Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

reverence before a sacred messenger

reverence_before_a_sacred_messenger

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.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


islamic

  • The Koran (Al-Qur'an) IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XLIX. / ENTITLED, THE INNER APARTMENTS; REVEALED AT MEDINA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 34068-34136 confidence: high

    Believers are told not to anticipate matters before God and his apostle, not to raise their voices above the prophet's voice, and that those who lower their voices in his presence have hearts disposed to piety and will receive pardon and reward.

    The passage commands believers not to precede God and his apostle, not to raise voices above the prophet, and to wait patiently rather than call from outside the inner apartments.

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