Motif
restricted remarriage of wives of sacred or ruling figure
restricted_remarriage_of_wives_of_sacred_or_ruling_figure
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Taboo and Ritual Restriction. 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) SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN. / SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS.; lines 6508-6561 confidence: medium
No man is permitted to marry Mohammed’s wives, whether divorced or widowed; this is compared with Jewish rulings about wives of kings, and Mohammed’s relicts are said to remain in perpetual widowhood.
The passage says no man could marry Mohammed’s wives and compares this with Jewish rulings about the divorced wife or widow of a king.
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