Motif
dawn boundary marked by contrasting threads
dawn_boundary_marked_by_contrasting_threads
A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family, within the sub-family Seasonal and Celestial Markers. 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 I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 5509-5565 confidence: high
The white and black threads are explained as light and dark streaks of daybreak; a literal interpretation by followers reportedly led to adding explanatory words about daybreak.
The passage explains white and black threads as light and dark streaks of daybreak used to regulate the fasting boundary.
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