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by Ahmed_225 on November 24th, 2009
no it's not barbaric...it's the god wisedom
this is the only solution to protect your money and your life .. i love this nice verse that god explain why he order us to (kill who kill and cut the hand that steal)
2:179 ((And there is (a saving of) life for you in Al-Qisas (the Law of Equality in punishment), O men of understanding, that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V.2:2)))
the verse in Arabic is mush nicer .. it's written in the way like if i say ( you have a life in killing ) .. (you have a ..... in anti ....)
becuae if we know that the punishment will be cutting our hand .. no body will steal .. no boey will kill
by TheRock on November 28th, 2009
It is a barbaric religion
by crooooon on August 10th, 2010
Yes extreme punishment for minor crimes does put people off...commiting minor crimes. It also makes you a tyrant.
It also leaves a person with no hands, no hope to change his life for the better and also pissed off at the people who took his hands. Never a good thing for a society to generate.
And the idea that; "but it works!" is called the slippery slope of "The ends justify the means". Which, in these situations, always carries a cost somewhere else in the society.
by Theby on July 18th, 2010
You mantioned sura 5:38 so you must have read it in the Holy Qur'an for yourself therefore, it is true. I can assure you there are not too many theives around when shar'ia law applies.
by midas81 on April 11th, 2010
It sure as hell keeps a lot of people from doing it. Did you know that many shops are left wide open in Saudi Arabia without fear of property being stolen? Everything shuts down during prayers so a lot of stuff is just left standing. It seems a bit barbaric but it puts out a strong message and it is very effective. Also did you know that they still do beheadings in Saudi Arabia? They just had one on the news recently for practicing witchcraft. Seriously, look it up.
What is the prophet mohammed's flight in the quran called?
by Answerbag Staff on May 7th, 2011
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How can intelligent people seriously believe that the qu'ran is the untouched word of god and has not been
influenced by man?
by AnonymousSchmonimus on April 24th, 2011
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Who is to blamed for the death of UN staff in Afghanistan over the burning of the Qur'an ?
by mike_70 on April 9th, 2011
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Is burning the Bible any different than burning the Qur'an?
by mike_70 on April 4th, 2011
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Can anybody please tell me if Surah 27 has to be taken literally or not?
by Uzoma_M on May 2nd, 2011
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"becuae if we know that the punishment will be cutting our hand .. no body will steal .. no boey will kill"
Doesn't seem to be working out to well!
by Talamasca on November 24th, 2009
yes because the law of most islamic countries is not the law of Islam .. except in my country (Saudi Arabia) As i know
and i works well here..
by the way .. there is exceptions of this law in Islam such as:
1- Poors
2- who steal less than qurtet dinar (about 15$)
3- who steal un-protected stuff ..e.g. an open car on the road without any driver !!
in these cases the punishment is not cutting hand but rather other punishments such as prison, laching, ..etc.
by Ahmed_225 on November 24th, 2009
What is wrong about the punishment is that offenders can learn to repent and not steal without having their hands cut off. By cutting their hand off you deprive them of the opportunity to work.
by Bohemian is back on July 18th, 2010
If the right hand is cut off they can work with their left hand. Simple.
by Theby on July 20th, 2010
How barbaric you are, Theby. You are a disgrace to your race.
by Bohemian is back on July 22nd, 2010
To my race? What is my race? LOL
by Theby on July 23rd, 2010
Something less than a goat. As Talim said: Even goats have feelings.
by Bohemian is back on July 23rd, 2010