In a message dated 9/3/2002 2:08:29 PM , [log in to unmask] writes:


> It is the right of Amina, as it was the right of Safiya, that the men who
> alleged that she committed adultery be required to produce four eye
> witnesses to the act. If they fail then each of them should be given 80
> lashes of the cane for slander. This is the law of Allah. The point is not
> whether Amina committed adultery De facto but if she committed it De jure.
> Adultery is committed every day, but only those against whom admissible
> proof is established are punished by law.
>

Brother Musa Pembo,

Thanks for the forward. The above quote is the whole story, and so long as
there are not 4 witneses to attest to the adultery, this woman cannot be
punished. It is indeed sad that people twist teh Shariah for their own
purposes. The directives are quite clear, and just as laid down by Allah.


Jabou Joh

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface
at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html
To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to:
[log in to unmask]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~