Motif
Angelic obedience and restricted intercession
angelic_obedience_and_restricted_intercession
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.
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 24885-24979 confidence: high
God did not create the heavens and earth as sport; truth confounds vanity; all in heaven and earth are subject to him, and angels in his presence praise him night and day without tiring.
Angels are denied independent divinity, described as honoured servants, and said to intercede only for those whom God permits.
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