batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l16572-l16682
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l16572-l16682
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 16572-16682
start: '16572'
end: '16682'
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 recounts the expulsion of Satan, the command to Adam and his
wife not to approach a tree in Paradise, Satan's deception, their tasting of the
tree, their awareness of nakedness, repentance, and descent to earth. It then
addresses the children of Adam about clothing, worship, moderation, moral prohibitions,
apostles, resurrection, judgment, Hell, and Paradise.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A divine speaker orders a scorned and banished figure to go forth and says
hell will be filled with that figure and followers.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Adam and his wife are told to dwell in Paradise and eat as they will, but
not to approach a specified tree.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Satan whispers to Adam and his wife, saying the tree was forbidden lest they
become angels or immortals.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Satan swears that he is a right counsellor to them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: After they taste the tree, their nakedness appears to them and they sew garden
leaves upon themselves.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The Lord calls to them, reminding them that the tree was forbidden and that
Satan was declared their enemy.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Adam and his wife acknowledge wrongdoing and ask for forgiveness and pity.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: They are told to go down, to dwell on earth for a season, to live and die
on it, and to be taken forth from it.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The children of Adam are told that raiment was sent down to hide nakedness,
but that the raiment of piety is best.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: The children of Adam are warned not to let Satan trouble them as he drove
their parents from the Garden.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: The passage says Satan and his comrades see humans from where humans do not
see them.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: The passage instructs worshippers to turn their faces toward places of worship,
call upon God sincerely, wear goodly apparel when going to a mosque, and eat and
drink without excess.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: The passage states that God forbids filthy actions, iniquity, unjust violence,
associating others with God without warrant, and speaking of God without knowledge.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:14
text: The passage says apostles will come from among the children of Adam, rehearsing
divine signs.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:15
text: Those who charge the signs with falsehood and turn away in pride are described
as inmates of the fire.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:16
text: Messengers receive the souls of those who devised lies or treated signs as
lies, and those people are questioned about those they called beside God.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:17
text: Generations of Djinn and men enter the Fire, curse one another, and dispute
about who led whom astray.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:18
text: For deniers who turn away in pride, Heaven's gates are not opened, and Paradise
is denied until a camel passes through the eye of a needle.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:19
text: The evil doers are described as having a bed in Hell and coverings of fire
above them.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:20
text: Those who believe and do right are described as inmates of Paradise, with
rancour removed from their bosoms and rivers rolling at their feet.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:21
text: The inmates of Paradise and the inmates of the fire speak to one another about
whether God's promise has been found true.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:22
text: A Herald proclaims a curse upon evil doers who turn people aside from the
way of God and disbelieve in the life to come.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: The Lord / God
description: The divine speaker who commands, forbids, judges, guides, sends signs,
and assigns Paradise or Fire.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Satan
description: The banished tempter who whispers to Adam and his wife, deceives them
regarding the tree, and is called their declared enemy.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Adam
description: A first parent dwelling in Paradise, commanded not to approach the
tree, deceived by Satan, repentant, and sent down to earth.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Adam's wife
description: Adam's wife, dwelling with him in Paradise, deceived by Satan, aware
of nakedness after tasting the tree, repentant, and sent down to earth.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Children of Adam
description: The addressed human descendants of Adam, warned about Satan, instructed
in clothing, worship, moderation, and moral conduct, and told apostles will come
to them.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Apostles
description: Figures from among the children of Adam who rehearse divine signs.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:13
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Deniers / evil doers / transgressors
description: Those who charge signs with falsehood, turn away in pride, devise lies
of God, or commit evil; they are assigned to fire and excluded from Paradise.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- ev:14
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Believers and doers of right
description: Those who believe and do right; they are made inmates and heirs of
Paradise.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Messengers receiving souls
description: Messengers who receive the souls of those who devised lies or treated
signs as lies and question them.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Generations of Djinn and men
description: Earlier and later generations who enter the Fire and curse or accuse
one another.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Herald
description: A herald who proclaims the curse of God upon evil doers between the
inmates of Paradise and the inmates of the fire.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine commander
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Lord commands Satan to go forth and Adam and his wife not to approach
the tree.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: divine judge and guide
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage describes God guiding some, leaving some in error, forbidding
actions, assigning Fire, and granting Paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:13
- id: role:3
label: tempter and declared enemy
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Satan whispers, swears falsely as counsellor, beguiles by deceits, and is
called a declared enemy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: first parents who transgress and repent
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: Adam and his wife taste the tree, perceive nakedness, ask forgiveness, and
are sent down to earth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: admonished descendants
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The passage repeatedly addresses the children of Adam with warnings and instructions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:6
label: bearers of divine signs
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Apostles are said to come from among the children of Adam, rehearsing signs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:7
label: condemned rejecters
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:10
basis: Deniers and generations of Djinn and men are assigned to Fire and torment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: role:8
label: saved righteous
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Believers who do right are made inmates of Paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:9
label: soul-receiving messengers
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Messengers receive souls and question the condemned about those they called
beside God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:10
label: proclaimer between afterlife groups
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: A Herald proclaims between the inmates of Paradise and the inmates of the
fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: forbidden tree
literal_form: tree in Paradise that Adam and his wife are told not to approach and
later taste
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: Paradise / Garden
literal_form: Paradise or Garden where Adam and his wife dwell and from which they
are driven; later also the abode of believers
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:13
- id: sym:3
label: nakedness and raiment
literal_form: hidden nakedness revealed after tasting the tree; leaves sewn as covering;
raiment sent down to hide nakedness
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: earth as dwelling and place of death
literal_form: earth where the sent-down humans dwell, live, die, and from which
they are taken forth
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: Fire / Hell
literal_form: hell or fire where condemned followers, deniers, Djinn, and men abide;
also described with bedding and coverings of fire
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:7
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: sym:6
label: Heaven's gates
literal_form: gates of Heaven not opened to those who reject signs in pride
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:7
label: camel through the eye of the needle
literal_form: impossible or extreme condition stated for deniers entering Paradise
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:8
label: rivers in Paradise
literal_form: rivers rolling at the feet of the inhabitants of Paradise
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: sym:9
label: mosque apparel
literal_form: goodly apparel worn when repairing to any mosque
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Banishment of Satan
summary: A divine speaker commands the scorned and banished figure to go forth and
declares that hell will be filled with him and his followers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Command in Paradise
summary: Adam and his wife are placed in Paradise, allowed to eat freely, and forbidden
to approach one tree.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Satan's deception and the revealed nakedness
summary: Satan whispers that the tree is forbidden because of angelic or immortal
status, swears he counsels rightly, and deceives them; after tasting the tree,
they perceive nakedness and sew leaves.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Repentance and descent to earth
summary: Adam and his wife confess wrongdoing and ask forgiveness; they are sent
down to earth as a dwelling for a season, where they will live, die, and be taken
forth.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Admonitions to the children of Adam
summary: The children of Adam are instructed about raiment, piety, Satan's danger,
proper worship, mosque apparel, moderation, permitted good things, and forbidden
acts.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:6
label: Apostles, denial, and condemnation
summary: Apostles come with signs; those who reject the signs in pride are assigned
to the fire, questioned by messengers, and join earlier generations in mutual
accusation and torment.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: scene:7
label: Barred gates and fiery bedding
summary: The proud deniers do not have Heaven's gates opened and will not enter
Paradise until a camel passes through a needle's eye; Hell is described as their
bed with fire above them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: scene:8
label: Paradise, rivers, and dialogue with the Fire
summary: Believers dwell forever in Paradise, with rancour removed and rivers at
their feet; they speak to the inmates of the fire, and a Herald proclaims a curse
upon evil doers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Forbidden tree and transgression
taxonomy_refs:
- forbidden_knowledge
basis: Adam and his wife are forbidden to approach a tree; Satan links the prohibition
to becoming angels or immortals; after tasting it, their hidden nakedness is revealed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy label includes 'knowledge'; the passage explicitly emphasizes
forbidden approach, immortality/angelic status, and revealed nakedness rather
than naming knowledge as such.
- id: motif:2
label: Tempter deceives first parents
taxonomy_refs:
- trickster_boundary
basis: Satan crosses the divine prohibition through whispering, sworn counsel, and
deceit, leading Adam and his wife to taste the tree.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage identifies Satan as enemy and deceiver; the broader 'trickster'
category should be reviewed for fit within Islamic framing.
- id: motif:3
label: Descent from garden to earthly mortality
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
- death_rebirth
basis: After the tree episode, Adam and his wife are told to go down to earth, where
they will live, die, and be taken forth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states descent, death, and being taken forth, but does not
narrate rebirth in this episode.
- id: motif:4
label: Divine judgment of righteous and wicked
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage contrasts deniers assigned to Fire with believers assigned to
Paradise, with divine recompense for actions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:14
confidence: high
cautions: None.
- id: motif:5
label: Resurrection and return to God
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
- return
basis: The passage states that humans will be taken forth from earth, that good
things are above all on the day of resurrection, and that as God created them,
to him they return.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The resurrection is doctrinally stated rather than narrated as a developed
journey scene.
- id: motif:6
label: Afterlife division between Paradise and Fire
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage describes inmates of the fire, barred gates, Hell's bedding,
inmates of Paradise, rivers at their feet, and a dialogue between the two groups.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:14
confidence: high
cautions: The passage maps afterlife destinations and boundaries, but does not describe
a full journey itinerary.
- id: motif:7
label: Apostolic warning before judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
- wisdom
basis: Apostles come from among the children of Adam rehearsing signs; those who
fear God and do good have no fear, while rejecters are condemned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not use the word covenant here; the fit rests on divine
instruction, signs, and response obligations.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 16572-16574
quote_or_summary: A banished figure is ordered to go forth; followers of that figure
will fill hell.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 16575-16577
quote_or_summary: Adam and his wife are told to dwell in Paradise, eat freely, but
not approach a tree.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 16578-16583
quote_or_summary: Satan whispers that the forbidden tree would make them angels
or immortals and swears he is a right counsellor.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 16584-16589
quote_or_summary: After tasting the tree, Adam and his wife see their nakedness,
sew garden leaves, and are reminded that the tree was forbidden and Satan was
their declared enemy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 16590-16598
quote_or_summary: They confess wrongdoing and seek forgiveness; they are sent down
to earth to dwell for a season, live, die, and be taken forth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 16599-16608
quote_or_summary: The children of Adam are told of raiment to hide nakedness, the
superiority of piety, and the warning not to let Satan trouble them as he drove
their parents from the Garden.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 16609-16618
quote_or_summary: The passage rejects attributing filthy deeds to God, commands
right worship and sincere religion, states return to God, and says some took Satans
as tutelars.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 16619-16626
quote_or_summary: The children of Adam are told to wear good apparel at mosques,
eat and drink without excess, and recognize God's good raiment and provisions,
especially on the day of resurrection.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 16627-16636
quote_or_summary: God forbids open and secret filthy actions, iniquity, unjust violence,
unwarranted association with God, and ignorant speech about God; every nation
has a set time; apostles come rehearsing signs.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 16637-16639
quote_or_summary: Those who charge signs with falsehood and turn away in pride are
inmates of the fire forever.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 16640-16656
quote_or_summary: Those who lie about God or reject signs are questioned by soul-receiving
messengers; generations of Djinn and men enter the Fire, curse each other, and
receive torment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 16657-16664
quote_or_summary: Proud rejecters do not have Heaven's gates opened, do not enter
Paradise until the camel passes through the needle's eye, and have Hell as a bed
with coverings of fire.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 16665-16675
quote_or_summary: Believers who do right become inmates of Paradise forever; rancour
is removed, rivers are at their feet, and Paradise is declared their inheritance
for their works.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 16676-16682
quote_or_summary: The inmates of Paradise address the inmates of the fire about
the truth of God's promise; a Herald proclaims God's curse on evil doers who turn
people from God's way and disbelieve in the life to come.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied public-domain passage. Motif taxonomy
assignments are cautious where the available labels only approximately match the
passage's Islamic vocabulary and structure. No external comparison claims were
made.
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: |-
Passage corresponds to a Qur'anic Adam/Satan and judgment sequence in Rodwell translation; no external source metadata beyond the supplied record was used.
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