Motif
cosmic oath by celestial and terrestrial signs
cosmic_oath_by_celestial_and_terrestrial_signs
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Witness, Proof, Ordeal, and Cosmic Oaths. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LXXXVI. / ENTITLED, THE STAR WHICH APPEARED BY NIGHT; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 38270-38295 confidence: high
The passage swears by heaven and the night-appearing thing, then identifies it as the star of piercing brightness.
The passage swears by heaven, the night star, rain-returning heaven, and the earth opening with vegetation and springs.
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