Motif
posthumous saint controls tomb architecture
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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
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The Mesnevi FROM THE WORK ENTITLED / THE ACTS OF THE ADEPTS / CHAPTER I. / CHAPTER II.; lines 937-987 confidence: high
A rich disciple raises a mausoleum over the grave; the departed saint will not allow a cupola, two domes are shaken down by earthquakes, and in a dream the Seyyid forbids a third edification.
The departed saint is said not to allow a cupola to stand; earthquakes bring down two domes and a dream forbids a third construction.
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