Home/Politics Why flogging?!Read2 minutes -Thursday 2025/03/06 - 11:40News Code:14530Share In a time when, in the words of Jamal al-Din al-'Urfi, "From the catapult of the sky, the stone of sedition rains Ahmad Zeidabadi wrote on his Telegram channel:In a time when, in the words of Jamal al-Din Orfi, "the stone of sedition rains from the catapult of the sky", Mehdi Yarrahi has been flogged 74 lashes for what some media outlets close to the government have claimed is "possession and drinking alcohol"! And a hundred blessings from the kind of religiosity that also sees history through the window of its harsh temperament!In the life of the great men of Islam, it has been commanded to ignore and conceal sins such as adultery and drinking alcohol. Searching to discover these cases is one of the great sins and is explicitly forbidden and condemned by the Qur'an! But in the exact opposite direction, searching and covering up people's personal affairs during the Islamic Republic seems to have been at the top of the duties! There is a famous narration from the late Mr. Mar'ashi Najafi in this regard, which is not worth mentioning here. There is no limit or punishment for it in the Qur'an. What is mentioned in the Sunnah is the punishment for being drunk in public and disturbing people.As the late Mr. Montazeri said, these types of rulings are subjective, not methodical. In other words, it must be subjected to new ijtihad in accordance with the general conscience of the people of this era. Just as the amputation of the hands and feet of bandits, the execution of the rulings of the dhimmis, stoning, etc., have been practically abandoned, it is necessary to remove "flogging" from the circle of punishment.I have written before that imposing the punishment of flogging for many crimes as ta'zir has no other result than discrediting the government. The execution of this punishment, as I myself have witnessed in prison, at least in the case of ordinary prisoners, has taken on a completely theatrical aspect, but its propaganda effect knows no bounds. Take less than a minute, register and share your opinion under this post.Insulting or inciting messages will be deleted.Sign UpComming Up Next Mehdi Sanaei was the Advisor to the President and the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President. Regardless of the reason for his distancing from the President's inner circle, it is better to clarify whether his resignation applies to both positions.خواندن 1 minute Behrouz Khan, greetings. What does the "winning combination" of the Chief of the General Staff, the Coordinating Deputy, and the Chief of the Staff of the Artesh (AJA)—ignoring the Commander-in-Chief of the Army—indicate?خواندن 1 minute Will Ayatollah Khamenei, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, grant Sardar Ahmad Vahidi any mission other than his current position—namely, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces?خواندن 1 minute Regardless of the text, the transcript was interesting; it was cc'd to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education and to Mr. Inanloo, the Director General of the President's Office, but the president's office of where?خواندن 1 minute Reunification of the War Headquarters and Command?خواندن 1 minuteMost ReadMemories of Akbar Hashemi - February 20, 2000 - Meeting with Abdullah Jasbi and Concerns About Election ResultsMovie / Where is Commander Morteza Talaie?Akbar Hashemi's memoirs - 1999 September 10 - The two-person political negotiations with Vaez Tabasi continued until he was escorted to Tehran, where Hashemi apparently decided to seriously participate in the sixth parliamentary elections.The records of the recent periods of the Islamic Council showed that the parliament is not in charge of affairs and cannot interfere or pass resolutions on the authority of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces at any level, let alone supervise.What will be the future of Iran with the announced candidates for the presidential election? / Conversation with Dr. Taghi Azad AramakiCan I feel tired with you?A Basiji veterinarian was appointed head of the health network instead of an otolaryngologist.Akbar Hashemi's memoirs - 1999 September 5 - The meeting of the senior managers of the judiciary with Hashemi Rafsanjani and their complaint about the neglect of Hashemi Shahroudi, the new head of the judiciary, continues.Memories of Akbar Hashemi - 1999 September 7 - In continuation of the efforts of the late Vaez Tabasi, who used to encourage Hashemi to participate in the elections in frequent meetings, this time he also met with Hashemi.Akbar Hashemi's memories - 1999 September 9 - Continued visits to the belongings, buildings and works of Astan Quds