Rational_Mind
Ahmadi Muslim
A celebrity Saudi preacher accused of raping, torturing and killing his five-year-old daughter has reportedly been released from custody after agreeing to pay blood money
Fayhan al-Ghamdi had been accused of killing his daughter Lama, who suffered multiple injuries including a crushed skull, broken back, broken ribs, a broken left arm and extensive bruising and burns
Fayhan al-Ghamdi admitted using a cane and cables to inflict the injuries after doubting his five-year-old daughters virginity and taking her to a doctor,
Albawaba News reported the judge as saying: "Blood money and the time the defendant had served in prison since Lama's death suffices as punishment."
Fayhan al-Ghamdi, who regularly appears on television in Saudi Arabia, is said to have agreed to pay £31,000 to Lamas mother.
The money is considered compensation under Islamic law, although it is only half the amount that would have been paid had Lama been a boy.
Despite Saudi Arabias famously strict legal system, Women to Drive say fathers cannot be executed for murdering their children in the country. Equally, husbands cannot be executed for murdering their wives.
Saudi preacher who 'raped and tortured' his five -year-old daughter to death is released after paying 'blood money' - Middle East - World - The Independent
What he was trying to state is that Islam is not defined by conduct of people claiming to be Muslims. But by its scripture. Extremists exist in every religion, their views shouldn't define Islam. In my opinion, it may offend others, but conduct of Saudis Arabia is far from Islamic. Most western countries tend to be more Islamic than the ones claiming to be Islamic. The west benefited from Islam that brought them out of the middle ages, after Spain fell the talent acquired under Muslim rule spread to the west.