Comparison between Muharaba and the Similar Terms

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One of the divine prescribed punishments is Muharaba which applies in one of these forms: executing, Solb, Amputation of right hand and left leg and banishment. The proof of these four is the verse 33 of Ma'edeh in Holy Quran. To the traditions and the jurists' opinions, Muhareb is a person who use weapon to horrify and frighten people and makes corruption on the earth by this. Some of jurists consider Muharaba similar and equivalent with some other crimes such as: corruption on the earth, armed rebellion, highway robbery and theft. Although those terms have some joint instances, it does not prove the similarity and parallelism between them. The proof of it is the Islamic texts and also the majority of Imamiyah and Sunnis juridical sources.

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