Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

false prophet exposed and overthrown

false_prophet_exposed_and_overthrown

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Idolatry and False Gods. 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) SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS. / SECTION VII. / SECTION VIII.; lines 8363-8410 confidence: high

    A group including Kais, Firz, and al Aswad's wife enters by night; Firz cuts off al Aswad's head; al Aswad roars like a bull; his wife dismisses the guards by attributing the disturbance to divine inspiration.

    Al Aswad is framed as a liar and impostor after claiming prophetic status, and he is killed by conspirators.

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