Motif
diabolic request for snares to catch humans
diabolic_request_for_snares_to_catch_humans
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Idolatry and False Gods. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
sufi
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The Persian Mystics: Jalálu'd-dín Rúmí THE LOVE OF THE BELOVED / THE LOVE OF THE SOUL AND THE LOVE OF THE BODY / DESTROY NOT EARTHLY BEAUTY: IT BEAUTIFIES THE SOUL / THE DEVIL MAKES USE OF THE BEAUTY OF WOMEN; lines 1755-1795 confidence: high
Iblis asks the Almighty for a mighty trap to catch human beings; God gives him gold, silver, troops, and horses, but Iblis appears dissatisfied.
Iblis asks the Almighty for traps and aids that will let him catch or bind human beings.
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