batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l1313-l1435
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l1313-l1435
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 1313-1435
start: '1313'
end: '1435'
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: A note recounts a tradition of Muhammad seeing Gabriel between heaven and
earth and being wrapped in a mantle. Sura LXXIII addresses the enfolded one, commands
night prayer and measured recitation, warns of punishment and cosmic disruption
on the coming day, compares the present apostolic warning to an apostle sent to
Pharaoh, and closes with moderated obligations of recitation, prayer, alms, good
works, and seeking forgiveness.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A tradition in the note says Muhammad wandered in hills near Mecca while troubled
by doubts and anxiety after truth.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The note says Muhammad had a vision of the Angel Gabriel seated on a throne
between heaven and earth.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The note says Muhammad ran to his wife Chadijah in alarm and asked her to
wrap him in his mantle.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The sura addresses one enfolded in a mantle and commands him to stand for
prayer during most of the night and intone the Koran in measured tone.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The speaker says weighty words will be devolved upon the addressed figure.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Night is described as a time when devout impressions are strongest and words
are most collected.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The addressed figure is instructed to commemorate the Lord's name, devote
himself entirely, take God as protector, endure opponents' speech, and depart
from them decorously.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: The passage threatens gainsayers with strong fetters, flaming fire, choking
food, and sore torment.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: A coming day is described when the earth and mountains are shaken and the
mountains become a loose sand heap.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: The passage says an Apostle has been sent as a witness against the addressees,
as an Apostle was sent to Pharaoh.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Pharaoh is said to have rebelled against the Apostle and to have been seized
with severe chastisement.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: The day is described as turning children greyheaded and rending heaven asunder.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:13
text: The final verse says God knows the varying portions of night prayer performed
by the addressed figure and some followers, and allows them to recite as much
of the Koran as is easy.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:14
text: The final verse names sick people, travelers seeking God's bounty, and fighters
in God's cause as circumstances among the community.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:15
text: The final verse commands prayer, legal alms, lending God a liberal loan, sending
good works ahead, and seeking God's forgiveness.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / Lord
description: The divine speaker and Lord of the East and West, described as protector,
measurer of night and day, forgiving, and merciful.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: The enfolded one
description: The one addressed as enfolded in a mantle and commanded to pray at
night and recite the Koran; the note identifies this figure as Muhammad.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Angel Gabriel
description: In the note's tradition, Gabriel appears seated on a throne between
heaven and earth and later comes down to address Muhammad.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Chadijah
description: Muhammad's wife in the note, to whom he runs in alarm and from whom
he seeks covering in his mantle.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Gainsayers
description: Opponents rich in the pleasures of this life, whom God says to leave
to him while the addressed figure bears with them briefly.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Apostle sent to the addressees
description: An apostle sent as a witness against the passage's addressees.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Apostle sent to Pharaoh
description: A prior apostle sent to Pharaoh, against whom Pharaoh rebelled.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Pharaoh
description: A ruler who rebelled against the Apostle and was seized with severe
chastisement.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Followers
description: Part of the community who pray portions of the night and are addressed
in the moderated command to recite, pray, give alms, and seek forgiveness.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine commander
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God issues commands concerning prayer, recitation, endurance, alms, and seeking
forgiveness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:12
- id: role:2
label: divine protector and forgiver
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage calls God protector, forgiving, and merciful.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:12
- id: role:3
label: mantle-covered recipient of command
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The figure is addressed as enfolded in a mantle and commanded to rise for
night prayer.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: reciter of revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The figure is commanded to intone the Koran and is told weighty words will
be devolved upon him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: visionary angelic messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The note describes Gabriel appearing in a vision and coming down to address
Muhammad.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: protective spouse
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The note describes Muhammad running to Chadijah and asking her to wrap him
in a mantle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: opponents under threat
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The gainsayers are to be left to God and are followed by threats of fetters,
fire, choking food, and torment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: apostolic witness
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: The passage states that an Apostle was sent as witness against the addressees,
as an Apostle was sent to Pharaoh.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:9
label: rebellious ruler under chastisement
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Pharaoh rebelled against the Apostle and was seized with severe chastisement.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:10
label: praying and reciting community
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Some followers pray portions of the night and receive commands about recitation
and observance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: mantle
literal_form: garment covering the addressed figure
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: night vigil
literal_form: standing at night for prayer and recitation
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:11
- id: sym:3
label: Koran recitation
literal_form: measured intoning or reciting of the Koran
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:11
- id: sym:4
label: weighty words
literal_form: words devolved on the addressed figure
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: fire
literal_form: flaming fire among threatened punishments
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: fetters
literal_form: strong fetters among threatened punishments
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: mountains shaken into sand
literal_form: mountains shaken and becoming a loose sand heap
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:8
label: heaven reft asunder
literal_form: heaven split apart by the coming day
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:9
label: liberal loan to God
literal_form: a loan to God associated with good works and recompense
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:10
label: throne between heaven and earth
literal_form: Gabriel seated on a throne between heaven and earth in the note's
tradition
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Vision in the hills near Mecca
summary: The note recounts Muhammad wandering near Mecca, seeing Gabriel on a throne
between heaven and earth, fleeing to Chadijah in alarm, and being wrapped in a
mantle before Gabriel descends and addresses him.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Command to the enfolded one
summary: The sura addresses the mantle-covered figure and commands night prayer,
measured recitation, devotion to God, reliance on God as protector, patience,
and decorous departure from opponents.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:3
label: Threat against gainsayers
summary: God tells the addressed figure to leave the gainsayers to him and describes
fetters, fire, choking food, and torment prepared with God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:4
label: Cosmic disruption on the coming day
summary: The passage describes a day when earth and mountains are shaken, mountains
become loose sand, children turn greyheaded, and heaven is split apart.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: scene:5
label: Apostolic warning and Pharaoh's rebellion
summary: The passage says an apostle has been sent as witness against the addressees,
as an apostle was sent to Pharaoh; Pharaoh rebelled and was severely chastised.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: scene:6
label: Moderated communal observance
summary: God knows the community cannot precisely count the hours of night and permits
easier recitation while commanding prayer, legal alms, a liberal loan to God,
good works, and seeking forgiveness.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment with eschatological punishment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage warns gainsayers of fetters, fire, choking food, torment, and
a coming day of cosmic upheaval and severe chastisement for rebellion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The extraction identifies a broad motif family; detailed theological interpretation
is not added.
- id: motif:2
label: revealed wisdom through disciplined night recitation
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The enfolded figure is commanded to pray at night, intone the Koran, and
receive weighty words, with night described as especially conducive to collected
speech.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy has only the broad category 'wisdom'; the passage
itself frames this as recitation and divine words rather than an abstract wisdom
myth.
- id: motif:3
label: sacred exchange of good works for divine recompense
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The community is told to lend God a liberal loan and that whatever good works
they send ahead will be found with God as best and richest in recompense.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage uses loan and recompense language, but not a narrative exchange
scene.
- id: motif:4
label: prophetic calling with mantle and angelic vision
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The note recounts Muhammad's alarm after seeing Gabriel between heaven and
earth, his being wrapped in a mantle, and Gabriel's address; the sura then addresses
the mantle-covered figure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: This motif is drawn partly from Rodwell's note summarizing tradition,
not only from the translated sura text.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly parallels the present apostolic witness to a prior
apostle sent to Pharaoh, with rejection followed by severe chastisement.
claim_level: same_function
target: Apostle-to-Pharaoh warning pattern
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage does not name the prior apostle or elaborate the wider
narrative; the claim is limited to the stated functional parallel.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1321-1327
quote_or_summary: The note says Muhammad, wandering in hills near Mecca in anxiety
after truth, saw Gabriel seated on a throne between heaven and earth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1327-1332
quote_or_summary: The note says Muhammad ran to Chadijah in alarm, asked to be enveloped
in his mantle, and Gabriel then came down and addressed him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: Sura LXXIII, verses 1-4; lines 1371-1379
quote_or_summary: '"O THOU ENFOLDED in thy mantle," followed by commands to stand
at night for prayer and intone the Koran with measured tone.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief quotation used.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: Sura LXXIII, verse 5; line 1381
quote_or_summary: '"For we shall devolve on thee weighty words."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief quotation used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: Sura LXXIII, verse 6; lines 1383-1384
quote_or_summary: Night is described as the time when devout impressions are strongest
and words are most collected.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: Sura LXXIII, verses 7-10; lines 1386-1393
quote_or_summary: The addressed figure is told to commemorate the Lord, devote himself
wholly, take the Lord of East and West as protector, endure hostile speech, and
depart decorously.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: Sura LXXIII, verses 11-13; lines 1395-1401
quote_or_summary: God says to leave the wealthy gainsayers to him briefly; with
God are strong fetters, flaming fire, choking food, and sore torment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: Sura LXXIII, verse 14; lines 1403-1404
quote_or_summary: The day comes when earth and mountains are shaken and the mountains
become a loose sand heap.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: Sura LXXIII, verses 15-16; lines 1406-1410
quote_or_summary: An Apostle has been sent as witness against the addressees as
an Apostle was sent to Pharaoh; Pharaoh rebelled and was seized with severe chastisement.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: Sura LXXIII, verses 17-18; lines 1412-1415
quote_or_summary: The day is described as turning children greyheaded and rending
heaven asunder; the threat will be carried out.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: Sura LXXIII, verse 20; lines 1419-1428
quote_or_summary: God knows the addressed figure and some followers pray portions
of the night; God measures night and day, knows they cannot count the hours exactly,
and permits reciting as much of the Koran as is easy, including for the sick,
travelers, and fighters.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: Sura LXXIII, verse 20; lines 1429-1434
quote_or_summary: The community is told to observe prayers, pay legal alms, lend
God a liberal loan, send good works ahead, and seek God's forgiveness; God is
forgiving and merciful.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Core figures and scenes are explicit in the passage. Motif labels are limited
to available taxonomy and broad candidate categories. The prophetic vision scene
relies on the translator's note within the supplied 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'
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