Motif
saint as wonder-worker accused of sorcery
saint_as_wonder_worker_accused_of_sorcery
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Saintly Miracle and Holy Power. 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 V / CHAPTER VI / CHAPTER VII / CHAPTER VIII; lines 1947-2038 confidence: high
The passage says Sufis still count Hallaj among their greatest saints, while orthodox interpreters consider him a daring blasphemer; contemporaries held widely different views of him.
The passage contrasts Sufi veneration with orthodox accusations and lists supernatural feats attributed to Hallaj, including command of Jinn and raising the dead.
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