Ancient Wisdom Atlas

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

  • 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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