Motif
fire and clay hierarchy claim
fire_and_clay_hierarchy_claim
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Defiance of Deities and Divine Humbling. 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) CHAPTER VI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER VII / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 15718-15805 confidence: high
God says humans were created and formed, commands the angels to worship Adam, and Eblis refuses, saying he is superior because he was created of fire and Adam of clay.
Eblis grounds his refusal to worship Adam in a claim of superiority based on being made of fire while Adam is made of clay.
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