Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Divine protection from an adversarial Satan

divine_protection_from_an_adversarial_satan

A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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 XV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XVI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 22276-22366 confidence: high

    The reciter is told to seek recourse to God when reading the Koran for preservation from Satan; Satan has no power over trusting believers but has power over those who take him as patron or associate companions with God.

    The reader is instructed to seek God's protection from Satan, whose power is denied over trusting believers but affirmed over those who take him as patron.

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