Motif
divine decree inscribed on a heavenly record
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A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Cosmos and Cosmology. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS. / SECTION VII. / SECTION VIII.; lines 7749-7798 confidence: high
God is said to will concerning men what he knows and to have commanded the pen to write it in the preserved table; this is described as his decree and eternal immutable counsel.
The passage describes God commanding the pen to write what he wills and knows concerning men in the preserved table, making it an eternal and immutable decree.
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