Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Rejected miraculous sign

rejected_miraculous_sign

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Rejected Warner and Communal Destruction. 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) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 10088-10219 confidence: high

    Every city is destined for destruction or chastisement before Resurrection and this is written in the Book; earlier peoples denied miracles, Themoud maltreated the she-camel, and the vision and cursed tree are linked with dispute, terror, and increased wickedness.

    Themoud are given the she-camel before their eyes and maltreat her; miracles are said to be sent to strike terror.

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