Motif
demand for heavenly written proof
demand_for_heavenly_written_proof
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Signs and Recognition. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 1143-1311 confidence: medium
Intercession does not avail; people turn aside from warning, are compared to frightened asses fleeing a lion, desire open pages from Heaven, and are told the Koran is warning enough.
The passage says each of them would like open pages given to him out of Heaven, while the Koran is declared sufficient warning.
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