Motif
quenched war fire
quenched_war_fire
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Destructive and Weaponized Fire. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 26203-26315 confidence: high
Enmity and hatred will last until the day of Resurrection; “Oft as they kindle a beacon fire for war shall God quench it.”
Whenever opponents kindle a beacon fire for war, God is said to quench it.
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