The Holy Quran 5:32 — Surah Al-Ma'idah

Arabic text

مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ أَنَّهُۥ مَن قَتَلَ نَفْسًۢا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِيعًا وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَآ أَحْيَا ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِيعًا ۚ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُم بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لَمُسْرِفُونَ

Translation

Because of this (incident), We decreed (prescribed) for the Bani Israa'eel that whoever kills another for a reason other than (executing a murderer of) a soul or (other than executing someone who causes) corruption on the earth (such as those who ridicule the Ambiyaa), then it is as if he had killed all of mankind. Whoever preserves a life, it is as if he has preserved the lives of the entire mankind. Undoubtedly Our Rusul have come to them (to the Bani Israa'eel) with clear signs (miracles). (However,) Many of them overstepped (by oppression, transgression, violence) the limits on earth thereafter (by rejecting the Ambiyaa and even assassinating many of them).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, [it is because of] the worldly loss and the loss in the Hereafter that lie in unjust killing, and the evil consequences that result from it — to the point that even the killer himself often regrets the deed afterwards and wrings his hands. For this reason We gave the Children of Israel this instruction… and so on.

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