Motif
appointed term of maturation
appointed_term_of_maturation
A motif of the Mystical Quest and Interior Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
sufi
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The Mesnevi PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE. / VIII.; lines 11331-11443 confidence: high
Earthly plants and morsels have fixed terms; ruby, cress, and rose mature differently; holy writ is cited as “Appointed term,” and words are called life’s water if their sense is understood.
The passage repeatedly states that earthly things have fixed terms and gives examples of slow and quick maturation.
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