Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Angelic storm as battle aid

angelic_storm_as_battle_aid

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

  • The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 23697-23833 confidence: low

    A translator note describes a siege of Medina in which a storm upset tents, put out camp fires, and blinded confederates with sand; Muhammad is said to ascribe the storm to angelic agency.

    A translator note says a storm disrupted the confederates during the siege of Medina and that Muhammad ascribed the storm to angelic agency.

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