Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Divine self-sufficiency and creaturely service

divine_self_sufficiency_and_creaturely_service

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


islamic

  • The Koran (Al-Qur'an) IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LI. / ENTITLED, THE DISPERSING; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 34449-34490 confidence: medium

    Genii and men are created only to serve the speaker; the speaker requires no sustenance and does not need to be fed.

    Genii and men are created to serve, while God is said not to require sustenance or feeding and to provide for all creatures.

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