Motif
misdirected worship of powerless beings
misdirected_worship_of_powerless_beings
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Idolatry and False Gods. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 16161-16295 confidence: high
The passage says God discerns belief in the life to come, watches all things, and that alleged gods beside God have no atom's weight of power, no share in heaven or earth, and no helper role.
The passage denies power to alleged associates beside God and has angels deny being the true objects of worship, identifying the Djinn as those worshipped by many.
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