Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 179
| وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقِصَاصِ حَيَاةٌ يَا أُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- la- -kum fe al- qis.aas. h.ayaah yaa 'ole al- albaab lacalla -kum tattaqon |
| Pickthall | : | And there is life for you in retaliation, O men of understanding, that ye may ward off (evil). |
| Asad | : | for, in [the law of] just retribution, O you who are endowed with insight, there is life for you, so that you might remain conscious of God!151 |
| Malik | : | O men of understanding! There is security of life for you in the law of retaliation, so that you may learn self-restraint. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | In the law of equality there is (saving of) life to you O ye men of understanding! that ye may restrain yourselves. |
Note - 151I.e., "there is a safeguard for you, as a community, so
that you might be able to live in security, as God wants
you to live". Thus, the objective of qisas the protection
of the society, and not "revenge".
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