Motif
haunted or sterile tomb of a saintly figure
haunted_or_sterile_tomb_of_a_saintly_figure
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Relics, Cult Images, and Sacred Stones. 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 THE CLAY OF WHICH MAN IS MADE. / THE DEAD CRIMINAL. / ANECDOTE OF BAYAZID BASTAMI. / CHAPTER XIII; lines 3857-3955 confidence: medium
Suhrawardy’s tomb remains at Aleppo; locals remember him as murdered, say no tree or shrub grows in the tomb-enclosure, portray him as a magician with the philosopher’s stone, believe he disappeared while a phantom was killed, and report night sounds from the grave.
The tomb-enclosure is said to grow no tree or shrub, and weird sounds are heard from the grave at night.
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