Motif
Natural provisions as signs of divine sovereignty
natural_provisions_as_signs_of_divine_sovereignty
A motif of the Supreme Ruler and Cosmic Sovereignty family. 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 4120-4331 confidence: high
The passage asks who causes sown things to grow and says the harvest could be made dry and brittle, prompting human complaint about cost and lost harvest.
Human dependence on divine action is illustrated through sowing, harvest, drinking water, and fire from the tree.
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