Motif
Cosmic awe before divine majesty
cosmic_awe_before_divine_majesty
A motif of the Theophany and Divine Manifestation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 15351-15479 confidence: medium
Opening of Sura XLII: God reveals to the addressed messenger as to those before him; all in heavens and earth is His; the heavens nearly cleave from awe; angels praise and ask forgiveness for earth-dwellers.
The heavens are described as nearly cleaving from awe while the angels praise God and ask forgiveness for earth-dwellers.
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