Diyya

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA financial compensation paid, under sharia law, to the victim or their heirs in cases of homicide, bodily harm, or property damage (in some cases the victim side must accept this payment, while in others it can insist on talion instead).

Synonyms

dhimma mutat zadakat qisas iddah thawab taklif hasanat tazir talaq iddat dhimmi

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