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The Quran on the corpseقرآن

A Quran placed on the dead aunt's belly.

The Quran on the corpse, from The Blind Owl: ink-and-wash drawing
Kind
Object
Persian
قرآن
Also called
یک قرآن
First appears
P108.L08
Lines
1
GNML id
obj_quran

In the scenes

Where the text names it

P108.L08

دیدم دو شمع کافوری بالای سرش می‌سوخت. یک قرآن روی شکمش گذاشته بودند برای اینکه شیطان در جسمش حلول نکند.

I saw two camphor candles burning above her head. They had placed a Quran on her belly so that the devil would not enter her body.

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