Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Divine sovereignty over heaven, earth, and human succession

divine_sovereignty_over_heaven_earth_and_human_succession

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) CHAPTER III. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER IV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD; lines 13194-13265 confidence: high

    The passage repeats that whatever is in heaven and on earth belongs to God, says earlier scripture recipients and the present audience were commanded to fear God, calls God self-sufficient and a sufficient protector, and says God can take people away and produce others.

    God is said to own whatever is in heaven and on earth, to be self-sufficient and protective, and to be able to remove people and produce others in their stead.

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