Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

abolition of coercive widow-claiming custom

abolition_of_coercive_widow_claiming_custom

A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


islamic

  • The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER III. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER IV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD; lines 12378-12469 confidence: high

    “O true believers, it is not lawful for you to be heirs of women against their will... but converse kindly with them.”

    The explanatory note states that a custom of claiming a widow by throwing a garment over her is abolished by the passage’s instruction against inheriting women against their will.

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