and his eye is gouged out, there is neither blood-money nor retaliation.

This ruling reflects the sanctity that Islam accords to the Muslim himself, to his property, his honor, and his dignity before Allah.

Such is the justice of Islam and its concern for the safety of society and the orderly protection of its interests: so that lands may thrive, people may live in security, transit between regions may run smoothly, and men and women may travel by night and by day in peace.

Humanity will find no true well-being except through the implementation of this wise legislation. All earthly systems and material powers have proved incapable of granting people even a portion of the desired security in the absence of this divine law.

How true are the words of the Almighty: “Do they then seek the judgment of pagan ignorance? Yet who is better than Allah in judgment for a people who are certain?” (Q 5:50).