Motif
Divine vision as supreme afterlife reward
divine_vision_as_supreme_afterlife_reward
A motif of the Afterlife Navigation and Passage family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 4949-5000 confidence: high
Mohammed is reported to say the meanest inhabitant sees possessions occupying a thousand years' journey, while the one in highest honour with God beholds God's face morning and evening; Al Ghazali interprets this as superabundant recompense.
The highest honour is described as beholding God's face morning and evening, and Al Ghazali is said to treat this as a superabundant recompense surpassing other pleasures.
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