Motif
Merciful forgiveness after confession of wrongdoing
merciful_forgiveness_after_confession_of_wrongdoing
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Repentance and Mercy. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 13568-13695 confidence: high
The brothers return to Joseph in distress; Joseph asks if they know what they did to Joseph and his brother, reveals himself, credits God with grace, and forgives them after they confess sin.
The brothers confess that they have sinned, and Joseph says no blame is upon them that day and invokes God's forgiveness.
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