Motif
Conquest followed by clemency and selective punishment
conquest_followed_by_clemency_and_selective_punishment
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Repentance and Mercy. 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) THE KORAN. / PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I. / SECTION II.; lines 3123-3167 confidence: medium
Mohammed nears Mecca with 10,000 men; Mecca surrenders; Abu Sofin converts; Khaled's party kills about twenty-eight idolaters contrary to Mohammed's orders; Mohammed pardons most of the Koreish but proscribes some individuals.
The passage presents Mecca's surrender to an overwhelming force, followed by Mohammed's pardon of the Koreish with exceptions for a small proscribed group.
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