Motif
Miraculous desert spring saving mother and child
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A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Nursing, Fosterage, and Kin Protection. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 5733-5786 confidence: high
Zemzem is a well east of the Caaba, covered by a small building and cupola; it is believed to be the spring that appeared for Ismael and Hagar in the desert; its holy water is drunk by pilgrims, sent in bottles, and claimed by Abd'allah al Hfedh to have given him great memory, with a comparison to Helicon.
Zemzem is identified as the spring that gushed out for Ismael's relief while Hagar wandered with him in the desert.
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