Motif
disadvantaged birth followed by rise
disadvantaged_birth_followed_by_rise
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Youthful Champions, Animal Companions, and Social Rise. 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) THE KORAN. / PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I. / SECTION II.; lines 2405-2456 confidence: medium
Mohammed is said to have been born under disadvantages; his father Abd'allah, a younger son of Abd'almotalleb, died young, with a footnote discussing Abd'allah's birth order.
Mohammed is said to have come into the world under disadvantages that he soon surmounted, followed by discussion of paternal lineage and early loss of his father.
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