Motif
object from paradise entering the realm of decay
object_from_paradise_entering_the_realm_of_decay
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Wonder Objects and Marvelous Implements. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
sufi
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The Persian Mystics: Jalálu'd-dín Rúmí CONTENTS / INTRODUCTION / EDITORIAL NOTE / INTRODUCTION; lines 255-332 confidence: medium
Al-Hallāj produces an apple from the air, says it was plucked from Paradise, and explains its maggots by saying it came "from the Mansion of Eternity to the Abode of Decay."
Al-Hallāj produces a maggot-eaten apple claimed to be from Paradise and explains its corruption by its movement from the Mansion of Eternity to the Abode of Decay.
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