Motif
obedient slave gains liberty through grateful endurance
obedient_slave_gains_liberty_through_grateful_endurance
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.
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islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XXX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXXI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 29199-29249 confidence: high
Lokman is said to have been a slave who gained liberty after eating an entire bitter melon given by his master and explaining that he could accept one bitter fruit from a hand that had given many favors.
Lokman is said to eat the bitter melon in obedience and explain that he accepts one bitter thing from the hand that has given many favors, after which he obtains liberty.
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