bigtoughralf wrote:The thief, male or female, you shall mark their hands as a punishment for their crime, and to serve as an example from God. God is Almighty, Most Wise.
5:38-39
Does this justify cutting OFF the hand for theft?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudud
Hudud[a] (Arabic: حدود) is an Arabic word meaning "borders, boundaries, limits".[1] In classical Islamic literature, punishments are mainly of three types; Qisas-diya, hudud and Ta'zeer. Hudud covers the punishments given to people....
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In the 21st century, hudud, including amputation of limbs, is part of the legal systems of Afghanistan,[19] Brunei,[20] Iran, Mauritania,[21] Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates,[22] Yemen,[23] and northern part of Nigeria.