Motif
Divine sign of temporary silence
divine_sign_of_temporary_silence
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Animal, Bodily, and Environmental Omens. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 7240-7394 confidence: high
Zachariah is told of a son named John; when he asks how this can occur, the Lord says it is easy and gives the sign of three nights without speech, after which Zachariah signals to his people from the sanctuary.
Zachariah asks for a sign and is told he will not speak to people for three nights despite being healthy.
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 7240-7394 confidence: high
Zachariah’s sign is that for three nights he will not speak to people though healthy; he comes from the sanctuary and signals to his people to sing praises morning and evening.
Zachariah asks for a sign and receives three nights without speaking to people though sound in health.
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