Holy Prison (Love For Iqlima)
Chapter 23: The Fiery Oration
The savage eyes of the citizens highlighted Yahya and Iqlima who were alone in the room with the door locked.
“Dik, we're framed!” Lirih Yahya's. Either Iqlima heard it or not. But the girl slowly backed away. The citizens advanced, they held Yahya's hand dragging him out. Yahya's eyes could see that they were also dragging Iqlima.
“Stop!” Yahya's screams are unbearable. But his voice was defeated by the loud voice of the citizens who were blatantly judging them.
“Chip them! Pezina don't be forgiven!!”
“Sikaattt!!”
“Don't let your guard down on adulterers!! Give the punishment according to syari’at Islam!” Provocator warms. The atmosphere is getting out of control.
From the shoulder of the road, Maryam suddenly appeared with a shocked face. Plastic bags containing bread and various snacks that are held by him regardless of hands until they fall scattered. Yahya glanced at him. Iqlima is still thrashing. Mary nodded in disbelief.
“Iqfive! Don't thrash!” Yahya's word is trying to reach Iqlima's hearing. The transaction is also free. The thrashing will hurt him more. At least, that's what Yahya thought. They were paraded to the field.
“That's them on the pole! We wait for Mr Keuchik to arrive to impose what punishment is suitable for the adulterers!” Shouting provocateurs. Other people are supportive.
A black Pajero Sport car stopped at a location not far from the crowd. Door glass lowered. The man in the car took his car.
“How are things at the location?”
“They're tied with a rope, Mister!”
“Good! Don't let go! Arrange for the two of them to get whipped 100 times each! Don't let go! Counting as an initial punishment for putting my son in jail! Next punishment? I still think about it! Hahahaha”
“Ready Mr Ampon!” Ampon Din nodded.
“But Ampon, if they are married how?”
“I don’t care. You think I care? The important thing is to get them whipped! May you die!” Sangar Ampon Din's face looked satisfied.
“Good. Execute!”
“Good!” Ampon Din raised one corner of his lips upwards.
It takes a smart brain to take down an opponent. Gumam Ampon Din's. His car was taken away from the crowd.
“Release us!” Say Yahya with hardened jaws.
“Release?! Hahahaha Hahahaha” Sound of laughter blaring.
“Should adulterers like you be paraded and humiliated around the village! It's still good you guys are just tied up on the goalposts! Wait a few more moments! May you endure the pain of the whip!” Citizen's law.
“Fear you..The indecent deeds you do will invite the wrath of God!” The old men who stared incisively at them.
In their eyes, Yahya and Iqlima are nothing more than a pair of human beings who are in love but by being on an illegitimate path.
Cuiii. Someone spit right in Yahya's face. This handsome young man closed his eyes growing furious.
A group of people suddenly came in droves carrying a bucket of foul smelling water. It smells so bad. At the same time, Mr. Keuchik arrived.
“Which ones fornicate?” The village chief looked at Yahya and Iqlima's face fixedly.
“So you guys who deliberately visit people's villages just to fornicate?!”
“Pak, they should we whip! If left unchecked, when can Islamic law be enforced?” Cuit residents who had been intensively pumping. Mr. Keuchik nodded his head in agreement.
“Siram water-water got this to their body!!” Shouting citizens. Tense atmosphere. They lifted buckets ready to water. Yahya's throat was blocked. But suddenly, though,
“اِنَّمَا السَّبِيْلُ عَلَى الَّذِيْنَ يَظْلِمُوْنَ النَّاسَ وَيَبْغُوْنَ فِى الْاَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّۗ. اُولٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ
Verily, the fault is only in those who wronged mankind and transgressed on earth without (heeding) the truth. They had a painful torment” Iqlima shouted out loud reciting the contents of Surah Asy-Shura verse 42 with gasps. This piece from the verse al-Qur’an managed to stop their movement. Almost, a split second.
“You people believe! You know syari’at! Why are you even shalim?! Do you understand the law or not?!” Iqlima was still shouting loudly. Yahya. He did not expect someone as soft as Iqlimabisa to speak loudly again fiery.
“Hahahaha... China! Shutup! Do not break the sanctity of the holy verse of al-Qur’an with your filthy mouth!”
Chum-chh. With great courage Iqlima spat in the face of the man.
“Badness!!” The man who was spat on by Iqlima was about to slap him.
“Shortly!” Mr. Keuchik holds the hands of his citizens who are already controlled by anger. Iqlima looked at him sharply and continued his words.
“IN SHARI'AT ISLAM based on Surah An-Nur verse 4, someone accused others of committing adultery must by bringing in 4 witnesses. All righty! You guys came in a lot. But did any of you see us committing adultery?”
“How was our position when you found out? Are we committing adultery??! Answer!!” Iqlima. The sound of his voice filled the field. Hearing Iqlima's words, the citizens stared at each other.
“Honored fathers and Mothers.Terms to be carried out caning must be with the provisions of the law of Al-Ishalah which is to witness firsthand the act of adultery! 4 Witnesses who actually saw it. Then the witness swore an oath to his testimony! We're not doing anything! Our position is also not close!”
“Stopp!” The screams of the provocateurs were heard again.
“Citizens... Don't listen to the jokes! He's protecting himself! He was afraid to be whipped!!! Ignore the words!!” Provocators are no less in action. Iqlima doesn't care about it. This woman thought it did not exist. He continued his oration.
“DAN... Accusing a good person of committing adultery but that is all unproven, will incur a penalty of 80 lashes! Call the Syari Service’at Islam here! Call Wilayatul Hisbah (Syari Police’ah)! Don't be a vigilante!! I'll get all of you!!!” Iqlima is getting fiery. The youth provocateur had trouble swallowing his saliva.
“Then, If not for adultery, why are you alone with locking the room door?!” Sambar other residents.
“Pak, being in the same room, of course there is a reason behind it. That thing is wrong. At first glance we look guilty. But that doesn't mean that you can accuse us of adultery! What if we get framed? Alright.. suppose we accidentally lock the door, assume we are alone intentionally, but that's the name is not adultery but khalwat!” Terang Iqlima continued his oration. The atmosphere was silent for a moment.
“What is the punishment for people who are dating? According to Qanun Jinayat, people who have sex get a whip sentence of at most 10 times or a fine of at most 100 grams of gold or imprisonment for at most 10 months. While according to customary sanctions, the khalwat perpetrators are subject to penalties in the form of reprimands, advice, apologies, fines, expulsion and so on. I do not condone khalwat's actions! But khalwat who how did get such a punishment?!”
“Do you believe we have been in that room for a long time. Wallahi, I swear in the name of God, I just went into the room and locked it. I didn't know there was a Yahya bang in the room, because he was in the bathroom that was in the room. If you don't believe me, you can call the police to check! All right, I'll also charge you with false charges! On unfounded accusations!! You will be whipped 80 times lashes!!!” The mood is getting tense.
“Pak, Mom... You are so glorifying the sharia but do not know how to run the shari’at itself! To be honest, these accusations severely tarnish our self-esteem! We are not citizens of Blang Oi, we are guests. We are guests protected by our host. You should ask the host why we were there, not judge us unilaterally!!!" Iqlima decorated with remnants of his power. Silenced citizens. Iqlima's words were so bewitching.
“Open their rope ties! Hurry along!!! Who brashly dares to tie them up?!” Tell Mr. Keuchik howling.
Yahya. From earlier he watched the oration of Iqlima with his mouth open. Who would have thought, a young girl who was thought to be fragile could be so brave. His knowledge of law is no joke either. Iqlima is a girl who has just finished high school.
“Son, we can talk about this carefully! Please don't report us to the sharia police!” Mr. Keuchik softened. Yahya's eyes immediately shimmered in search of Maryam's whereabouts. While Iqlima, the netra is circulating looking for the existence of the owner of the house. However, this problem is not yet resolved.
“Short…. A minute!!” A man suddenly broke through the crowd surrounding Yahya and Iqlima.
“You may be able to escape the punishment of adultery or the punishment of khalwat. But you two still have to get married! You should get married today at KUA!”
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