Motif
sibling-pair birth as exception to sacrifice
sibling_pair_birth_as_exception_to_sacrifice
A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family. 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) SECTION III / SECTION IV. / SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN.; lines 6226-6276 confidence: medium
Wasla is defined by some as a she-camel or ewe with repeated births or twins; a male-and-female birth produces the saying that she is joined to her brother, with resulting milk restrictions and altered sacrifice rules.
In Wasla explanations, a male and female born together are described as joined to her brother, and the male may be spared for the female's sake.
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