Motif
appointed death fulfilled by attempted escape
appointed_death_fulfilled_by_attempted_escape
A motif of the Death Attributed to Fate or Destiny family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
sufi
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The Mesnevi OF QONYA. / PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE.; lines 7566-7673 confidence: high
A frightened man comes to Solomon’s court, says the Angel of Death looked at him, and asks Solomon to command the wind to carry him to Hindustan so he might save his life.
The man flees to Hindustan to escape the Angel of Death, but the Angel had been commanded to take his soul in Hindustan and does so there.
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