Motif
substitute medium for sacred washing
substitute_medium_for_sacred_washing
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Purification and Pollution. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 5169-5222 confidence: high
When water cannot be had or may harm health, fine sand or dust may be used; open hands are clapped on the sand and passed over the parts as if dipped in water.
Fine sand or dust may replace water when water is absent or harmful, while maintaining a washing-like ritual gesture.
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