Motif
Punishment by fire imagery
punishment_by_fire_imagery
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Hell and Punitive Fire. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) ENTITLED, S.; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXXIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 31836-31890 confidence: medium
The passage asks about one obliged to screen himself with his face from punishment on the day of resurrection and says the ungodly will be told to taste what they deserved.
The main text describes shielding the face from severe punishment, and the note explains this as a chained person opposing his face to the fire.
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