What is one weakness of repeating “al-qatl” in the maxim?
Musāwāt and Ījāz al-Qaṣr: Proportionate Wording and the Rhetoric of Qiṣāṣ
- The two words must be feminine sound plurals
- Both instances must have the same case ending
- The distinction between lawful retribution and unlawful killing may need extra context
- The repetition always creates a conditional clause