Motif
Prophetic sign overcomes worldly power or skill
prophetic_sign_overcomes_worldly_power_or_skill
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Signs and Recognition. 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 OF QONYA. / PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE.; lines 6546-6649 confidence: high
Pharaoh’s spears are broken by Moses’ wand; Jesus’ cures shame healers; poets and orators are humbled by the word of the Illiterate One.
Moses’ wand breaks Pharaoh’s spears, Jesus’ cures shame healers, and the Illiterate One’s word humbles poets and orators.
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