Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Obdurate unbelief as constriction and blindness

obdurate_unbelief_as_constriction_and_blindness

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


islamic

  • The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 8028-8198 confidence: high

    Most will not believe; chains are placed on their necks, barriers are set before and behind them, and they are veiled so they do not see.

    Unbelievers are depicted with chains forcing their heads up, barriers before and behind, and a veil preventing sight.

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