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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Serat

(Al). The ordeal bridge over which everyone will have to pass at the resurrection. It is not wider than the edge of a scimitar, and is thrown across the gulf of hell. The faithful, says the Koran, will pass over in safety, but sinners will fall headlong into the dreary realm beneath.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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