Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

late repentance or charity sought at death

late_repentance_or_charity_sought_at_death

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Repentance and Mercy. 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) IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LXIII. / ENTITLED, THE HYPOCRITES; REVEALED AT MEDINA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 36121-36175 confidence: high

    Believers are instructed to give alms before death comes; a dying person asks for a short respite to give alms and become righteous, but God grants no further respite when the determined time has come.

    A person facing death asks for a short respite to give alms and become righteous, but no further respite is granted at the determined time.

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