Motif
angelic hierarchy with assigned offices
angelic_hierarchy_with_assigned_offices
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 3795-3850 confidence: high
Angels are required objects of belief; they are pure, subtle, created of fire, without eating, drinking, sex, or propagation, and serve through worship, praise, intercession, recording human actions, throne-bearing, and other services.
The passage identifies angels as a class with varied offices and singles out four favored angels with named functions.
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