Servant Of The Light.

What would be the purpose in amputating a persons hand, it would serve as a warning, and so deterrent, being severe retribution for petty crimes, it would make it harder for a petty criminal to steal using his hands, it would make all aware that a thief was before them, from the physical evidence of a missing hand.

But it would also make it impossible for them to earn a living, it would create an enormous burden upon the community, having to support these disabled individuals their remaining lifetime, it would do nothing to help the victims of the crime, as the object would still be gone, it would do nothing to help the thief, making them wear the scar of their action no matter how Allah had transformed them within, it would do nothing to make the community a fertile place for the natural development of every individual.

The truth of the Qur’an does not create such a detrimental directive, this concept of burden heaped upon the thief, and then invoking a life times burden upon the community, is not Qur’anic, a man made interpretation, based in revenge and hate.

My View.

The first thing to note is the three or more hands cut from the thief.

The first hand is any position of authority within the community, a position were the honesty of an individual would be a prerequisite.

The second hand is standing as a witness, they could not be trusted as an honest witness within the community.

The third hand is physical labour.

We generate wealth, as directed within the Qur’an, through our physical labours, this means we generate wealth through the utilisation of our hands.

To cut or confiscate our hands, means the fruits of the labours of the thieves hands must be cut, or more aptly confiscated to make reparations to the victims of the theft, the cost to the victim, or victims, this must be repaid, they must be duly compensated.

The punishment labours of the thief, must be for the betterment of their fellow man, to serve as an example to the community, the shame the thief carries, will imbed deeply within the mind of the thief, but the benefits they work at for the betterment of all will lighten their burden by this labour, the wealth generated from these efforts repays the loses to the victims, the community is satisfied justice has been served, the thief has grown from the rewards of helping his fellow man, the burden in this system, is squarely upon the thief.

If the thief used violence against his victim, or victims, the same must be heaped upon them, and after this they must labour to recompense their victim, or victims, every action invokes a response, dependent upon the social system in operation.

If after the debt of the thief has been repaid, the thief repents their ways and establishes themselves within the community as a good and honest person, both Allah and the community at large will forgive and forget the actions of the past, this means they are redeemed within the minds of the people, if their conduct demonstrates transformation.

However it would always bar them from the holding of authority, or witness, until the community at large was fully satisfied they had truely transformed themselves, in to a true, and honest Muslim.