Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

abstention from wine as negative precept

abstention_from_wine_as_negative_precept

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) SECTION III / SECTION IV. / SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN.; lines 6007-6058 confidence: medium

    Pious Jews and primitive Christians are described as abstaining from wine, some Christians condemning it as sinful, and devout persons of Mohammed's tribe as a nearer example.

    The passage describes wine abstention or condemnation among several groups and links gaming prohibition to the same passages and reasons as wine.

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