pictory: Stoning a Woman For Adultery During Qajar Era Depicted in Painting

pictory: Stoning a Woman For Adultery During Qajar Era Depicted in Painting
by Darius Kadivar
20-Feb-2010
 

Stoning Women for Adultery is not a phenomena invented by the Islamic Republic. It already existed in different periods in our history except under the Pahlavi Kings thanks to their emancipation laws. This Qajar painting depicts one such scenes.(circa 19th century)

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I wonder if there are hidden messages in this painting.  For one, the woman’s top is so sheer that her navel seems to be showing through.  It could indicate that she might have just been dragged out of her house without being given a chance to cover up properly.  Also, the only man in a turban (rightmost) is serving the mob stones on a platter.  I can’t tell if he’s a religious figure or just another duty-bound brave soul in the crowd.

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Horrible scene

by Azadeh Azad on

Thank you, dear Darius, for posting this. 

I had not seen this painting before. A bunch of despicable men torturing to death a helpless woman in public. They were following their Islamic law, but I'm sure they didn't have four male witnesses (or 8 female witnesses) to at least "justify" their crime in the eyes of their Allah.

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