hudud

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Arabic حُدُود‎ (ḥudūd, “boundaries, penalties”)

Noun

hudud (uncountable)

  1. (Islam) The class of punishments that are fixed for certain crimes considered to be "claims of God", including theft, fornication, adultery, consumption of alcohol or other intoxicants, and apostasy.
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