Motif
destruction by birds bearing stones
destruction_by_birds_bearing_stones
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER CV. / ENTITLED, THE ELEPHANT; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 39189-39204 confidence: high
“and send against them flocks of birds,”
The passage centers on flocks of birds attacking an unnamed group by dropping stones of baked clay, resulting in devastation.
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