batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l1143-l1311
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l1143-l1311
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
passage_locator:
label: PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. /
PREFACE; lines 1143-1311
start: '1143'
end: '1311'
translation: The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage includes editorial notes on Muhammad, Abu Jahl, early followers,
and the Fatrah, followed by Sura LXXIV, in which an enwrapped addressee is commanded
to arise, warn, magnify the Lord, purify his raiment, flee abomination, and wait
patiently. The sura announces a distressful day signaled by a trumpet, condemns
a hostile wealthy figure who calls the message magic and human speech, describes
Hell-fire and its nineteen angelic guardians, presents Hell as a warning, and
depicts questioning between those in gardens and the wicked who are in Hell-fire
because they did not pray, feed the poor, avoided not vain disputes, and denied
the day of reckoning.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: An editorial note says some verses may have been added later, before the Flight,
and may refer to opposition from Abu Jahl, who is said to have threatened Muhammad
while he was prostrate in prayer.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: An editorial note discusses the Fatrah, a reported suspension of prophetic
inspiration and fresh revelations for a period variously estimated between six
months and three years.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The opening address commands the enwrapped addressee to arise and warn, magnify
the Lord, purify raiment, flee abomination, avoid bestowing favors for increase,
and wait patiently for the Lord.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: A trumpet is said to sound on a day described as distressful and without ease
for the infidels.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: A created man with riches and sons opposes the signs, plots, looks around,
frowns, turns away in disdain, and calls the message magic and the word of a mortal.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The hostile figure is threatened with being cast into Hell-fire, which is
described as leaving and sparing nothing and blackening the skin.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Nineteen angels are placed over the fire, and angels are described as guardians
of the fire.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: The number of the guardians is said to function as a test or cause of perplexity
for unbelievers and as confirmation or increase of faith for scriptural communities
and believers.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: The Moon, retreating Night, and brightening Morn are invoked before the statement
that Hell is a grievous warning to humankind.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: Every soul is described as being in pledge for its own works, while those
of God's right hand are in gardens and question the wicked about their entry into
Hell-fire.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: The wicked answer that they did not pray, did not feed the poor, joined vain
disputers, and denied the day of reckoning until certainty came upon them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: Intercession is said not to avail the wicked, and the passage says the people
turn aside from the Warning and desire open pages from Heaven.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: the enwrapped addressee
description: The person addressed as enwrapped in a mantle and commanded to warn,
magnify the Lord, purify, flee abomination, and wait patiently.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God / the Lord
description: The divine speaker or authority who is to be magnified, for whom the
addressee waits, who deals with the hostile created figure, and who guides or
misleads whom He will.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: hostile wealthy created figure
description: A created man given riches and sons who opposes the signs, plots, and
dismisses the message as magic and mortal speech.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: nineteen angels
description: Angels placed over Hell-fire and described as guardians of the fire.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: infidels / unbelievers
description: Those for whom the trumpet-day is devoid of ease and who are perplexed
by the number of guardians.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: those of God's right hand
description: A group located in gardens who ask the wicked what cast them into Hell-fire.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: the wicked
description: Those in Hell-fire who answer that they did not pray, did not feed
the poor, joined vain disputes, and denied the day of reckoning.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: interceders
description: Figures whose intercession is said not to avail the wicked.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Abu Jahl
description: Named in an editorial note as an opponent of Muhammad who threatened
to set his foot on the Prophet's neck while prostrate in prayer.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: warned messenger-like addressee
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The addressee is commanded to arise and warn and to perform acts of purification
and devotion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: divine judge and guide
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Lord is to be magnified and waited for; God deals with the hostile figure
and guides or misleads whom He wills.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: condemned opponent of the signs
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The figure is called a foe to the signs, plots, rejects the message, and
is threatened with Hell-fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: guardians of Hell-fire
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The passage says over the fire are nineteen angels and that angels are guardians
of the fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: unbelieving recipients of warning
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The infidels face a distressful day, and unbelievers are perplexed by the
parable of the guardians' number.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: garden-dwelling questioners
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Those of God's right hand are described as being in gardens and asking the
wicked about Hell-fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: judged inhabitants of Hell-fire
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The wicked state reasons for being cast into Hell-fire and are not aided
by intercession.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:8
label: ineffective intercessors
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Intercession of the interceders is said not to avail the wicked.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:9
label: editorially identified opponent
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The editorial note names Abu Jahl as Muhammad's opponent and describes his
threat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: mantle
literal_form: enwrapping mantle
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: trumpet
literal_form: trump on the trumpet
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: Hell-fire
literal_form: fire that leaves and spares nothing and blackens the skin
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: sym:4
label: nineteen angelic guardians
literal_form: nineteen angels over the fire
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: Moon, Night, and Morn
literal_form: Moon, retreating Night, and brightening Morn invoked in oaths
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: gardens
literal_form: gardens occupied by those of God's right hand
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:7
label: open pages from Heaven
literal_form: open pages desired from Heaven
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: editorial context of opposition and suspension
summary: The notes discuss opposition to Muhammad by Abu Jahl and describe the Fatrah
as an interval of suspended prophetic inspiration and revelation.
figure_refs:
- fig:9
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: commission to warn
summary: The enwrapped addressee is commanded to arise, warn, magnify the Lord,
purify garments, flee abomination, refuse gain-seeking favor, and wait patiently.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: trumpet and distressful day
summary: A trumpet sounds and the day is described as distressful and without ease
for the infidels.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: condemnation of the hostile planner
summary: A wealthy created figure rejects the signs, plots, calls the message magic
and mortal speech, and is threatened with Hell-fire.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Hell-fire and its guardians
summary: Hell-fire is described as consuming and blackening, with nineteen angels
set over it as guardians; the number is presented as meaningful for unbelievers,
scriptural communities, and believers.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: cosmic oaths and warning
summary: The Moon, Night, and Morn are invoked before Hell is identified as a grievous
warning to humankind.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:7
label: gardens questioning Hell-fire
summary: Those of God's right hand in gardens ask the wicked why they entered Hell-fire;
the wicked answer with failures of prayer, charity, truth, and belief in reckoning.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:8
label: rejected warning and unavailable intercession
summary: Intercession does not avail the wicked; the passage describes people turning
away from warning and wanting open pages from Heaven, while the Koran is declared
sufficient warning.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment after warning
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage gives a warning, announces a distressful day, describes each
soul as pledged for its works, and depicts the wicked explaining why they were
cast into Hell-fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes warning and judgment; it does not narrate a full
trial scene.
- id: motif:2
label: afterlife destinations of fire and gardens
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The passage contrasts Hell-fire, where the wicked are cast, with gardens
occupied by those of God's right hand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage names afterlife locations but does not describe a journey
through them.
- id: motif:3
label: eschatological trumpet signal
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The sounding of a trumpet introduces a distressful day for the infidels.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not explicitly state resurrection in this line range.
- id: motif:4
label: angelic guardians of punitive fire
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Nineteen angels are placed over the fire and are explicitly called guardians
of the fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The number's meaning is explained in the passage as a test or sign, but
no further angelic names or actions are given.
- id: motif:5
label: rejection of revelation as magic or human speech
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The hostile figure dismisses the message as magic and the word of a mortal
before being threatened with Hell-fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly matches this motif.
- id: motif:6
label: demand for heavenly written proof
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage says each of them would like open pages given to him out of Heaven,
while the Koran is declared sufficient warning.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents the demand briefly and does not narrate an actual
descent of pages.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1143-1151
quote_or_summary: 'Editorial note: verses may be later and may refer to Abu Jahl''s
opposition and threat against Muhammad while prostrate in prayer.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1171-1192
quote_or_summary: 'Editorial note: the Fatrah is described as an intermission when
prophetic inspiration and fresh suras were reportedly suspended, with discussion
of Muhammad''s uncertainty and later determination.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1198-1212
quote_or_summary: The enwrapped addressee is told to arise and warn, magnify the
Lord, purify raiment, flee abomination, avoid gain-seeking favors, and wait patiently
for the Lord.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 1214-1218
quote_or_summary: "“For when there shall be a trump on the trumpet,” followed by
a distressful day for the infidels."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 1220-1248
quote_or_summary: God is to deal with a created man given riches and sons who opposes
the signs, plots, turns away, calls the message magic and mortal speech, and is
to be cast into Hell-fire.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 1250-1267
quote_or_summary: Hell-fire leaves and spares nothing, blackens skin, and has nineteen
angels over it; angels are guardians of the fire, and their number functions as
perplexity, confirmation, and warning.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 1269-1279
quote_or_summary: The Moon, retreating Night, and brightening Morn are invoked;
Hell is called one of the most grievous woes and a warning to humankind.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 1281-1297
quote_or_summary: Every soul is pledged for its works; those of God's right hand
in gardens ask the wicked what cast them into Hell-fire, and the wicked cite lack
of prayer, failure to feed the poor, vain disputes, and denial of reckoning.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 1299-1311
quote_or_summary: Intercession does not avail; people turn aside from warning, are
compared to frightened asses fleeing a lion, desire open pages from Heaven, and
are told the Koran is warning enough.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied English passage. Motif assignments
are limited to available taxonomy references and avoid claims not explicit in
the passage.
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 external sources or taxonomy identifiers beyond those supplied were used.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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