Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Divine command over nonentity and supernatural beings

divine_command_over_nonentity_and_supernatural_beings

A motif of the Supreme Ruler and Cosmic Sovereignty family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


sufi

  • The Mesnevi IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE. / VIII. / XIII.; lines 13681-13788 confidence: medium

    Nonentity obeys God’s command; God rules the hand of both demon and Solomon.

    Nonentity obeys God’s command, and God rules the hand of both demon and Solomon; the demon cannot refuse its assigned task.

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