Motif
Intercessory divine images
intercessory_divine_images
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Relics, Cult Images, and Sacred Stones. 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) A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS / THE KORAN. / PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I.; lines 1620-1670 confidence: high
Angels and their images are called goddesses and daughters of God; images are imagined as living or angelic tabernacles and worshipped as intercessors with God.
The passage says images or angels were worshipped because they were imagined to intercede with God.
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