Shari'a understand it./ > > /God is merciful and one of the qualifications His Almighty praised > Prophet Mohammad is his mercy. He even described Prophet Mohammad's > mission that it is "Mercy to all worlds"./ > > /I do not know details of the incident you point to./ > > /I can tell u a story happened in early days of Islam./ > > /One of the companions of the Prophet used to be caught drunk and > consequently lashed. Another companion talked to him with pride, the > Prophet told him not to, and not be a helper of Satan against a Muslim > brother. A punished man is considered totally equal to any other and > should be no mention to his sin. / > > /---------------- / > > /A. /M. > > / / > > / / > > /Re: [AmeriConscience] Western punishment system / > > / / > > /In America we have far too many people imprisoned and imprisoned for > stupid laws such drug laws. And there are beatings that go on in > prisons both by the system and other inmates. American laws should be > changed and I have recommended to my representatives to change them. > Also there are some programs in prisons that have proven to be > effective. Jail for many is the only opportunity to get a HS > education for example. / > > / / > > /But the fact remains that the beating of some poor girl in public for > some minor infraction is despicable. How can anyone approve of such > punishment? It is as bad as GW sneering when he turned down some > woman's request for a pardon from the death penalty. / > > / / > > /On Apr 4, 2009, at 11:37 PM, A. Moussa wrote:/ > > / > > / > > */ > I do not know why all that false pride of the west concerning applying > Shari'a Laws./* > > */If they consider lashing brutal then it may not be to their > knowledge that beating up is a part and parcel of their imprisonment > system./** **(Beside other offenses)* > > */On the other hand prisons are serving as crime schools; the > percentage of return to crime is approaching very high levels, so the > effectiveness of the punishment system is in doubt./* > > */Prisons serve only that government crimes are done away of public > eyes like tortures of Abu-Gharib./* > > */-----------------/* > > */A. M. /* > > / / > > / > > / > > / / > > > > -- Linda *http://freedetainees.org <http://freedetainees.org/> "If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumber'd here While these visions did appear..." - William Shakespeare * --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "bangla-vision" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bangla-vision?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
