The Islamic principle of qisas, or retaliation, allows for blood money (diyya) to be paid by the perpetrator to the relatives of the deceased in cases of accidental death or even murder. This is part of Islamic law and suffices as punishment for the murder if the relatives of the deceased agree. Thus now that … Continue reading U.S. abides by Sharia principles, pays $46,000 for each victim of Kandahar massacre