Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Moral community enjoining good and forbidding wrong

moral_community_enjoining_good_and_forbidding_wrong

A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Justice, Mercy, and Judicial Procedure. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


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  • The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 21366-21498 confidence: high

    A people should invite to the Good, enjoin the Just, and forbid the Wrong; those who form divisions after clear proofs are warned of terrible chastisement.

    The passage defines a successful community by inviting to the Good, enjoining the Just, forbidding the Wrong, and believing in God.

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