Motif
sacred boundary and transgression
sacred_boundary_and_transgression
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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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 10133-10199 confidence: medium
Question and answer concerning war in the sacred month; war is grievous, but obstruction of God’s way, unbelief, exclusion from the holy temple, expulsion of God’s people, and temptation to idolatry are more grievous.
The passage marks the sacred month and holy temple as protected contexts and ranks violations involving worship, expulsion, and idolatry as especially grievous.
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