Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Miraculous mastery over water, fire, and food

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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Saintly Miracle and Holy Power. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

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sufi

  • Mystics and Saints of Islam CHAPTER XVI / APPENDIX I / MOHAMMEDAN CONVERSIONS / APPENDIX II; lines 5497-5540 confidence: high

    The companions of the Prophet practised spiritual warfare and received divine tokens such as walking on water, passing unharmed through fire, and miraculous food; Abu-bekr, Omar, and Ali are named as having many supernatural gifts.

    The companions' supernatural gifts include walking on water, passing through fire without burning, and receiving food miraculously.

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