Chapter 5 · Verse 38
Quran 5:38
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وَٱلسَّارِقُ وَٱلسَّارِقَةُ فَٱقۡطَعُوٓاْ أَيۡدِيَهُمَا جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَسَبَا نَكَـٰلاً۬ مِّنَ ٱللهِۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ۬ ٣٨
The thief, male or female, you shall mark their hands as a punishment for their crime, and to serve as an example from ALLAH. ALLAH is Almighty, Most Wise.
Proofs and revelations
The practice of cutting off the thief's hand, as decreed by the false Muslims, is a satanic practice without Quranic basis. Due to the special importance of this example, Allah has provided mathematical proof in support of marking the hand of the thief, rather than severing it. Verse 12:31 refers to the women who so admired Joseph that they “cut” their hands. Obviously, they did not “cut off” their hands; nobody can. The sum of Sura and verse numbers are the same for 5:38 and 12:31, i.e., 43. It is also the will and mercy of Allah that this mathematical relationship conforms with the Quran's 19-based code. Nineteen verses after 12:31, we see the same word (12:50).
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