Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Artificial moon or staged celestial sign

artificial_moon_or_staged_celestial_sign

A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination 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) SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS. / SECTION VII. / SECTION VIII.; lines 8413-8461 confidence: medium

    He gained proselytes at Nakhshab and Kash through performances accepted as miracles, especially causing the appearance of a moon to rise from a well for many nights, hence a Persian name meaning “moonmaker.”

    The passage reports a recurring appearance of a moon rising from a well, used to gain proselytes.

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