Motif
cave refuge with bird sign
cave_refuge_with_bird_sign
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Animal and Nature Helpers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 5622-5672 confidence: low
A footnote reports that al Mogholta says the Meccan temple pigeons descend from pigeons that laid eggs at the cave mouth where Mohammed and Abu Becr hid while fleeing Mecca.
A footnote says Mohammed and Abu Becr hid in a cave and that pigeons laid eggs at its mouth.
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