<P> In the Torah We prescribed for them a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, an equal wound for a wound: if anyone forgoes this out of charity, it will serve as atonement for his bad deeds . Those who do not judge according to what God has revealed are doing grave wrong . (Qurʾān, 5: 45) </P> <Ul> <Li> Martin Luther King, Jr. later used this phrase in the context of racial violence: "The old law of an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind ." </Li> </Ul> <Li> Martin Luther King, Jr. later used this phrase in the context of racial violence: "The old law of an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind ." </Li>

Where does an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth come from