Motif
divine opening or constriction of the inner self
divine_opening_or_constriction_of_the_inner_self
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Possession and Inspiration. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER V. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER VI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 15386-15454 confidence: high
God opens the breast of whom he directs to Islam, but makes another's breast “straight and narrow, as though he were climbing up to heaven.”
God opens the breast to receive Islam or renders it straight and narrow, with the latter compared to climbing up to heaven.
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