Qur\u2019an 5:32
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For that cause, We decreed for the Children of Israel that whoever kills a person except for murder or corruption in the land, it\u2019s as if he had killed all humankind. \u00a0But whoever saves a life, it\u2019s as if he had saved the life of all humankind. \u00a0Our messengers had come to them with clear signs, but then, even afterwards, many of them committed excesses in the land.<\/strong> \u00a0(Qur\u2019an 5:32, my translation)<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 For that cause, We decreed for the Children of Israel that whoever kills a person except for murder or corruption in the land, it\u2019s as if he had killed all humankind. \u00a0But whoever saves a life, it\u2019s as if he had saved the life of all humankind. \u00a0Our messengers had come to them […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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