Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

claim to divide the earth rejected by divine ownership

claim_to_divide_the_earth_rejected_by_divine_ownership

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. 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 8310-8360 confidence: medium

    Moseilama writes to Mohammed proposing that the earth be half his and half Mohammed's; Mohammed replies that the earth is God's and given as inheritance to whom God pleases.

    Moseilama proposes that the earth be half his and half Mohammed's; Mohammed replies that the earth belongs to God and is granted as God pleases.

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