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[quote]Dear All,
It is quite true that the punnishment prescribed in the Holy Quran for theft is to cut off the hand.  This is mentioned in the Holy Quran in the following verses of Sura Al-Maidah:

[green][b][5:38] And as for the man who steals and the woman who steals, cut of their hands in retribution of their offence as an exemplary punishment from Allah. And Allah is Mighty, Wise.

[5:39] But whoso repents after his transgression and amends, then will Allah surely turn to him in mercy; verily, Allah is most Forgiving and Merciful.   [/b] [/green]

In the Arabic text of the Holy Quran, the phrase used is

[blue][i]faqtaoo aidiyahum[/i][/blue]

The term [i]Qat[/i] has many meanings.  One meaning of the phrase [i]Faqtaoo aidiyahum [/i]  may be to

"Deprive the person of the power to act in a specific way" or to "tie up his/her hand", so that he or she may not be able to steal.

Muslim Jurists have in recent years suggested that to place a theif in a prison for a period of time may have the same 
effect as having cut off the hand.

There is no doubt that this punnishment or [i]Hudd[/i] was applied in the time of the Holy prophet (salAllaho alaihe wasallam). however in those days the provision of a custodial sentance was not easily applicable, as there were no formal prisons.   Now however, this may be a better way of applying this punnishment. (waAllaho aalam)

It is interesting to note that in the very next verse 39 of Sura Al- Maidah (above) there is the mention of Allah's forgiveness if the perpetrator of the crime "repents and makes amends".

In recent times a Muslim Scholar living in Swutzerland Dr. Tariq Ramadan has suggested that in those Muslim countries where the [i]Hudood  [/i] are applied, a Moratorium should be placed on these punnishments such as beheading and stoning to death and Qata e yadd. He has suggested that this moratorium should continue, until such a time that these Muslim countries may be able to undertake a whole sale reform of the society in terms of providing a system of social welfare and establishing a society where justice should be available to all.

Unfortunately at present the Majority of Muslim countires cannot boast a system or society in which Huiman rights and social justice are of a high standard.

Dr. Ramadan's call for a Moratorium on Hudood Punnishments can be found at the following link:

http://www.tariqramadan.com/article.php3?id_article=0264&lang=en

These are my humble thoughts on the subject, however as alway [i] WAllaho Aalam[/i]  Allah alone knows best.

wassalam

Dr. Navidul Haq Khan[/quote]

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