Ancient Wisdom Atlas

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

  • 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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