As we know there is no punishment for political views and differences any where in world that has secular government. Everybody is free to speak, think and talk even if it is against the religion except Islam and Allah.
I will refer to Quran for explaining how Faraon treated their oppositions more than 4000 years ago.
Sureh 26 (Al-Shoara), Verse 49: Faraon threaten his opposition of cutting their leg and hand in opposit direction and execution
Sureh 20 (Taha), Verse 71: Faraon talk to his opposition: I will cut your hand and leg in opposite direction, hung you from the trees or kill you.
Sureh 7 (Al-Aaraf), Verse 124: Faraon: I will cut your hand and leg in opposite direction or execute you.
Allah's punishment for his opposition
Sureh 5 (Al-Maedeh), Verse 33: People who fight against Allah (opposition) and his messenger (Mohammad) in short unbelievers has to be either execution, killed or cut their hand and leg in opposite (e.g. right hand and left leg or left hand and right leg) or they have to exiled from their home town. This is the punishment for in this life and their punishment is even more in the life after the death.
Conclusion:In Quran Allah is referring to Faraon's punishment law for his opposition. This proves that Allah has copied Faraon law from more than 4000 years ago while Allah had discouragement tone when was referring to Faraon and his behavior towards the opposition. If we carefully read Quran in more than 90% talks about preventing opposition to talk, think or criticize Allah, Mohammad and his followers. If anybody does he/she will consider (Mohareb) which means fight against Allah. Therefore above punishment will be performed which is happening in countries like Iran. Any opposition is considered "Mohareb" and being executed, tortured, raped,... just because they have a different view in any form (political, civil rights, economical,...).
Lets talk about Hammurabi judicial law from 4000 years ago and find the similarities with Allah (Islam) laws. An Epigraph was found more than 100 years ago near Baghdad in Iraq 2.5 meter high and it is translated. This epigraph is written in the name of Hammurabi king. This epigraph contain of 1114 lines, 16 paragraph and 282 judicial laws. Hebrew scholars borrowed 10 commandments from Hammurabi law. 2600 years later Allah inspired Mohammad with the similar law as Hammurabi law.
To read more about Hammurabi law please click to below URL. http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/CODE.HTM
We will compare some Hammurabi law and Allah's law.
Allah law from 1400 years ago: Sureh 2 (AL-baghareh), verse 178. O you who believes, Punishment (revenge) has been prescribed for you in the case of murdered people: the freeman for the freeman, and the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. And for him who is forgiven somewhat by his (injured) brother, prosecution according to usage and payment unto him in kindness. This is an alleviation and a mercy from your Lord. He who transgressed after this will have a painful doom. Verse 179: And there is life for you in retaliation, O men of understanding, that ye may ward off (evil). Note: As you read above Allah called the retaliation "life". This is an interesting point that there are many reason for murder but how can you call retaliation "life". Allah teaches the worst judicial law and called the people who shall execute this law "wisdom and men of understanding".
Hammurabi code from 4000 years ago: code 196:If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out. An eye for an eye Code 197: If he break another man's bone, his bone shall be broken. Code 198: If he put out the eye of a freed man, or break the bone of a freed man, he shall pay one gold Mina. Code 229: If a builder build a house for some one, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built fall in and kill its owner, then that builder shall be put to death. Code 230: If it kill the son of the owner the son of that builder shall be put to death. Note: Code 230 is being executed in some Muslim countries today (A code of 4000 years ago).
Note: Hammurabi code explained different type of murders and situation but the punishment law in Quran is very generic.
Conclusion: Allah judicial law is a copy from Hammurabi law in 4000 years ago. ==================================================================== Law of stoning:
Stoning law for men or women who had sexual relation with other than their husband/wife. Please see YouTube for stoning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPqNCr8KKdU
Hammurabi law from 4000 years ago: Code 153: If the wife of one man on account of another man has their mates (her husband and the other man's wife) murdered, both of them shall be impaled.
Coping the law from 4000 years ago and executing this barbarian law after 2600 years in the name of Allah and even in 21st century is a question mark. How people can watch and tolerate this barbarian act?
==================================================================== Hammurabi law is even more progressive than Allah law Allah law for polygamy:
Sureh 4 (Al-Nesa), Verse 3: Men are allowed to marry 4 Muslim women and unlimited women who are captured during war or slaves. Hammurabi law from 4000 years ago:
Code 144: If a man take a wife and this woman give her husband a maid-servant, and she bear him children, but this man wishes to take another wife, this shall not be permitted to him; he shall not take a second wife.
Conclusion: Although the Hammurabi law is not even executable in today's life but if you compare with the Allah law then you will find the Hammurabi law from 4000 years ago is more progressive than a Allah law which came 2600 years after. ==================================================================== Alimony Law: Allah Alimony law: Sureh 2 (Al-Bagareh), Verse 229 to 237: Men shall pay the alimony to women based on his income and nothing is mentioned or specified for children alimony even in detail such as Hammurabi law.
Hammurabi law for Alimony from 4000 years ago:
Code 137:If a man wish to separate from a woman who has borne him children, or from his wife who has borne him children: then he shall give that wife her dowry, and a part the field, garden, and property, so that she can rear her children. When she has brought up her children, a portion of all that is given to the children, equal as that of one son, shall be given to her. She may then marry the man of her heart. Code 138: If a man wishes to separate from his wife who has borne him no children, he shall give her the amount of her purchase money and the dowry which she brought from her father's house, and let her go. Code 139: If there was no purchase price he shall give her one Mina of gold as a gift of release. Code 140: If he be a freed man he shall give her one-third of a Mina of gold.
Conclusion: If we compare Allah law and Hammurabi law there is no measure in Allah law and nothing specified except in very generic form the alimony is based on income while Hammurabi law is more practical even it was 2600 years before Allah law. If you pay attention Allah law for alimony talks more about Allah and men than about the alimony law and its detail.
==================================================================== Law for punishing prison personnel if they act injustice
Allah law: There is no law for injustice acts by prison personnel. Hammurabi law from 4000 years ago:
Code 116:If the prisoner die in prison from blows or maltreatment, the master of the prisoner shall convict the merchant before the judge. If he was a free-born man, the son of the merchant shall be put to death; if it was a slave, he shall pay one-third of a Minna of gold, and all that the master of the prisoner gave he shall forfeit.
Allah forgot about this important law to make sure the prison personnel don't act injustice and their punishment if the act injustice.
==================================================================== Law for punishing thieves I did some research but could not find similarity between Allah's law and Hammurabi or Faraon law for punishing thieves. Therefore I can conclude this is the only law that is from Allah without coping from others and shows his creativity.
Sureh 5 (Al-Maedeh), Verse 38: As for the thief, both male and female, cut off their hands. It is the reward of their own deeds, an exemplary punishment from Allah. Allah is Mighty, Wise.
Usually people who steal are hungry or they need to be educated or get help to stop stealing. Allah should give them two more hand (symbolic hand) in order to survive and bring the bread for their family not making them handicap so they will be more dependable to others for their daily life. Even if the thief realize that stealing is not right after cutting his/her hand has not chance to work and live normal life.
