Motif
ascetic hardship followed by devotional dispensation
ascetic_hardship_followed_by_devotional_dispensation
A motif of the Mystical Quest and Interior Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) ENTITLED, THE GENII; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LXXIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 37250-37280 confidence: high
The note explains dispensation from strict counting of night hours for reading and praying; some Moslems watched all night until their legs and feet swelled, and commentators say the precept was abrogated by the five prayer hours.
Some Moslems are said to have kept entire nights of prayerful vigilance until bodily swelling occurred, after which commentators report abrogation by the five prayer hours.
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