Caning

In Islamic law, the cane should not be thicker than the little finger on the hand and that the cane cannot be lifted so high that the upper arm is lifted away from the armpit.

The above statement was what I was waiting for all this while to appear in a newspaper after the news of a Singaporean model was fined and ordered to be whipped ( or rather caned), and it has caused hue and cry among many, either they muslims or non muslims. Most who are not in favour of the punishment, though it can be considered contempt of the court, voice out their ignorance along with their logic of the case.

The accused was tried in a court, not in some kampung house, and she was represented with a lawyer. The trial was fair, and most of all, she admit and accepted the verdict, and ready to be punish by choosing not to appeal to the sentence. Salute to this lady in a way, because it take a 'man' to admit a mistake done in purpose. But I think she should ask for leniency, pardon maybe and just turned into a new leaf after this. Allah is a Forgiver, so why not.....

Almost all of us make some kind of mistake, which is punishable by law, or just any kind of law. For this lady, she was caught doing it, but for many of us we are never caught and so no punishment, no need to heir a lawyer to defend ourselves. We escape the law and we can only be lucky if we felt sorry for what we have done and repent sincerely not to break the law again. Right?

So, the part-time model was charged under Section 136 of the Pahang Islamic and Malay Traditional Practices Enactment 1982 (amendment 1987). (17 years old Law)

Under the section, those who are found guilty can be fined up to RM5,000 or jailed a maximum of three years, or both, and sentenced to six strokes of the rotan.

The sentence for consuming alcohol was made stiffer when the Islamic Religious Administration and Pahang Malay Tradition Enactment 1982 was amended in 1987.

It may be a harsh sentence, says Mahathir Mohamad, “Is not Islam merciful to first-time offenders?” Dr Mahathir asked, adding that fairness and consideration were the main tenets in Islam.
“We will be celebrating our independence this year by flogging a Muslim woman for drinking beer under Syariah law,” he said.
“Although the story has gone across the globe, Muslims should not worry about other people’s perceptions when dealing with matters of our religion despite the negative or positive image it might bring,” he added. (Yang ini I agree, sekali-sekali this man goes by the book juga, bukan akal dia saja)