Motif
Cowardice in battle as collective blood-guilt
cowardice_in_battle_as_collective_blood_guilt
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Guilt. 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) SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN. / SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS.; lines 6781-6831 confidence: high
A negligent or fearful fighter is described as bearing the blood of the whole people, making his brethren's heart fail, and being associated with a curse on negligent work and withholding the sword from blood.
The passage states that a fighter who fails to fight stoutly may bear the blood of the whole people and cause his brethren's heart to fail.
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