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Stoning and Hand Cutting—Understanding the Hudud and the Shariah in Islam

Introduction Often the only things people in the West associate with Islam are stoning and hand chopping. These images permeate our culture, from the trailer of hits like Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) to straight...

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Jihad in Islam: Just-War Theory in the Quran and Sunnah

For more on the topic of Jihad, explore Politics & and Practical Theology.

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Islamic Law

Stoning and Hand Cutting—Understanding the Hudud and the Shariah in Islam

Jihad in Islam: Just-War Theory in the Quran and Sunnah

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