Motif
kin solidarity signaled by joined fingers
kin_solidarity_signaled_by_joined_fingers
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Family and Kinship Order. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN. / SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS.; lines 6893-6976 confidence: high
A tradition reports Muhammad dividing the kin share among descendants of Hashem and al Motalleb, answering objections by Othman ibn Affan and Jobeir ibn Matam, and joining his fingers to show the union of al Motalleb's descendants with the Hashemites.
Muhammad is reported as joining his fingers together to symbolize the strict union between descendants of al Motalleb and the Hashemites.
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