Motif
Refusal to honor the clay-created human
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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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islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 10088-10219 confidence: high
The angels are commanded to prostrate before Adam; Eblis refuses to bow to one created of clay, asks respite until Resurrection, vows to destroy Adam’s offspring except a few, and is allowed to entice and deceive, while lacking power over God’s servants.
Eblis refuses the command to prostrate before Adam, citing Adam’s creation from clay and God’s honoring of him.
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