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Al-Baqarah 2:178 includes: كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْقِصَاصُ فِي الْقَتْلَى
“Retaliation in cases of killing is prescribed for you.”

Exegetical questions arise concerning the categories named and the relation of equal treatment in the law of qiṣāṣ. Other relevant passages, including النَّفْسَ بِالنَّفْسِ, must be studied as well.
“A life for a life.”

Scholarly distinction: a possible lexical explanation is not by itself a complete legal doctrine. Juristic conclusions depend on wording, context, other texts, and the integration of evidence.

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The qiṣāṣ example and caution with inference

Exegetical Methods and Understanding Differences among Companions and Successors

Al-Baqarah 2:178 includes: كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْقِصَاصُ فِي الْقَتْلَى
“Retaliation in cases of killing is prescribed for you.”

Exegetical questions arise concerning the categories named and the relation of equal treatment in the law of qiṣāṣ. Other relevant passages, including النَّفْسَ بِالنَّفْسِ, must be studied as well.
“A life for a life.”

Scholarly distinction: a possible lexical explanation is not by itself a complete legal doctrine. Juristic conclusions depend on wording, context, other texts, and the integration of evidence.