Motif
Sleep as temporary taking of the soul
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A motif of the Soul Loss and Restoration family, within the sub-family Dream and Sleep Soul Departure. 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) ENTITLED, S.; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXXIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 31893-31952 confidence: high
God takes souls at death and in sleep, withholds those decreed for death, and sends others back until a determined period.
God takes souls at death and sleep, withholds those decreed to die, and returns others; the note glosses sleep as the image of death.
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