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Sharia in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Man’s hand amputated for theft

Oct 26, 2019 3:00 pm By Robert Spencer

“Iran’s rival Saudi Arabia also implements such medieval punishments.”

Yes, because they both implement Sharia.

“Most modern Islamic countries, however, have justice systems compatible with international human rights law.”

Yes, because they don’t fully implement Sharia.

We’re constantly told in the West that there are numerous different versions of Sharia, and that it is so multifaceted as to deny simple characterization. Yet whenever and wherever it is implemented, it looks like this.

“The thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they committed as a deterrent from Allah. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.” (Qur’an 5:38)

“Iran authorities amputate man’s hand as punishment for thefts,” by Mohammed Rwanduzy, Rudaw, October 24, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – An Iranian man charged with 28 counts of theft had his hand amputated at a prison in the northern province of Mazandaran on Thursday, the local judiciary announced.

A judicial statement from Mazandaran said the gruesome punishment had been carried out at Sari Prison in the northern Iranian province under Article 198 of the Islamic Republic’s Penal Code, according to Fars News Agency, an outlet close to the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The man was also charged with possession and sale of drugs as well as selling stolen property. The judicial statement claimed the man had robbed 28 houses in the city of Mahmudabad.

“The policy of the judiciary is to seriously, without hesitation, confront those who disturb the public order and the security of the society and those who steal people’s properties,” the Mazandaran judiciary said.

Article 198 of the Islamic Republic’s Penal Code has a number of conditions for the amputation sentence. Among the main conditions is that the individual being punished is sane, not coerced, and had not committed the crime at a time of famine.

Economic crimes like theft have been on the rise in Iran as US sanctions on the nation’s economy, particularly those targeting its oil and banking sectors, take their toll on the public’s purchasing power.

Iran has been controlled by a strict Islamic theocracy since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Amputation of hands is a prescribed punishment for thieves in Islam’s holy book, the Quran.

Iran’s rival Saudi Arabia also implements such medieval punishments. Most modern Islamic countries, however, have justice systems compatible with international human rights law…

Some of Iran’s hardliners want to see more of the sentences carried out.

“Unfortunately, so as not be condemned of human rights issues in the United Nations, we have abandoned some of the divine laws,” Mohammed Jafar Montazeri, Iran’s Attorney-General, said on January 17, 2019, according to Iran Human Rights Monitor….

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  1. Walter Sieruk says

    Oct 26, 2019 at 3:33 pm

    First and foremost the cutting off that man;s hands for theft is further proof of the brutal savagery of the every essence of Islam. Sending him to prison for theft is appropriate punishment for that crime ,but not the amputation of this mans hand.

    Islam is so malicious and unfair.

    Not to get too must off this above subject the fact of Facebook’s being very favorable is Islam is outlandish
    .

    For just today, 10 /2619, I revived Facebook notice that it removed my posting because it went against their “community standards . In reality I violated their pro-Islam unofficial position, yet Facebook still makes the claims that it “objective” when it comes to postings. Therefore that clam of Facebook is a false claim.

    In fact there is nothing in my posting, below, that is hateful towards Muslims but it’s written in the Christian spirit of wanting to show Muslim the truth. As the apostle Paul had once written to some people. “Have I become your enemy because I tell you the truth? “ Galatians 4:16.

    Maybe the Facebook chiefs don’t want Muslims to know the truth!

    So the below is my posting that that Facebook and they violated their “community standards

    “With Islam so much in the news and in such great power in some countries, as Saudi Arabia and Iran, it’s a good thing to define what Islam really is .Of the many ways Islam may be described, one of them is that a religion of denial. Meaning that Islam denies that Jesus is the Son of God. As in the Son of God Who is God the Father. Furthermore, Islam denies the Jesus is God the Son. In addition, Islam denies that Jesus is God. Before going over these three denials of Islam it first should the stated the Bible instructs the way to tell if a prophet or religious teacher is really from and of God or not is do the teachings and doctrines of that prophet of teacher really fit in accord what is found in the Bible ? For if that prophet or teachers and teachers doctrines that are in contradiction to the Bible then that prophet is a false prophet and that religious teacher is a false teacher and thus in doctrinal error and darkness.

    Likewise if a religion had teachings and doctrines that are in contradiction that is religion is in error also part of the world of darkness and is therefore a false religion. As the Bible instructs in Isaiah 8:20. “To the law of the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” [K.J.V.] With this clearly stated, three things should be known.

    First, that Islam denial that Jesus is the Son of God is in great contradiction to the teaching of the Bible . Which reveals the Jesus is the Son of God? As seen in ,for example Matthew 3:16,17. 16:15,16. Luke 1:35. John 3:16-18, 36. First John 2:22,23. 4:14,15. 5:12,13. Second, that Islam denies that Jesus is God the Son is in strong contradiction to the Bible. As found in Hebrews 1:6-8. With emphasis on verse 8. Third, Islam’s denial that Jesus is God is in great contrast to the doctrine and teaching of the Bible. That Jesus is God may be found in ,for example, John 1:1;3. Colossians 1:15-17. 2:9. Romans 9:5

    Second , to further discover that the Bible teachings that Jesus is God all a person has to do is to compare the Old Testament with New Testament to see that Jesus is God. As in comparing Isaiah 45:22,23. with Philippians 2:5-11. Also by comparing Psalm 89:8,9. with Mathew 8:23-27. will reveal that Jesus is God. Likewise, by comparing Psalm 62:5-7 . with First Corinthians 10:4. shows the Deity of Jesus. Even by comparing the News Testament books together will show that Jesus is God. As in comparing Romans 14:12. with John 5:22. will show Jesus to be God. The list can go on but this should be enough, for all who are willing to see the truth, that Jesus is, indeed, the Son of God. That Jesus is God the Son and that Jesus is God.

    Third, the imams and mullahs as well as the other apologists for Islam will try to “explain’ this all away by making the claim that the Bible had been corrupted by Christians ,through time, and that’s way the Bible reads as it does. This claim, very much, underestimate the Power of God to protect and preserve His Word ,through time , and to keep in intact and away from the corruption of men. In conclusion, in light and information of the Bible in can be seen that Islam is a awful and terrible doctrinal error concerning it teaching about the Nature of Jesus and therefore Islam is part of the world of darkness. So Islam with its strong contradictions to the Bible is a false religion, Proverbs 14:12. So all dear Muslims are thus invited to leave the false religion of Islam and come the and receive the Jesus of the Bible who is the only way to heaven, John 14:6. and the True Light of the world. John 8:12.

    To reply to the many apologists for Islam with their many claims to support Islam there’ the Christian site http://www.answering-islam.org “

    • Dum Spiro says

      Oct 26, 2019 at 4:07 pm

      Next they’ll tell you that you’re “inciting racial hatred.” I wonder how close Canada is to that now (or will be within the next four years).

      People should be able to discern the truth when given ALL the facts…
      — Spero

      • SweetOlBob says

        Oct 30, 2019 at 8:55 am

        Never again accuse the filthy mulims of being behind the times. It looks s if Electrification has come to shariah ! Isn’t that an electric powered hand chopper offer ?
        Wow ! They are right there, up with the times !

    • J D S p says

      Oct 27, 2019 at 9:12 am

      ISLAM IS COMPLETELY INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE CHRISTIAN WAY..
      Islam is still living in the past with many of its teachings stolen from the Mosaic Covenant laws and paganism.. We are living in the Jesus Covenant laws today and have been much longer than the made up religion of Islam….but…the world leaders won’t recognize this and take action to outlaw Islamic teachings that conflicts with the teachings of Jesus…He taught LOVE st every turn of His ministers…somewhat does Islam teach????? Nothing but HATE. HOW CAN OUR LEADERS CONTINUE TO “GO ALONG” with the atrocities found in Islam? Time for us to stand up and let them know how we feel about a religion that’s is the RELIGION OG HATE.

      • Giacomo Latta says

        Oct 27, 2019 at 10:56 am

        More importantly Islam is 100% incompatible with democracy. Democracies are home to people of all religions (Catholics, Protestants, Hindu and the like) but not terrorist religions and hate groups (Islam, neo-Nazis, Hell’s Angels and the like) and to those who don’t care to follow any of the above.

  2. FYI says

    Oct 26, 2019 at 3:36 pm

    Didn’t muhammed{Peas,Baloney and Unedifying Halloween cheer be upon him} STEAL from the Khybar Jews?

    Doesn’t allah himself in the koran give permission for muslims to STEAL ,as long as the victims are infidels?

    “allah promiseth you much booty that ye will capture and hath given you this IN ADVANCE,and hath withheld men’s hands from you,that it may be a token for the believers and that he may guide you on the right path”
    koran 48:20

    allah gives his muslims Carte Blanche{and “in advance”} to steal from the infidels:and allah,note, seems to think this is being guided on the “right path”.

    And what is that Jiyza tax,only an islamic version of a protection racket scam.

    How convenient of allah to give full permission to steal:1,400 years of it.

    Of course given that muhammed committed adultery with Mary the Copt and stole from the Jews,if he was any ordinary muslim,he would have probably have had his hand amputated{but of course the rules didn’t apply to muhammed}

    • commonsense says

      Oct 27, 2019 at 9:54 am

      Bingo, FYI! Of course, we all know that this Shari’a punishment is unlikely to befall any Muslim who robs a kafir. It applies primarily to Muslims stealing from other Muslims. As Hugh Fitzgerald would say (in the context of Zakat), this punishment is unidirectional…except for the extreme likelihood that a kafir who steals from a Muslim would face amputation as well, if not worse.
      I’m curious to know if there are any recorded instances where a Muslim’s hand was legally amputated as a consequence of stealing from a Jew, a Christian, or other unbeliever. And if so, was the unbeliever a powerless dhimmi or, say, a high ranking diplomat who had the backing of a foreign government, or had other leverage which would have threatened the Muslim leaders in power at the time.

      • gravenimage says

        Oct 27, 2019 at 6:23 pm

        So true, commonsense. Robbing, raping, and murdering Infidels is perfectly Islamic.

  3. Michael Pemberton says

    Oct 26, 2019 at 4:25 pm

    Of the many theological, philosophical, and judicial differences which I have over Islam, the sharia penalty for theft is not one of them. The amputation in Muslim society makes one a pariah and deprives one of communal or family dining.
    Islam designates that only the left hand be used for cleaning oneself after eliminating and only the right hand be used at table. No amount of washing the left hand will make it acceptable to use at table. If that hand is lost, the other hand must be used for both, and it becomes permanently “unclean”.
    A thief looks no different because of his “profession”, unless they are marked. Short of amputation is the ancient practice of marking the cheek or forehead with the scar from a branding iron. Perhaps a first offense could receive a small “t” branded on the back of one hand, and a subsequent offence a capital “T” on the cheek. Citizens would be forewarned, but the individual would still have both hands with which to earn an honest living unless they persisted in stealing. Lying could be punished similarly, but removal of the tongue would be the ultimate punishment.
    Barbaric, Draconian, Machiavellian, harsh, or cruel as it might seem, honest people would not be reluctant to show their faces in public and criminals would. I believe the letter “P” should be reserved for politicians.

    • Paul says

      Oct 26, 2019 at 8:16 pm

      Don’t forget we used to cut off peoples ears for forgery and fraud.
      I wonder how well that would have gone down with Enron and Bernie Madoff and (fill in the blanks).

      Amputation is a barbaric practice and has no recompense to the victim, if he had to work and repay then that might be rehabilitation. But hey, some people like being evil. we have plenty of evidence here.

      Paul

    • gravenimage says

      Oct 26, 2019 at 9:18 pm

      I was raised by petty criminals. I left home when I was fifteen (the home was also violent). I went on to university and have been a law abiding citizen now for the past 45 years.

      But as a child I shoplifted for my family. After college I offered restitution to as many of these as I could track down.

      I am an illustrator who is not even slightly ambidextrous, as I found out during a stint of carpal tunnel syndrome some years ago.

      Do you really believe that it would have been better if I had had my right hand amputated by Muslim thugs when I was a child?

      That there is anyone here at Jihad Watch that support the horrors of Shari’ah is grotesque. Do you also want to see rape victims stoned to death? Islam will do that for you, too.

    • Angemon says

      Oct 27, 2019 at 5:22 am

      “A thief looks no different because of his “profession”, unless they are marked. ”

      Do wrong once once, marked for life, eh? What of the falsely accused?

      • gravenimage says

        Oct 27, 2019 at 6:24 pm

        +1

  4. Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says

    Oct 26, 2019 at 6:53 pm

    “The thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they committed as a deterrent from Allah. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.” (Qur’an 5:38)
    – – – – –
    Can someone please explain this peculiar “nonsequitur style” of scripture writing? In the first sentence, an instruction is given: “If somebody steals, chop off his/her hand.” This is follow by a sentence giving a description of Allah, a description that is unrelated to the instruction given in the first sentence.

    Was this the fashion at one time for writing scripture verses? Are there any similar-style verses in the Bible or Torah?

    • gravenimage says

      Oct 26, 2019 at 9:20 pm

      It’s related in that it gives sanction to this barbarism. When Muslims are engaging in this kind of savagery, poor grammar is the least of it.

  5. European pagan says

    Oct 26, 2019 at 7:42 pm

    Omg I hate islam…
    They can send him to prison and it is possible that he regrets what he did but why did they cut off his hand? Stone age. They don’t see that this cruel bullsh.t is not from God? Islam is full of hatred and violence.

    • Eur says

      Oct 26, 2019 at 9:31 pm

      and it is time for her to think about getting married. Muslim boys marry young girls to ensure they are virgins (girls should be owned only by her husband). The hijab is a symbol not only of submission to Alah, it is a symbol of virginity and purity (she is a good girl who meets Islamic rules, has no appointments, is a virgin, she does not go out on the street alone, does not go to concerts, bars, she does not dance or show exaggerated joy …). Surely this girl in three years will already be married and pregnant.

  6. Battle says

    Oct 26, 2019 at 8:57 pm

    The so called judge’s name or names is not in the report.

    If the Allah is so wise, why not an order of restiturion?

  7. Battle says

    Oct 26, 2019 at 8:59 pm

    (Typo) restitution?

  8. gravenimage says

    Oct 26, 2019 at 9:10 pm

    Sharia in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Man’s hand amputated for theft
    ……………………..

    Bloody thugs.

  9. David Pimentel says

    Oct 27, 2019 at 9:38 am

    There is an upside to this…

    If sanctions are causing an increase of theft and all offenders lose their trigger hands, the there are fewer functional jihadists to carry out the suicidal orders of the thuggish leaders.

    • gravenimage says

      Oct 27, 2019 at 6:25 pm

      Oh, I think most Jihadists could manage to push the button with their left hands…

  10. topassistant says

    Oct 27, 2019 at 10:56 am

    Our USELESS politicians have been kicking the Shariah/Islamic law can down the road for quite a while now and it is up to the voters to force them to hold hearings on this issue before, we are destroyed! However, I seriously doubt if we have enough voters with the guts to demand hearings on Shariah/Islamic law! Of course, our USELESS mainstream media (MSM) will not report on it including FOX NEWS! I wonder if the new Fox Nation will do it?

    Who said this, to whom, when, why and what have we ever done about it? Would you consider this statement to be contrary to our Constitution, our way of life, a danger to our National/Homeland Security and the preservation of our Constitution? Would you think these are words of an enemy? Surely, both the House and the Senate studied this but where are the reports?
    “The Ambassador answered us that it was founded on the Laws of their prophet, that it was written in their Koran, that all nations who should not have acknowledged their authority were sinners, that it was their right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as Prisoners, and that every musselman [muslim] who should be slain in battle was sure to go to Paradise.” http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-09-02-0315

    This statement was a part of a March 28, 1786, letter from John Adams and Thomas Jefferson to John Jay, the United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Continental Congress, concerning their conversation with Tripoli’s to London, Ambassador Sidi Haji Abdrahaman as to why his pirates/terrorists hijacked our merchant ships, stole the ships and cargo while holding the sailors for ransom.

    If you are afraid to go directly to the weblink just Google March 28, 1786, letter from John Adams and Thomas Jefferson to John Jay.

    Why are we failing to mention the obvious issues in the 1786 letter that still exists today? Here are the main points in 1786; are they the same today with the Muslim Brotherhood in America and their plan they wrote to destroy us?

  11. Giacomo Latta says

    Oct 27, 2019 at 11:02 am

    Iran being Iran it’s quite possible he was using his hands to give the ”finger of honour” to every muslim pooh-bah who passed him by. That would have been my fate if I had been born in Iran.

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