العين بالعين

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اَلْعَيْنُ بِــٱلْعَيْنِ (al-ʕaynu bil-ʕayni)

  1. eye for an eye
    • Qur'an 5:45
      وَكَتَبْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ فِيهَا أَنَّ ٱلنَّفْسَ بِٱلنَّفْسِ وَٱلْعَيْنَ بِٱلْعَيْنِ وَٱلْأَنْفَ بِٱلْأَنْفِ وَٱلْأُذُنَ بِٱلْأُذُنِ وَٱلسِّنَّ بِٱلسِّنِّ وَٱلْجُرُوحَ قِصَاصٌ
      wakatabnā ʕalayhim fīhā ʔanna n-nafsa bi-n-nafsi wal-ʕayna bi-l-ʕayni wal-ʔanfa bi-l-ʔanfi wal-ʔuḏuna bi-l-ʔuḏuni was-sinna bi-s-sinni wal-jurūḥa qiṣāṣun
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