Motif
Prophet as public warner and admonisher
prophet_as_public_warner_and_admonisher
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Messengers and Prophets. 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 467-517 confidence: medium
Muhammad "openly assumes the office of 'public warner,'" after which the Suras take a more prosaic and didactic tone while preserving rhyme.
The passage describes Muhammad assuming the office of public warner and characterizes him at Mecca as an admonisher and persuader.
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