“An Indonesian man who worked for a clerical organization that advises a local government on Islamic law has been caned in public for adultery….Mukhlis bin Muhammad, a member of the Aceh Ulema Council (MPU), was caned 28 times.”
And the irony is that he was publicly whipped for breaking the adultery law that he helped draw up.
“Indonesia is home to a number of religious and ethnic minorities and has been seen as an example of how democracy and Islam can co-exist. But rising conservatism has in recent years spurred religious intolerance there.”
The term “born again Muslims” is now being used to describe those who are shifting Indonesian society to ground it in “conservative Islam” — a trend that is rapidly growing.
Coexistence between democracy and normative Islam is not possible. It is only possible when the sharia, regarded as divine Islamic law, is rejected.
“Indonesian from Islamic advisory body caned for adultery,” Reuters, November 1, 2019:
BANDA ACEH — An Indonesian man who worked for a clerical organization that advises a local government on Islamic law has been caned in public for adultery, an official said.
Mukhlis bin Muhammad, 46, a member of the Aceh Ulema Council (MPU), was caned 28 times on Thursday in a public park by a religious officer, the official said.
The woman he had the sexual relationship with was flogged, also in public, receiving 23 lashes.
The punishments took place in ultra-conservative Aceh, the sole province in Indonesia – the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation – that applies sharia law. It was granted autonomy in 2001.
Public floggings and canings – which many Acehnese support – have become common there since they were introduced in 2005, and are administered for a range of offenses also including theft and gambling. The province outlawed homosexuality in 2014.
MPU advised the Aceh government in drafting its current version of sharia. Muhammad’s role in the organization was not disclosed.
Husaini Wahab, a senior official in Aceh Besar district, said canings were meant to serve as a reminder to locals to adhere to the Islamic criminal code.
Michael Copeland says
Ilhan Omar… Are you there? ……Hello?
FYI says
muslims don’t get IRONY.
islam:the religion of “peace”?
islam is the most violent religion in the World.
They can’t even figure that one out.Nor the following:
The “perfect” koran{with all those errors in it},the “prophet” who was definitely not any kind of actual prophet and who failed the Poison Test revealing himself to be false as allah didn’t bother to save him.
It is known that muhammed,the holiest man that ever lived,stoned women for Adultery {Muslim 4206}:yet,this is the same man who was caught in Adultery with Mary the Copt!
Infidel says
Yeah, when I read these news stories about Mohammedans, the irony factor is one of the things I look for – to get a good laugh. Which I did in this case.
Only regret – this cleric didn’t get something to earn himself a death sentence
toomanyhobbies says
can you say KARMA ?
Michael Copeland says
Ilhan Omar? Are you there? Hello? Hello-o-o?
FYI says
I tried the same trick with “pope” francis,the “listening pope of the listening church” who doesn’t listen,especially to his catholics:Perhaps like omar he CHOOSES not to listen,not to hear ,just as islamic apologists CHOOSE not to see all the ERRORS in the koran* which show it to be an IMPERFECT book and thus allah’s word is IMPERFECT meaning the koran is false as imperfections cannot come from allah{who must be PERFECT,right?}
If you ever see ex-muslims versus islamic fanatics you will see the latter cannot see or hear either.
Exmuslims{who i fully support be they atheist,agnostic,humanist etc}are reasonable and educated using sensible intelligent arguments.The islamic fanatics are pathetic,ill-educated,social failures who knowingly use silly arguments which they surely know to be false and what cracks me up about them is that they always claim they keep winning their “debates”,often posting their “victories” on YT with titles like
{ex-muslim}Destroyed,{Christian apologist}Career Ended when clearly that is not actually the case.
*In koran 4:82 allah says about the koran “If it had been from other than allah they would have found therein much incongruity”
Laughably,the koran is FULL of “much incongruity”{Jews don’t believe in any ‘Ezra is the son of allah” k9:30,Jesus did NOT have the Gospel k5:46..and definitely NOT whilst a baby in a crib k19:29-30 etc,Mary is not part of the Trinity,”Abraham was not a Jew” k3:67 etc}….which means by allah’s own criterion,the koran must come from “other than allah” as such ERRORS contradict the idea that allah is perfect.
allah{“the BEST of deceivers” k3:54}:it’s his little joke..
Michael Copeland says
Joint Decision-Maker.
We know that muslims are the “best of peoples”, because they “enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong”, K3:110. When a matter has been decided they have no option in their decision, K33:36.
The question is: ”Who did the forbidding and the deciding?”
The answer in each case is “Allah and his Messenger”. Note “and”. Allah’s word does not say “Allah OR his Messenger”: Allah’s word says “Allah AND his Messenger”. The only conclusion is that Allah had a Joint Decision-Maker, a partner in deciding and forbidding.
Allah is not supposed to have a partner. This is shirk.
WPM says
Ihan Omar would be stoned to death in her native land for being accused of adultery with her white boy toy non-Moslem employee .
Phil Copson says
“Ihan Omar would be stoned to death in her native land for being accused of adultery with her white boy toy non-Moslem employee ….”
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Yes – but what is the penalty for marrying your own brother ? (apart from Ilhan not being able to complain to her mother about how she doesn’t get along with her mother-in-law, of course….)
(Mind you, it could all been an innocent mistake, as we have the expert testimony of no less an authority than top-racist Rashida Tlaib that non-white people are extraordinarily difficult to tell apart…..? )
Oldone says
Ain’t Karma a bitch!!!!!!!
cory says
The first thing that popped into my mind when I read the article was: Judge not lest you be judged.+
Cory says
The only “christians” (sic) Mohamed would have know at that time were the Gnostics, that is, heretics. Not a solid foundation to evaluate Christianity and base one’s religion (Islam) on.
Angemon says
Should have gotten a harsher punishment to serve as an example…
I’d like to know more about this specific case – there are cases where women go to the police to report a rape and they end up being arrested for admitting to “adultery” – i.e., having sex outside marriage.
gravenimage says
Indonesia: Muslim cleric publicly flogged for adultery under islamic law he helped draw up
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Hoist on his own petard…
Paul J says
Not high enough though.