Rina Castelnuovo captures pic as a Jewish settler throws wine at a Palestinian woman in Hebron in the West Bank (and one more).
Wed, 2010-03-03 08:08 | 
marwanthe2nd
From Timesonline (a source a usually find distasteful, but I couldn't pass up these photos).
Just to be fair, they also showed another picture that sends a chill down spines.
Farah Abdi Warsameh takes a photo of Mohamed Abukar Ibrahim, 48 yrs old, as he's about to get stoned to death. If it's any consolation, punishment in this life frees one from punishment in the afterlife (which is, according to our teachings, unimaginably more painful). I put the first picture to make you feel the humiliation Palestinians face. I put the second to show that how complicated this world is.
Was Sharia established properly for our brother Ibrahim? Probably not. I doubt Somalia has enough law & order to bring consider the obligation of bringing about 4 witnesses. There's no evidence Mr. Ibrahim confessed (remember the story of that great sahabia woman during the time of the Prophet pbuh).....Allahu Alam. You'll admit, that to the foreign eye, this looks blatantly barbaric (as opposed to electronic execution I guess). One thing is for sure, we need to learn Sharia in order to explain it properly. It really is the most elegant and civilized form of order, even in the case of adultery or theft, and even in the face of pictures like this. The punishment is grave yes, but so is the sin, and Who but God decides how bad or good an act is?
In any case, there's always a way to Allah's mercy. Even in this pusnihment, Mr. Ibrahim gets freed for facing the wrath of God on the Day of Judgement. So now he's free of that sin.
May Allah forgive him and may Allah forgive the woman (..I don't know what happened to her. Doesn't seem like she was caught).
Click below if interested. It's not long, but it's useful.
Islamic Criminal Justice: Is it Barbaric?
