Motif
pure dead aid the living
pure_dead_aid_the_living
A motif of the Ancestor Rites and Feeding the Dead family, within the sub-family Pure Dead Helping the Living. 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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Mystics and Saints of Islam CHAPTER VII / CHAPTER VIII / CHAPTER IX / CHAPTER X; lines 2767-2865 confidence: high
Perfected souls entering eternal beatitude continue to influence terrestrial souls; prayer for the dead and visiting tombs seek their help, which may be material or spiritual and includes purification of the mind toward God.
The passage explains prayer for the dead and tomb visitation as seeking help from pure souls, with aid described as material or spiritual.
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