Motif
miraculous healing by touch and breath
miraculous_healing_by_touch_and_breath
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Healing and Provision. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
sufi
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The Mesnevi FROM THE WORK ENTITLED / THE ACTS OF THE ADEPTS / CHAPTER I. / CHAPTER II.; lines 937-987 confidence: high
The Seyyid accuses Jelāl of breaking his teacher’s leg; Jelāl removes the boot, observes the crushed foot and toes, passes his hands along the limb, blows on it, restores it whole, grants permission, and the Seyyid goes to Qaysariyya.
Jelāl passes his hands along the crushed limb, blows on it, and it is at once restored whole.
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The Mesnevi FROM THE WORK ENTITLED / THE ACTS OF THE ADEPTS / CHAPTER I. / CHAPTER II.; lines 937-987 confidence: high
The Seyyid asks Jelāl whether this is how to reward his teacher; Jelāl removes the boot, sees the crushed foot and toes, passes his hands along the limb, blows on it, restores it whole, and grants permission for the Seyyid to go to Qaysariyya.
Jelāl heals a crushed limb by passing his hands along it and blowing on it, after which it is restored whole.
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