Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

public witness to punishment

public_witness_to_punishment

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) ENTITLED, THE TRUE BELIEVERS; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXIV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 26236-26325 confidence: medium

    The whore and whoremonger are to receive one hundred stripes; compassion must not prevent execution of God's judgment; some true believers are to witness their punishment.

    Punishment is to be witnessed by true believers, and the footnote emphasizes public infliction and ignominy.

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