CUTTING THE HANDS OF A THIEF - NO ORDINARY THIEF
CUTTING THE HANDS OF A THIEF - NO ORDINARY THIEF ৫:৩৮ وَالسَّارِقُ وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا جَزَاءً بِمَا كَسَبَا 👈نَكَالًا مِنَ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ চোৰ আৰু চুৰুণী নাৰীৰ সিহঁত উভয়ৰে হাত কাটি দিয়া, এয়া সিহঁতৰ কৃতকৰ্মৰ ফল আৰু আল্লাহৰ তৰফৰ পৰা শিক্ষণীয় শাস্তিস্বৰূপ; আৰু আল্লাহ মহা পৰাক্ৰমশালী, প্ৰজ্ঞাময়। ।।।। Unfortunately, much is made of this verse and its perceived 'barbarism' by those unduly critical of Quranic passages. Let us note the verse in full: 005:038 “As for the male thief and the female thief, cut off (Arabic: fa-iqta'u) their hands (as) a recompense for what they have earned: a punishment by way of example (Arabic: Nakalan) from God and God is Exalted in power” Many Muslims and apologetics advance explanations to draw away from what the cutting of the hands actually imply in this verse and attempt to soften its interpretation to slit, partially cut etc. Others explain th...