Motif
sacred boundary and limited retaliation
sacred_boundary_and_limited_retaliation
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER I. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD / CHAPTER II. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 9949-10043 confidence: high
The passage commands fighting those who fight the community, forbids transgression and first attack, restricts fighting in the holy temple unless attacked, and allows slaying attackers there.
The passage links combat and retaliation to holy temple, sacred month, and holy limits, and forbids transgression beyond set limits.
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