QISAS
In Islam, a victim of assault (or his next of kin) can demand the punishment of retaliation
for murder and certain bodily damages, e.g. the offender may be blinded for blinding somebody
else, etc.
The article, The law of
retaliation in the Quran and early Islam, presents a thorough discussion of the issue
of retaliation in Islam regarding the punishment for causing wounds and bodily damage.
See also the entry in Hughes' Dictionary: Qisas
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