Motif
challenge-contest proving divine mission
challenge_contest_proving_divine_mission
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Saintly Miracle and Holy Power. 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) PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III; lines 3321-3372 confidence: high
Mohammed is said to appeal chiefly to this miracle and to challenge the most eloquent men in Arabia to produce even a single comparable chapter.
Mohammed is said to challenge the most eloquent Arabians to produce a comparable chapter, making literary impossibility function as confirmation of his mission.
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