Motif
Religious law abolishes harmful custom
religious_law_abolishes_harmful_custom
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.
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION III / SECTION IV. / SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN.; lines 6279-6346 confidence: medium
Mohammed's law is said to have stopped the Pagan Arab custom of burying daughters alive, motivated by poverty, disgrace, captivity, or scandal; a daughter's birth is described as considered a misfortune.
The passage says Mohammed's law stopped burying daughters alive and abrogated other superstitious customs.
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