Motif
angelic transmission of ritual practice
angelic_transmission_of_ritual_practice
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Revelation and Scripture. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 5169-5222 confidence: medium
Muslims are said to regard the ceremonies as ancient as Abraham; God enjoined them on Abraham; Gabriel, appearing as a beautiful youth, showed ablution; some trace the ceremonies to angels teaching the first parents.
Ablution is said to have been shown to Abraham by Gabriel, and some say the ceremonies were taught to the first parents by angels.
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