Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:45
سُورَةُ المَائـِدَةِ · Medinan · Verse 45 of 120
وَكَتَبْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ فِيهَآ أَنَّ ٱلنَّفْسَ بِٱلنَّفْسِ وَٱلْعَيْنَ بِٱلْعَيْنِ وَٱلْأَنفَ بِٱلْأَنفِ وَٱلْأُذُنَ بِٱلْأُذُنِ وَٱلسِّنَّ بِٱلسِّنِّ وَٱلْجُرُوحَ قِصَاصٌۭ ۚ فَمَن تَصَدَّقَ بِهِۦ فَهُوَ كَفَّارَةٌۭ لَّهُۥ ۚ وَمَن لَّمْ يَحْكُم بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
Translation
In the Torah We prescribed for them a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, an equal wound for a wound: if anyone forgoes this out of charity, it will serve as atonement for his bad deeds. Those who do not judge according to what God has revealed are doing grave wrong.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:45 is discussed in 14 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Pardon (Afw) (key verse)
- Homicide (Qatl) (key verse)
- Revealed Scriptures (Al-Kutub al-Munazzalah) (key verse)
- Ruling (Hukm) (key verse)
- Recompense (Jaza)
- Atheism (Ilhad)
- Intimidation (Tarhib)
- Voluntary Acts (Tatawwu)
- The Eye (Ayn)
- Expiations (Kaffarat)
- Prophethood (Nubuwwah)
- The Self (Nafs)
- Hearing (Sam')
- Justice (Adl)
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