Motif
divinely authorized law
divinely_authorized_law
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Revealed Command and Divine Authorization. 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) A PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE, / BY GEORGE SALE. / ONE OF THE LORDS OF HIS MAJESTY'S MOST HONOURABLE PRIVY COUNCIL. / MY LORD,; lines 68-146 confidence: medium
The speaker notes that founders of states and lawgivers are usually honored, but says the legislator of the Arabs has been treated differently by those rejecting his claim to a divine mission, especially Christians.
The passage discusses a claim to divine mission and contrasts Mohammed with Moses and Jesus Christ, whose laws it says came really from Heaven.
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