Killing, If anyone killed a person he killed all mankind

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

مِنۡأَجۡلِذَٰلِكَكَتَبۡنَاعَلَىٰبَنِيٓإِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَأَنَّهُۥمَنقَتَلَنَفۡسَۢابِغَيۡرِنَفۡسٍأَوۡفَسَادٖفِيٱلۡأَرۡضِفَكَأَنَّمَاقَتَلَٱلنَّاسَجَمِيعٗاوَمَنۡأَحۡيَاهَافَكَأَنَّمَآأَحۡيَاٱلنَّاسَجَمِيعٗاۚوَلَقَدۡجَآءَتۡهُمۡرُسُلُنَابِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِثُمَّإِنَّكَثِيرٗامِّنۡهُمبَعۡدَذَٰلِكَفِيٱلۡأَرۡضِلَمُسۡرِفُونَ٣٢
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Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul1 or for corruption [done] in the land2 - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one3 - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And Our messengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors.4

مِنْMin
أَجْلِajli
ذَٰلِكَthalika
كَتَبْنَاkatabna
عَلَىٰAAala
بَنِىٓbanee
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَisraeela
أَنَّهُۥannahu
مَنman
قَتَلَqatala
نَفْسًۢاnafsan
بِغَيْرِbighayri
نَفْسٍnafsin
أَوْaw
فَسَادٍۢfasadin
فِىfee
ٱلْأَرْضِalardi
فَكَأَنَّمَاfakaannama
قَتَلَqatala
ٱلنَّاسَalnnasa
جَمِيعًۭاjameeAAan
وَمَنْwaman
أَحْيَاهَاahyaha
فَكَأَنَّمَآfakaannama
أَحْيَاahya
ٱلنَّاسَalnnasa
جَمِيعًۭا ۚjameeAAan
وَلَقَدْwalaqad
جَآءَتْهُمْjaathum
رُسُلُنَاrusuluna
بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِbialbayyinati
ثُمَّthumma
إِنَّinna
كَثِيرًۭاkatheeran
مِّنْهُمminhum
بَعْدَbaAAda
ذَٰلِكَthalika
فِىfee
ٱلْأَرْضِalardi
لَمُسْرِفُونَlamusrifoona