batch.motif.sufi-al-ghazzali-confessions-field-gutenberg-l70-l103
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-al-ghazzali-confessions-field-gutenberg-l70-l103
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
passage_locator:
label: THE CONFESSIONS OF AL GHAZZALI / SAYINGS OF MUHAMMED. / WISDOM OF THE EAST
/ BY CLAUD FIELD, M.A.; lines 70-103
start: '70'
end: '103'
translation: The Confessions of Al Ghazzali
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: "“He who knows himself knows God.”"
summary: Title-page/front-matter material for The Confessions of Al Ghazzali, including
a saying attributed to Muhammad, series and editor information, translator attribution,
publisher, place, date, and printer.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage presents the title The Confessions of Al Ghazzali.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A saying attributed to Muhammad states that knowing oneself is connected with
knowing God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The work is identified as part of the Wisdom of the East series.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The passage names L. Cranmer-Byng and Dr. S. A. Kapadia as editors.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The passage names Claud Field, M.A. as translator into English.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The passage gives London, John Murray, Albemarle Street, W., and 1909 as publication
details.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Al Ghazzali
description: Named in the title The Confessions of Al Ghazzali.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Muhammad
description: Named as the attributed source of the saying, “He who knows himself
knows God.”
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Claud Field, M.A.
description: Named as the person who translated the work into English.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: L. Cranmer-Byng
description: Named as an editor of the Wisdom of the East series.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Dr. S. A. Kapadia
description: Named as an editor of the Wisdom of the East series.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: title figure or attributed subject of work
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The work is titled The Confessions of Al Ghazzali.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: attributed speaker of saying
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The saying is followed by the attribution “Sayings of Muhammed.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: translator
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage states that the work was translated into English by Claud Field,
M.A.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: series editor
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: The passage lists L. Cranmer-Byng and Dr. S. A. Kapadia under “Edited by.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols: []
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Title-page presentation
summary: The passage presents the title, an attributed saying, series information,
translation attribution, and publication details for The Confessions of Al Ghazzali.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: self-knowledge as knowledge of God
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The quoted saying explicitly links knowing oneself with knowing God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a brief epigraph in front matter, not a developed narrative episode
or doctrinal argument in the passage.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 70-103
quote_or_summary: "“THE CONFESSIONS OF AL GHAZZALI”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
rights_note: Public domain; short quotation used for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 70-103
quote_or_summary: "“He who knows himself knows God.” / “SAYINGS OF MUHAMMED.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
rights_note: Public domain; short quotation used for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 70-103
quote_or_summary: "“The Wisdom of the East Series” and “WISDOM OF THE EAST”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
rights_note: Public domain; short quotation used for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 70-103
quote_or_summary: "“EDITED BY / L. CRANMER-BYNG / Dr. S. A. KAPADIA”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
rights_note: Public domain; short quotation used for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 70-103
quote_or_summary: "“TRANSLATED FOR THE FIRST TIME / INTO ENGLISH / BY CLAUD FIELD,
M.A.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
rights_note: Public domain; short quotation used for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 70-103
quote_or_summary: Publication and printing details identify London, John Murray,
Albemarle Street, W., 1909, and Hazell, Watson and Viney, Ltd.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
rights_note: Public domain; summarized for extraction evidence.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is bibliographic front matter with one brief attributed saying.
Literal extraction is straightforward; motif identification is limited to the
explicit self-knowledge/God-knowledge statement.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
No taxonomy symbols from the supplied symbol list occur in the passage. No comparison claims are made because the passage does not itself support a specific comparative claim.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:sufi-al-ghazzali-confessions-field-gutenberg__l70-l103
passage_sha256=d40f949fe90d83eaf129e8af7aa00f9fc3ba542ab3fea1f6cbafb02c0f658ff5