Motif
prideful beings attempt to bridge heaven and earth
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A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Forbidden Projects and Cosmic Overreach. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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sufi
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The Mesnevi IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE. / VIII. / XIII.; lines 13168-13281 confidence: medium
Angels say that rule belongs to God and that safety depends on divine protection, but their hearts are described as rebellious, proud, and boastful, with arrogance likened to fire bursting from their breasts.
The angels’ inward arrogance leads them to plan a descent to earth and a nightly return to heaven, despite the stated radical difference between earth and heaven.
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