Motif
prayer for a distant deceased convert
prayer_for_a_distant_deceased_convert
A motif of the Ancestor Rites and Feeding the Dead family, within the sub-family Memorial Feasts, Prayers, and Tokens for the Dead. 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) CHAPTER II. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER III. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 12180-12215 confidence: medium
A note gives alternative identifications of the persons meant, including converts from Christianity and Ashama king of Ethiopia; Gabriel brought news of Ashama's death, Mohammed prayed for his soul, and some hypocritical followers objected.
Mohammed is said to pray for Ashama's soul after Gabriel brings news of his death, despite not having seen him.
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