Motif
divine care for orphan, wanderer, and needy person
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A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Justice, Mercy, and Judicial Procedure. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 1437-1607 confidence: high
The sura invokes noon-day brightness and darkening night, says the Lord has not forsaken the addressee, promises future bounty, recalls that God gave him home, guidance, and enrichment, and commands him to protect the orphan, not reject the asker, and proclaim the Lord's favours.
Sura XCIII states that God found the addressed person orphaned, erring, and needy, then gave home, guidance, and enrichment; it then commands care for orphan and asker.
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