Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

deliverance of the oppressed from a wicked city

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A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Rejected Warner and Communal Destruction. 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) CHAPTER III. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER IV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD; lines 12795-12889 confidence: high

    The passage urges fighting for God's religion and in defense of weak men, women, and children who pray to be brought out from a wicked city and given a protector and defender.

    Weak men, women, and children ask God to bring them forth from a wicked city and grant them a protector and defender; the surrounding exhortation urges believers to fight in their defense.

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