Motif
restraint in retaliation and preference for patience
restraint_in_retaliation_and_preference_for_patience
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Justice, Mercy, and Judicial Procedure. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 12215-12362 confidence: high
Reprisals, if made, should match the extent of injury; patient endurance is said to be best.
Reprisals are limited to equal injury, and patient endurance is said to be better.
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