Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Ancestral custom resisting revealed correction

ancestral_custom_resisting_revealed_correction

A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Revealed Command and Divine Authorization. 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 XLII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XLIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 32852-32936 confidence: high

    “we found our fathers practising a religion; and we are guided in their footsteps.”

    People say they follow their fathers’ religion; preachers answer with a more right religion, which is rejected.

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