Moreover, such an unequal reality might lead to a destructive war between different tribes, which might result in the loss of many souls thus, making the positivities of this legislation outweigh its negativities whereas, neglecting or canceling this legislation might have many negative repercussions that any positivity might have no significance compared to them.Īs for the condition of executing the reprisal, the act of killing should be premeditated i.e. This method might drive the blood heirs to kill a number of people in return, especially if he was in an honorable social position and the killer was a commoner, so the blood heirs would not be satisfied by killing the murderer only. Reprisal is more or less a law that preserves man's life and salvages him from the law of the jungle that turns man's life into a state of chaos in which he is no longer safe, or through which man disengages himself from the legal restraints by resorting to take revenge. In the Law of Equality there is (saving of) Life to you, o ye men of understanding that ye may restrain yourselves.” (02: 178-179). After this whoever exceeds the limits shall be in grave penalty.
But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grant any reasonable demand, and compensate him with handsome gratitude, this is an alleviation and a Mercy from your Lord.
LAW OF THE JUNGLE 178 FREE
“…And there is life for you in (the law of) reprisal”īy His Eminence, the late Religious Authority, Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah (ra)Īllah says in His glorious Book: “ O ye who believe! The law of equality is prescribed to you in cases of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, the woman for the woman.
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