Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Demand for revelatory sign

demand_for_revelatory_sign

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

  • The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER I. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD / CHAPTER II. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 9551-9615 confidence: high

    Those who do not know the scriptures ask for God to speak to them or for a sign; the passage says earlier people spoke similarly and that manifest signs have been shown to firm believers.

    A group demands that God speak to them or that a sign be shown before belief.

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