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Eyes
. Arabic ‘Ayn There is a tradition by Malik that the diyah or "fine" for binding one eye is fifteen camels. (Mishkat, book xiv 167.) [EVIL EYE.] 
; pl. Uyim, A ‘yun. "If a person strike another in the eye, so as to force the member with its vessels out of the socket, there is no retaliation in this case, it being impossible to preserve a perfect equality in extracting an eye. But if the eye remain in its place, and the sight he destroyed, retaliation is to be inflicted, as in this case equality may be effected be extinguishing the sight of the offender ‘s corresponding eye with a hot iron." (Hidayah, iv 294)
citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes
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