Motif
Founding ancestor renounces idolatry
founding_ancestor_renounces_idolatry
A motif of the Culture Hero and Founder family, within the sub-family Religious Conversion, Synthesis, and Cult. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XLII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XLIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 32852-32936 confidence: high
Abraham says to his father and people: “I am clear of the gods which ye worship, except him who hath created me; for he will direct me aright.”
Abraham renounces the gods of his father and people except the creator, and his statement becomes a doctrine among his posterity.
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