Motif
Prohibition of usury in religious law
prohibition_of_usury_in_religious_law
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION III / SECTION IV. / SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN.; lines 6172-6223 confidence: medium
The passage says Mohammed prohibited usury, and the author presumes he followed Jewish law, which forbids usury among Jews; Mohammed is said not to distinguish by religious group.
The passage states that Mohammed prohibited usury and compares this to Jewish legal restriction.
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