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paid with good will. That is an easement and a mercy from
your Lord. Anyone who goes beyond the limits after this will
receive a painful punishment. (Qur'an, 2:178)

The noteworthy point about this verse concerning retalia-
tion in kind is that it encourages forgiveness and pardoning,
and says that these are better forms of behavior. In this sense,
there is life in retaliation for us.

There are some requirements for retaliation as to the man-
ner of its application – and by whom as well as to whom. In the
Qur'an, God explains that the ones who are entitled to retalia-
tion are the "next of kin":

Do not kill any person God has made inviolate, except with
the right to do so. If someone is wrongly killed We have
given authority to his next of kin. But he should not be exces-
sive in taking life.... (Qur'an, 17:33)