The Cow
2. Al-Baqarah
البقرة
al-Baqarah (The Cow)
ٱلْبَقَرَة
2:194
الشَّهْرُ
الْحَرَامُ
بِالشَّهْرِ
الْحَرَامِ
وَالْحُرُمَاتُ
قِصَاصٌ
فَمَنِ
اعْتَدَى
عَلَيْكُمْ
فَاعْتَدُوا
عَلَيْهِ
بِمِثْلِ
مَا
اعْتَدَى
عَلَيْكُمْ
وَاتَّقُوا
اللَّهَ
وَاعْلَمُوا
أَنَّ
اللَّهَ
مَعَ
الْمُتَّقِينَ
ash-shahru l-ḥarāmu bi-sh-shahri l-ḥarāmi wa-l-ḥurumātu qiṣāṣun fa-mani ʿtadā ʿalaykum fa-ʿtadū ʿalayhi bi-mithli mā ʿtadā ʿalaykum wa-ttaqū llāha wa-ʿlamū ʾanna llāha maʿa l-muttaqīna
It is because of their disrespect of a sacred month that you are also allowed to retaliate against them in a sacred month. If any one transgresses against you, you also may retaliate against them to an equal extent. Have fear of God and know that He supports the pious.