Motif
protected sacred place with conditional violence
protected_sacred_place_with_conditional_violence
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Sanctuary and Asylum. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 19459-19571 confidence: high
Opponents are to be fought and ejected in relation to prior ejection; attack at the sacred Mosque is barred unless opponents attack there; desistance leads to mercy and an end of hostility except against the wicked.
The sacred Mosque, sacred month, and sacred precincts are treated as protected contexts where violence is restricted or governed by reprisal.
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