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2:177

ﱁ ﱂIt is not[the] righteousnessthatyou turnyour facestowardsthe eastand the west[and] butthe righteous[ness](is he) whobelievesin Allahand the Day[the] Lastand the Angelsand the Bookand the Prophetsand givesthe wealthinspite of his love (for it)(to) those(of) the near relativesand the orphansand the needyand (of)the wayfarerand those who askand infreeing the necks (slaves)and (who) establishthe prayerand givethe zakahand those who fulfilltheir covenantwhenﱨﱩthey make itand those who are patientin[the] sufferingand [the] hardshipand (the) timeﱯﱰ(of) [the] stressThose(are) the ones whoﱳﱴare trueand those[they](are) the righteous(177)

Righteousness is not in turning your faces towards the east or the west. Rather, the righteous are those who believe in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Books, and the prophets; who give charity out of their cherished wealth to relatives, orphans, the poor, ˹needy˺ travellers, beggars, and for freeing captives; who establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and keep the pledges they make; and who are patient in times of suffering, adversity, and in ˹the heat of˺ battle. It is they who are true ˹in faith˺, and it is they who are mindful ˹of Allah˺.

2:178

O youwhobelieve[d]Prescribedfor you(is) the legal retributionﱿinﲀﲁ(the matter of) the murderedthe freemanfor the freemanand the slavefor the slaveand the femaleﲇﲈfor the femaleBut whoeveris pardoned[for it]fromhis brotheranythingthen follows upwith suitable[and] paymentto himﲓﲔwith kindnessThat (is)a concessionfromyour Lordﲙﲚand mercyThen whoevertransgressesafterthatthen for him(is) a punishmentpainful(178)

O believers! ˹The law of˺ retaliation is set for you in cases of murder—a free man for a free man, a slave for a slave, and a female for a female.1 But if the offender is pardoned by the victim’s guardian,2 then blood-money should be decided fairly3 and payment should be made courteously. This is a concession and a mercy from your Lord. But whoever transgresses after that will suffer a painful punishment.

2:179

And for youinthe legal retribution(is) lifeO men(of) understandingSo that you may(become) righteous(179)

There is ˹security of˺ life for you in ˹the law of˺ retaliation, O  people of reason, so that you may become mindful ˹of Allah˺.

2:180

Prescribedfor youwhenapproachesany of you[the] deathifhe leavesgood(making) the willfor the parentsand the near relativesﲸﲹwith due fairnessa dutyonthe righteous ones(180)

It is prescribed that when death approaches any of you—if they leave something of value—a will should be made in favour of parents and immediate family with fairness.1 ˹This is˺ an obligation on those who are mindful ˹of Allah˺.

2:181

Then whoeverﲿchanges itﳀﳁafter whathe (has) heard [it]so onlyits sin(would be) onthose whoﳇﳈalter itIndeedAllah(is) All-HearingAll-Knowing(181)

But whoever changes the will after hearing it,1 the blame will only be on those who made the change. Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.