Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

radiance spreading from holy tomb

radiance_spreading_from_holy_tomb

A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Revelatory Fire and Miraculous Illumination. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


sufi

  • The Mesnevi SELECTED ANECDOTES / FROM THE WORK ENTITLED / THE ACTS OF THE ADEPTS / CHAPTER I.; lines 593-714 confidence: high

    Seyyid Burhānu-’d-Dīn sees Bahā Veled’s mausoleum door open by itself and a great glory spread from it through house, city, and nature; he swoons.

    A great glory shines from the opened mausoleum and spreads to the witness’s house, the city, and the whole face of nature.

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