Motif
sacred stones transported from a holy place and worshipped
sacred_stones_transported_from_a_holy_place_and_worshipped
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Relics, Cult Images, and Sacred Stones. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS / THE KORAN. / PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I.; lines 1726-1776 confidence: high
Some idols, including Manah, are called large rude stones; the posterity of Ismael are said to have carried stones from Mecca to new homes, compassed them devotionally as at the Caaba, and eventually worshipped stones.
Migrants are said to take stones from the reputed holy land of Mecca, install them elsewhere, compass them devotionally, and eventually worship stones.
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