Motif
divinely authorized redistribution of captured property
divinely_authorized_redistribution_of_captured_property
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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islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER LVIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 35641-35736 confidence: medium
Spoils granted by God to the apostle, without horses or camels being pushed forward, are assigned to God, the apostle, kin, orphans, the poor, and the traveller, so they do not circulate only among the rich.
The passage states that spoils granted by God to the apostle are to be distributed to specified recipients, including needy groups, so that wealth is not confined among the rich.
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