Motif
curse transformed into blessing
curse_transformed_into_blessing
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Transformation and Reversal Curses. 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) CHAPTER XVI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XVII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 22673-22767 confidence: low
A note says Sawda bint Zama released a captive; Mohammed angrily wished her hand might fall off, then prayed that God turn his curse into a blessing.
A note reports Mohammed praying that his angry curse be turned into a blessing.
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