Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Abrogating revelation replaces an earlier verse

abrogating_revelation_replaces_an_earlier_verse

A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom 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) CHAPTER XV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XVI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 22276-22366 confidence: medium

    God substitutes an abrogating verse for an abrogated verse; infidels say the addressee is only a forger, though the passage says they do not know truth from falsehood.

    The passage states that God substitutes an abrogating verse in place of an abrogated verse and that opponents respond with accusations of forgery.

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