“Asked if the Taliban will return to the harsh punishments, such as public executions, amputations and stoning, it had adopted when it ruled between 1996 and 2001, he said that punishments outlined in the Quran and Sunnah and agreed to by scholars of the nation are not described as harsh or inhumane.”
He’s right. If stonings, amputations, and jihad warfare against unbelievers are Allah’s law, and if Allah is real, then they aren’t harsh or inhumane. But the fact that so many people, including many Muslims, see them as such is an indication that there is a higher law beyond Sharia, of which the human heart is aware, however dimly.
“Taliban Spokesman to Asharq Al-Awsat: Our Rule Will be Islamic, We Have Learned from the Past,” by Mohammed Elshafey, Asharq Al-Awsat, August 24, 2021 (thanks to Henry):
Dr. Mohammad Naim, a spokesperson for the Taliban’s political office, stressed that his movement has sent out assurances within Afghanistan, the neighboring region and international community that the country will not be a platform to threaten the security of other nations….
Asked how much the movement has changed since it ruled Afghanistan the first time back in 1996 and imposed harsh daily restrictions on the people, Naim replied that the foundations of the movement’s ideology are based on religion.
The movement wants an independent Islamic system based on Sharia law, he explained. This system will achieve justice, end oppression, provide security, unite the country, foster fraternity between the Muslim Afghan people, preserve everyone’s rights, achieve economic and social prosperity and establish positive relations with all countries.
These goals have never changed, he stressed.
The “Emirate” has learned a lot in the past 20 years. It has bolstered its experience in politics and the military, cultural, education and social fields, he went to say, remarking that the world has also largely changed as well throughout that time.
Asked when the Taliban will impose Sharia law in Afghanistan, Naim replied that the implementation of Sharia is not limited to penalties against crimes, theft and drinking alcohol.
Sharia means religion becomes a way of life in terms of creed, worship, behavior and morals. It becomes part of the people’s individual, social, political, economic and cultural lives, he stated. The system is responsible for providing the people with security and opportunities in all fields.
The first thing the future system will implement is fulfill the goal the Afghan people have strived for for over 40 years and that is the establishment of an Islamic system under which they can live in security, safety and dignity, he said….
The new government will meet its expectations and will be the real product of their jihad and sacrifices, he stated.
Looking beyond the Afghan borders, Naim said the Taliban was hoping to establish strong relations with all Islamic and Arab countries and ties of friendship with all world countries. The Taliban and Arab-Islamic countries enjoy bonds of creed, religion, history and geography, as well as joint interests, he noted.
Moreover, he stressed that Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam and the qibla of Muslims, and so it holds a major position in the Muslim nation.
Meanwhile, other countries, such as China, Russia and Germany and some members of the European Union, have started to send “positive” messages towards the “Emirate”, which it appreciates, revealed Naim.
The Taliban also boasts good relations with all of its neighbors and it wants to expand them further. The movement had previously expressed its keenness on establishing normal relations with all countries, especially neighboring ones. The “Emirate” has received positive messages from neighbors, including China, Pakistan and Iran.
Commenting on the US pullout from Afghanistan, he said foreigners cannot remain in a country that is not their own. The Taliban was confident that the foreign forces would withdraw from the country.
Turning to the Taliban’s approach towards extremist groups, such as al-Qaeda, he stressed that the “Emirate” had pledged to all countries that Afghanistan will not serve as a platform for operations that threaten the security of any country. “We are committed to this. We do not meddle in the affairs of others and will not allow others to meddle in ours.”
On the role of women in Afghanistan, Naim said the “Emirate” had underscored its keenness on educating women and their right to hold jobs. This should all, however, take place according to Sharia law and the values of the Afghan people.
Asked if the people will grow accustomed to the Taliban, he stated that the people are Muslim and they know the rules of Islam. The people are proud of their religion, values, morals and nation. Islam is no stranger to the people, who have throughout history made sacrifices for the religion. This is secret to no one.
The “Emirate” is widely accepted by the majority of the people and the popular celebrations that welcomed the mujahedeen when they swept through Afghan cities is evidence of that, he noted.
The enemies are those who vilify the “Islamic Emirate” and who work on tarnishing its image, he stressed. Those who have been deceived by these claims have since opened their eyes to the truth.
The war is over, declared Naim. Now is the time for peace, in spite of some lingering problems. Kabul will be ruled by a just and fair Islamic system that meets the demands of the Muslim Afghan people.
Asked if the Taliban will return to the harsh punishments, such as public executions, amputations and stoning, it had adopted when it ruled between 1996 and 2001, he said that punishments outlined in the Quran and Sunnah and agreed to by scholars of the nation are not described as harsh or inhumane.
The “Emirate” does not impose such punishments, but God does, he clarified, citing evidence in the Quran, Sunnah teachings and by scholars….
Malcolm (South Afric) says
Reports of U S Aircraft are taking ground fire. This is moving to something greater than a disaster.
Michael Copeland says
Inhumane?
“”Jihad is not inhumane, despite its necessary violence and bloodshed, its ultimate desire is peace which is protected ..by the rule of law.”
Ibrahim Sulaiman, modern Islamic scholar
VICTOR COWEN says
Have these oiks told their pals and fellow killers this? …Just asking…
Wellington says
From an American constitutional perspective, Sharia horribly violates the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech and freedom of religion (freedom of the press too and the freedom to petition the government without fear of reprisal), the Eighth Amendment which bans “cruel and unusual punishment,” and the Fourteenth Amendment which guarantees “equal protection under the law.” There are other violations by Sharia of American constitutional rights (e.g., due process), but here I think it was enough to list “merely” three of them.
Sharia v. the American Constitution. I strongly assert that one is replete with wisdom, the capacity to become more inclusive and adapt accordingly, and to be able to protect basic human rights. I strongly assert that the other is antithetical to human rights, even horribly so at times. I think by now most every regular JW commenter knows which one I choose, which one I think is beneficial to mankind, and which one is a prescription for the closing of the mind and all kinds of other horrible repressions though masquerading as something good.
Oh yes, one more “matter.” Sharia, as with Islam in general, regularly functions in parasite mode. The American Constitution has nothing to do with parasitism. Nothing whatsoever.
This is all.
savvyone says
Wellington, very true. But Muslims are working hard in the U.S. to change our laws over to Sha’ria. Ilhan Omar, mouthpiece of CAIR, is especially working on that! She is a fool and we are fool’s for letting her get away with her nonsense.
We need to contact our congressman to urge them to do SOMETHING!
gravenimage says
+1
tim gallagher says
I would say that, from the point of view of any civilised and decent human being, Sharia law is completely inhumane and extremely harsh. As Robert Spencer says, up above, if stoning people to death, amputations, etc, are considered to be quite humane and acceptable, as they plainly are in minds of the knuckle dragging subhuman vermin who make up the Taliban, then barbaric Sharia law is just fine and dandy. The clash of the civilised world of decent human being versus the foul and evil mentality of totally barbaric islam and its knuckle dragging adherents is what this is all about. But, hey, we are constantly being told that islam deserves to be respected. Islam deserves no respect from any decent human being and Sharia law is nothing but a leftover from primitive mankind and its vicious, inhumane way of life. On this evil scumbag, Dr whatever, if you are a sadistic monster, which he must be, then, of course, Sharia is not harsh or inhumane
savvyone says
Wellington, very true. But Muslims are working hard in the U.S. to change our laws over to Sha’ria. Ilhan Omar, mouthpiece of CAIR, is especially working on that! She is a fool and we are fool’s for letting her get away with her nonsense.
We need to contact our congressman to urge them to do SOMETHING!
Wellington says
Problem is, savvyone, that most in the American Congress are willfully ignorant of Islam, virtually all Democrats and at least a simple majority of Republicans.
The American Congress has become as blind about Islam as the British Parliament was about American grievances on the eve of the American Revolution. Different kinds of blindness to be sure, but ignorance is ignorance no matter what “flavor” one is “tasting.”
Man never learns. Individuals learn, but man in the aggregate never learns. For proof of this collective verity just look at the state of the world today—yes, all across the globe. Beyond sad. Beyond tragic.
Man is an idiot with a few bright spots here and there. Always has been this way and I fear it will always remain this way. The very continuance of Islam, a simply horrible belief system, plus rubes aplenty in the West trying via critical theory, critical race theory, et al., to ruin the greatest civilization of all time, i.e., Western Civilization, serves as ipso facto evidence that the Homo sapiens species in toto is a moronic species. I take no delight in stating all this but I can, a la Luther at Worms, do no other.
somehistory says
Boil it all down and this is what you get: mozlums don’t use the same “dictionary” that everyone else uses.
Just as they don’t use the Bible, the True Word from our Creator, to define their way of life, their morals, their mercy, etc., they don’t use the same meanings for normal every day words.
Their book of filth is straight from satan the devil and is contradictory to what the Bible tells us about God.
Just as they don’t view any non-mozlum as “innocent”…we are all lower than dirt…lower than their own females, which is about as low as one can get and still be a breathing creature.
When mozlums say, “I won’t kill you,” the next word in their mind is “until” followed by any number of things…I want to, I get ready, my knife is sharpened, …
“Harsh”? We see the treatment of making women dress in garbage bags head to toe as “harsh.”
“Inhumane”? Name just about any thing the mozlum male can think to do or read in his book of filth that his fake prophet…the mass-murdering, raper of children, sex-mad slave trader, lying sack of slug refuse, evil son of satan the devil…heard from his father the devil, and then see just how much of what these sons of demons are doing and plan to do is “inhumane.”
Infidel says
Muslims worldwide who are hailing the Taliban victory, be it in UK, Canada, India or anywhere else, are finally being intellectually honest. All these years, they were lying and claiming that al Qaeda/Taliban/ISIS don’t represent true islam. But finally, when the Taliban returns to power in Afghanistan, they suddenly have no qualms about declaring where their loyalties lie
That’s why I agree w/ what Gen Michael Flynn said today on Newsmax’s ‘The Balance’, which Carl Higby was guest-hosting. He said that he didn’t care about anyone except American citizens, and finally, someone I agree w/. Yeah, have a carveout for interpreters and people who actually worked hand in hand w/ our forces, but put that in muslim countries like the Emirates or Saudi Arabia. Of the other Afghans, it’s not our job to evict them anywhere, least of all to western countries. B/w them and the Taliban, let them play the game of
Jim says
This to me is like giving the Nazis control of Europe and pulling all the troops out. And then asking humbly for safe passage for Jews and Americans, but only if it is not too much to ask. What next? Is the pope going to confer sainthood on Biden?
gravenimage says
Taliban spokesman: Afghanistan to be ‘independent Islamic system based on Sharia,’ which is not ‘harsh or inhumane’
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As these pious Muslims see it, there is nothing inhumane in using little girls as sex slaves nor in setting a woman on fire for “bad cooking”–things the Taliban had done in just the past few days.
OLD GUY says
Sharia NOT harsh or inhumane.
Swimming with alligators isn’t dangerous either.
If iIslam and sharia become the rule of the world, I feel sorry for our future generations, their lives will be brutal.