Motif
Condemned manipulation of sacred time
condemned_manipulation_of_sacred_time
A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family. 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) OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN. / SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS. / SECTION VII.; lines 7053-7133 confidence: high
The passage describes moving al-Moharram observance to Safar, condemning that transfer, discussing Arab intercalation after Jewish models, and stating that God ordains twelve months so intercalation is forbidden.
A sacred month is shifted to a profane month for convenience and is condemned as an impious innovation.
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