The Cow
2. Al-Baqarah
البقرة
al-Baqarah (The Cow)
ٱلْبَقَرَة
2:178
يَا أَيُّهَا
الَّذِينَ
آمَنُوا
كُتِبَ
عَلَيْكُمُ
الْقِصَاصُ
فِي
الْقَتْلَى
الْحُرُّ
بِالْحُرِّ
وَالْعَبْدُ
بِالْعَبْدِ
وَالْأُنثَى
بِالْأُنثَى
فَمَنْ
عُفِيَ
لَهُ
مِنْ
أَخِيهِ
شَيْءٌ
فَاتِّبَاعٌ
بِالْمَعْرُوفِ
وَأَدَاءٌ
إِلَيْهِ
بِإِحْسَانٍ
ذَلِكَ
تَخْفِيفٌ
مِّن
رَّبِّكُمْ
وَرَحْمَةٌ
فَمَنِ
اعْتَدَى
بَعْدَ
ذَلِكَ
فَلَهُ
عَذَابٌ
أَلِيمٌ
yā-ʾayyuhā lladhīna ʾāmanū kutiba ʿalaykumu l-qiṣāṣu fī l-qatlā l-ḥurru bi-l-ḥurri wa-l-ʿabdu bi-l-ʿabdi wa-l-ʾunthā bi-l-ʾunthā fa-man ʿufiya lahū min ʾakhīhi shayʾun fa-ttibāʿun bi-l-maʿrūfi wa-ʾadāʾun ʾilayhi bi-ʾiḥsānin dhālika takhfīfun min rabbikum wa-raḥmatun fa-mani ʿtadā baʿda dhālika fa-lahū ʿadhābun ʾalīmun
Believers, in case of murder, the death penalty is the sanctioned retaliation: a free man for a free man, a slave for a slave, and a female for a female. However, if the convicted person receives pardon from the aggrieved party, the prescribed rules of compensation must be followed accordingly. This is a merciful alteration from your Lord. Whoever transgresses against it will face a painful punishment.
