Motif
Miraculous victory as divine sign
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER II. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER III. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 10709-10808 confidence: high
A miracle is described in two armies attacking each other, one for God’s true religion and one infidel; the opponents saw the faithful as twice their number. The note identifies the battle as Mohammed’s victory at Bedr and gives numerical details.
The battle of two armies is called a miracle or sign, with God strengthening whom he pleases and the faithful appearing multiplied.
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