Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Almsgiving as purification of wealth and soul

almsgiving_as_purification_of_wealth_and_soul

A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity 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 I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 5396-5447 confidence: high

    Zact is explained as increasing store through blessing, producing liberality, and purifying substance and soul; Sadakat is explained as proof of sincerity in worship of God.

    Zact is explained as purifying the remaining part of one's substance from pollution and the soul from avarice.

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