Motif
human vulnerability at sea under divine power
human_vulnerability_at_sea_under_divine_power
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 15481-15633 confidence: medium
Sea-traversing ships are like mountains; God may still the wind, leave them motionless, or cause them to founder, and those who gainsay the signs will have no escape.
Ships are compared to mountains, yet God can still the wind or cause foundering, making sea travel a sign for the constant and grateful.
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