Motif
divinely commanded supernatural agents
divinely_commanded_supernatural_agents
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Messengers and Prophets. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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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: medium
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.
Solomon commands the wind, and the Angel of Death acts under God’s command to take the man’s soul at the appointed place.
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