Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

deification of revered religious leaders

deification_of_revered_religious_leaders

A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Relics, Cult Images, and Sacred Stones. 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 8153-8202 confidence: high

    Many Shiites are described as excessively venerating Ali and his descendants, while the Gholates are said to raise their Imams above created beings and attribute divine properties to them.

    The Gholates are described as raising their Imams above created beings and attributing divine properties to them.

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