Motif
Prophetic intercession for a destitute ascetic
prophetic_intercession_for_a_destitute_ascetic
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Messengers and Prophets. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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persian
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The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan XXXVII / XXXIX / XLVIII / CHAPTER III; lines 2238-2348 confidence: medium
Moses sees a dervish who has buried his body in sand for lack of clothing; the dervish asks him to pray for subsistence, and Moses prays to God for him.
A destitute dervish asks Moses to pray that God provide subsistence, and Moses prays accordingly.
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