Motif
Dispute over new or marginal substances within religious law
dispute_over_new_or_marginal_substances_within_religious_law
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Revealed Command and Divine Authorization. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION III / SECTION IV. / SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN.; lines 5925-6004 confidence: medium
Coffee is questioned under the intoxicant prohibition because its fumes affect the imagination; its public use spread from Aden and it was sometimes condemned and sometimes allowed.
Coffee and tobacco are described as subjects of condemnation, tolerance, and scruple because of their perceived effects.
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