اقْطَعَا بِهِ الْخِصَامَ وَافْصِلَا
End the quarrel with this coin and part from one another.
Iqṭaʿā and afṣilā are dual imperatives, addressing both parties. Al-khiṣām means dispute. The dinar is intended to settle this particular episode; it does not establish a general measure of legal compensation.
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The Maʿarran Maqāmah — The Needle, Its Compensation, and the Judge’s Dinar
اقْطَعَا بِهِ الْخِصَامَ وَافْصِلَا
End the quarrel with this coin and part from one another.
Iqṭaʿā and afṣilā are dual imperatives, addressing both parties. Al-khiṣām means dispute. The dinar is intended to settle this particular episode; it does not establish a general measure of legal compensation.