Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Sacred stone authenticated by miraculous property

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A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Relics, Cult Images, and Sacred Stones. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


islamic

  • The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 5733-5786 confidence: medium

    A returned stone is said to have been mocked as false, but proved genuine by the peculiar quality of swimming on water.

    The passage says the stone was claimed genuine because it could swim on water.

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