batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l16161-l16295
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l16161-l16295
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 16161-16295
start: '16161'
end: '16295'
translation: The Koran (Al-Qur'an), Rodwell translation
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage asserts that God alone has power in heaven and earth, allows
intercession only by His leave, provides sustenance, gathers all people, judges
between them, rewards believers, and punishes deniers. Opponents reject the Qur'an
and previous books, dispute responsibility before their Lord, blame leaders and
plots, and later repent after seeing punishment. Angels deny that they were the
true objects of worship and identify the Djinn as those whom many worshipped.
The prophet is described as a warner sent to mankind, not possessed by a djinn,
asking no wage. The passage closes with images of terror, no escape, belated belief,
and a gulf between the deniers and what they desire.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Those called upon as gods beside God are said to have no atom's weight of
power in the heavens or the earth, no share in either, and no helper-role with
God.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Intercession is said to avail only when God allows it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The speaker says the Lord will gather the disputing parties and judge between
them in justice.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The wicked are depicted as standing before their Lord and exchanging reproaches,
with weak persons blaming mighty persons and mighty persons denying responsibility.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Yokes are placed on the necks of those who have not believed.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Wealth and children are denied as means of bringing people near to God, while
believers who do right receive a double reward and dwell securely in pavilions
of Paradise.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Whatever is given in alms is said to be returned by God.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: On a day of gathering, angels are asked whether people worshipped them; the
angels deny it and say the people worshipped the Djinn.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Evil-doers are told to taste the torment of the fire that they had treated
as a delusion.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: When signs are recited, opponents call the messenger a man diverting them
from ancestral worship and call the Qur'an forged falsehood or palpable sorcery.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: The addressees are advised to stand before God two by two or singly and reflect
that their fellow citizen is no djinn but a warner before severe punishment.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: At the end, deniers tremble, find no escape, are taken from a near place,
profess belief too late, and have a gulf placed between them and what they desire.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / Lord
description: The sole divine power who watches all things, provides, gathers, judges,
allows intercession, returns alms, sends truth, and rewards or punishes.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Prophet / fellow citizen / warner
description: The addressed messenger is sent to mankind to announce and threaten,
is described as no djinn, asks no wage, and receives guidance by the Lord's revealing.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:9
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Those deemed gods or associates beside God
description: Beings invoked or united with God as associates; the passage denies
their power, share, helper-status, and independent intercession.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Believers who do right
description: People who believe and do right; they are promised a double reward
and secure dwelling in pavilions of Paradise.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Unbelievers / wicked / evil-doers
description: People who deny the Qur'an and prior books, reject signs, are set before
their Lord, receive yokes and punishment, and are told to taste the torment of
fire.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Weak ones
description: A group among the wicked who blame mighty ones for their failure to
believe.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Mighty ones
description: A group accused by the weak of obstructing belief; they deny having
turned the weak aside after guidance reached them.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Opulent men of cities
description: Wealthy inhabitants of cities who reject warners and claim abundance
in riches and children.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Angels
description: Beings questioned by God about whether people worshipped them; they
answer that God is their master and that the people worshipped the Djinn.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Djinn
description: Beings identified by the angels as those whom many people worshipped;
the prophet is separately said to be no djinn.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Earlier peoples and apostles
description: Earlier flourishing peoples are said to have treated apostles as impostors
and to have met divine vengeance.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: sole divine judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God gathers all parties and judges between them in justice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: provider and rewarder
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God supplies whom He pleases, returns alms, and gives reward to believers
who do right.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: warner messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The messenger is sent to mankind to announce and threaten and is described
as a warner before severe punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: powerless alleged associates
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage denies that these invoked beings possess power, share, helper-status,
or independent intercession.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: rewarded righteous believers
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They believe, do right, receive double reward, and dwell securely in Paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: deniers subject to punishment
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:8
basis: They reject messages and signs and are associated with punishment, fire,
or divine vengeance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: role:7
label: subordinate blame-speakers
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The weak blame the mighty for their unbelief.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: influential rejecters
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:8
basis: Mighty ones and opulent men are linked with influence, denial, and claims
based on wealth or status.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:9
label: witnesses denying worship
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Angels deny being the true objects of worship and redirect the claim to worship
of the Djinn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: misdirected objects of belief
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The angels state that most of the people believed in and worshipped the Djinn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:11
label: precedent of prior rejection
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Earlier peoples are said to have treated apostles as impostors and to have
experienced vengeance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: atom weight
literal_form: the weight of an atom
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: yokes on necks
literal_form: yokes placed on the necks of those who have not believed
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: pavilions of Paradise
literal_form: pavilions of Paradise where the righteous dwell secure
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: torment of fire
literal_form: fire tasted as torment by evil-doers
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: gulf between desire and deniers
literal_form: a gulf placed between them and what they desire
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:6
label: standing two and two or singly
literal_form: standing before God two and two, or singly
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Denial of associates beside God
summary: The passage commands the addressees to call upon alleged gods beside God,
then denies that those beings possess power, share in heaven or earth, helper-status,
or independent intercession.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Gathering and just judgment
summary: God is said to gather disputing parties and judge between them, with a
threatened day that cannot be delayed or hastened.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Mutual blame before the Lord
summary: The wicked stand before their Lord; weak and mighty groups exchange accusations
about who caused unbelief, repentance follows the sight of punishment, and yokes
are placed on unbelievers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Wealth, reward, and punishment
summary: Opulent rejecters claim abundance in riches and children, but the passage
states that wealth and children do not bring nearness to God; righteous believers
receive double reward and secure dwellings, while opponents of signs are consigned
to punishment.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Angels questioned at the gathering
summary: God gathers them all and asks the angels whether they were worshipped;
the angels deny it and say the people worshipped the Djinn. Evil-doers are then
told to taste the torment of fire.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Rejection of signs and the warning messenger
summary: Opponents call the recited signs a diversion from ancestral worship, a
forged falsehood, or sorcery. The addressees are told to reflect that their fellow
citizen is not a djinn but a warner who asks no wage.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:7
label: Final terror, belated belief, and separation
summary: The deniers tremble, find no escape, are taken from a near place, profess
belief too late, and are separated by a gulf from what they desire, as with earlier
doubters.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: eschatological gathering and divine judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage repeatedly states that God will gather people, judge between
them, expose deniers, reward believers, and punish evil-doers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The extraction is limited to the selected passage and does not identify
a wider doctrinal system beyond the passage wording.
- id: motif:2
label: rewarded righteous and punished deniers
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Believers who do right receive double reward and secure dwellings in Paradise,
while deniers receive yokes, punishment, fire, and frustrated desire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: Paradise and fire are treated here as passage-level images without expanding
beyond the excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: rejected warner before punishment
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The messenger is sent to announce and threaten, opponents reject signs as
falsehood or sorcery, and earlier peoples likewise rejected apostles before vengeance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference precisely names the rejected-warner pattern.
- id: motif:4
label: misdirected worship of powerless beings
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage denies power to alleged associates beside God and has angels
deny being the true objects of worship, identifying the Djinn as those worshipped
by many.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not elaborate a narrative of the Djinn beyond their being
worshipped by many.
- id: motif:5
label: sacred recompense of almsgiving
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The passage says that whatever is given in alms God will return and describes
God as the best dispenser of gifts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy term is approximate; the passage states recompense
for alms rather than a negotiated exchange.
- id: motif:6
label: late belief blocked by separation
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The closing scene depicts trembling, no escape, a belated profession of belief,
and a gulf between deniers and what they desire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not specify all mechanics of the separation, so the motif
label remains descriptive.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly compares current deniers with earlier flourishing
peoples who treated apostles as impostors and encountered divine vengeance.
claim_level: same_function
target: earlier peoples who rejected apostles within the passage's own sacred-history
frame
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The earlier peoples are not named in this excerpt, and the claim is
limited to the passage's internal comparison.
- id: claim:2
claim: The closing statement likens the final separation of the deniers to what
was done to their likes of old, who were lost in doubtful questioning.
claim_level: same_function
target: earlier doubters described as 'their likes of old'
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The target group remains unspecified in the passage, so no historical
contact or common-inheritance claim is made.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 16161-16295, opening declarations on Satan, belief, and alleged gods
quote_or_summary: The passage says God discerns belief in the life to come, watches
all things, and that alleged gods beside God have no atom's weight of power, no
share in heaven or earth, and no helper role.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied for extraction.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 16161-16295, intercession passage
quote_or_summary: Intercession is said to avail only by God's permission; terrified
hearts are relieved and the answer given is that the Lord speaks truth and is
high and great.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied for extraction.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 16161-16295, gathering and warning statements
quote_or_summary: God is named as provider; the Lord will gather people and judge
between them in justice; the messenger is sent to mankind to announce and threaten;
the threatened day cannot be delayed or hastened.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied for extraction.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 16161-16295, wicked before their Lord
quote_or_summary: Unbelievers deny the Qur'an and prior books; the wicked stand
before their Lord; weak and mighty groups blame one another; repentance follows
the sight of punishment; yokes are placed on unbelievers' necks.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied for extraction.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 16161-16295, warners, wealth, and reward
quote_or_summary: Opulent men reject warners and trust riches and children; the
passage says wealth and children do not bring nearness to God, while righteous
believers receive double reward and secure dwellings in pavilions of Paradise;
opponents of signs are consigned to punishment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied for extraction.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 16161-16295, almsgiving statement
quote_or_summary: The Lord gives supplies liberally or sparingly as He pleases,
and whatever is given in alms He will return; He is called the best dispenser
of gifts.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied for extraction.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 16161-16295, angels, Djinn, and fire
quote_or_summary: On a day of gathering, God asks the angels whether people worshipped
them; the angels deny it and say the people worshipped the Djinn. Evil-doers are
told to taste the torment of the fire they treated as delusion.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied for extraction.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 16161-16295, rejection of signs and earlier peoples
quote_or_summary: Opponents call the messenger a man diverting them from ancestral
worship and call the Qur'an forged falsehood or sorcery. Earlier flourishing peoples
are said to have treated apostles as impostors and to have met terrible vengeance.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied for extraction.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 16161-16295, reflection and truth statements
quote_or_summary: The addressees are advised to stand before God two by two or singly
and reflect that their fellow citizen is no djinn but a warner before severe punishment.
The messenger asks no wage, and truth is said to come while falsehood vanishes.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied for extraction.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 16161-16295, final terror and gulf
quote_or_summary: The deniers tremble, find no escape, are taken from a near place,
profess belief too late, and a gulf is placed between them and what they desire,
as happened to their likes of old who were lost in doubt.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied for extraction.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal extraction is strong because the passage repeatedly states its scenes
and roles. Motif taxonomy mapping is partly approximate where available categories
do not exactly name rejected-warner, misdirected-worship, or belated-belief patterns.
Comparison claims are limited to explicit internal comparisons with earlier peoples
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: '2026-04-29'
notes: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used. Footnote material present at the end of the supplied text was not used for motif expansion because most notes appear to refer to surrounding material outside the extracted main passage.
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