Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

sacred mark borne for judgment

sacred_mark_borne_for_judgment

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


sufi

  • The Mystics of Islam CHAPTER I / THE PATH / CHAPTER II / ILLUMINATION AND ECSTASY; lines 1580-1684 confidence: medium

    After the dance, Zangī bites Majduddīn’s cheek, leaving a lasting scar; Majduddīn says he will boast on the Day of Judgment of bearing the mark of Zangī’s teeth.

    Majduddīn values the visible bite scar from Zangī and says he will boast of it on the Day of Judgment.

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