Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

disguised catastrophe mistaken for blessing

disguised_catastrophe_mistaken_for_blessing

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. 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 XLV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XLVI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 33529-33618 confidence: medium

    The people see a cloud moving toward their valleys and think it brings rain; Hud says it is the hastened punishment, a wind of severe vengeance that destroys everything at the Lord's command, leaving only empty dwellings.

    The people interpret the approaching cloud as rain, while Hud identifies it as the hastened punishment, a wind of severe vengeance.

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