ISLAMIC ARCHIVESStoning and Hand Cutting—Understanding the Hudud and the Shariah in IslamJonathan A. C. Brown

Published: 2017
Published in: Yaqeen Institute
Language: English
Type: Paper
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Stoning and Hand Cutting—Understanding the Hudud and the Shariah in Islam

Jonathan A. C. Brown

Is Shariah the most barbaric form of law? Dr. Jonathan Brown explains what Shariah is, where it comes from, and reviews the purpose behind its severest corporal and capital punishments, known as the Hudud (pronounced Hudood).

Keywords: hudud, stoning, hand cutting, criminal law, punishments

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Yaqeen Institute

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Brown, Jonathan A. C.. Stoning and Hand Cutting—Understanding the Hudud and the Shariah in Islam. Yaqeen Institute. 2017. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/yq-stoning-and-hand-cutting-understanding-the-hudud-and-the-shariah/