Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Distinct communal sacred day

distinct_communal_sacred_day

A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family. 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) OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN. / SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS. / SECTION VII.; lines 7053-7133 confidence: high

    The passage says Mohammed set apart the sixth day for public worship, in distinction from Jewish and Christian weekly days; Muslim writers praise the day and associate it with the last judgment and God's appointment of a Muslim feast-day.

    A weekly day is set apart for Muslim public worship and explicitly distinguished from Jewish and Christian observance days.

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