Motif
miracle signs tested against deeper evidence
miracle_signs_tested_against_deeper_evidence
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Signs and Recognition. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
sufi
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The Confessions of Al Ghazzali THE AIM OF SCHOLASTIC THEOLOGY AND ITS RESULTS / DIVISIONS OF THE PHILOSOPHIC SCIENCES / SUFISM / THE REALITY OF INSPIRATION: ITS IMPORTANCE FOR THE HUMAN RACE; lines 1219-1307 confidence: medium
The passage says the issue is not simply whether a rod changed into a serpent or the moon split in two; isolated miracles may be confused with magic, falsehood, or divine misleading and guidance.
The passage names striking miracles but warns that isolated supernatural signs can be mistaken for magic or falsehood and should be only one component of belief.
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