Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Repentance answered by forgiveness

repentance_answered_by_forgiveness

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Repentance and Mercy. 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) CHAPTER XI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 20718-20799 confidence: high

    The brothers confess that God has chosen Joseph above them and that they have sinned; Joseph answers that no reproach will be cast on them and invokes God's forgiveness and mercy.

    The brothers confess that they have sinned; Joseph answers that no reproach will be cast on them and invokes God's forgiveness, and later Jacob agrees to ask pardon for them.

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