Motif
Ascetic wandering, celibacy, and homelessness
ascetic_wandering_celibacy_and_homelessness
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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Mystics and Saints of Islam APPENDIX II / APPENDIX III / APPENDIX IV / CHRIST IN MODAMMEDAN TRADITION.; lines 5936-5958 confidence: high
A footnote says one tradition calls Christ 'Imam al ashin,' translated as 'Leader of the wanderers.'
The passage links Christ with a title translated 'Leader of the wanderers' and says celibacy and homelessness often marked Islamic saints.
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