Motif
Righteous figure saved from lethal fire
righteous_figure_saved_from_lethal_fire
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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 9358-9506 confidence: high
The people say to burn Abraham; God says, “O fire! be thou cold, and to Abraham a safety!” and their plot fails.
Abraham is to be burned, but God commands the fire to become cold and safe for him.
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