Motif
merit multiplied by sacred time
merit_multiplied_by_sacred_time
A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family, within the sub-family Timed Prayer, Fasting, and Devotion. 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 I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 5509-5565 confidence: high
Voluntary Mohammedan fasts are recommended by Mohammed’s example or approval; a reported tradition assigns greater merit to fasting in sacred months and especially in Ramadan.
A reported tradition ranks fasting merit according to sacred months and Ramadan, giving one day in a sacred period greater value than many days in another time.
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