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The media often refers the “hacking off” of the thief’s hand in order to portray the most gruesome picture possible of the implementation of Islamic criminal law.
The Qur’an prescribes amputation in Chapter 5: 38
وَالسَّارِقُ وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا جَزَاءً بِمَا كَسَبَا نَكَالًا مِّنَ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿٣٨﴾
As for thieves, both male and female, cut off their hands as recompense for their deeds and an exemplary .punishment from Allah
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Usually translated by the Western media as “holy war” is a greatly misunderstood principle in Islam. There is no term in Arabic which means “holy war”. War is not “holy” in Islam it is either just or unjust.
The meaning of jihaad is “striving” or “struggle”. It is used in Islam to refer to a variety of different efforts enjoined upon the believers. Striving to keep God and His Messenger more important than loved ones, wealth and one’s own self is the most basic form of jihaad prescribed on every Muslim.
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Adultery and fornication have been decriminalized in the West due to the rapidly changing moral standards. Consequently, critics of Islam often point the finger of blame at the severe punishments assigned to them.
The laws regarding adultery and fornication are purely based on morality. It is a part of a system in which all acts and relationships are measured by a scale of moral evaluation. The Western moral principle of consenting adults rejects punishment in cases where there is no discernable harm to the adults involved
On the other hand, Islam holds that adultery and fornication are crimes against society when they become public knowledge. They attack the foundations of the community; the family.
Proof of guilt is limited to pregnancy, confession or the testimony of four adult Muslim eye-witnesses to the act. The chances of such an act occurring publicly are very small, especially in Muslim society where PDAs (public displays of affection) are strongly discouraged.
On the other hand, in the West where it is common for a man to kiss his guest’s wife and his guest to kiss the man’s wife, and PDAs are considered normal, the chance of public sex occurring is greater. For example, on a recent New York-London flight in the first-class section, a married man copulated with the woman sitting next to him after a few drinks. They completely ignored the protests of other passengers and the flight attendants and were both arrested on arrival in London Heathrow airport.
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