batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l18096-l18218
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l18096-l18218
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 18096-18218
start: '18096'
end: '18218'
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 commands adherence to revelation, warns against idolatry and
deceptive adversaries, gives rules about invoking God's name over food, contrasts
guidance with darkness, and describes a future gathering and judgment of Djinn
and humans with recompense, punishment, and divine protection for the faithful.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The addressed recipient is commanded to follow what has been revealed by the
Lord and to withdraw from those who join other gods with Him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The recipient is told that he has not been made keeper or guardian over those
who join other gods with God.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The passage forbids reviling those called upon beside God, because such reviling
may lead others to revile God in ignorance.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The passage says signs are in God's power alone and describes some people
as not believing even when signs are given unless God wills it.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Satans among humans and Djinn are described as enemies given to every prophet,
suggesting deceptive discourse to one another.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: God is named as the judge, sender of the distinguishing Book, and the one
whose words are perfect in truth and justice.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The passage permits eating what has had God's name pronounced over it and
forbids eating what has not had God's name named over it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: A contrast is drawn between one who was dead, quickened, and given light to
walk among people, and one whose likeness remains in darkness.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: God is said to open the breast of one He guides to Islam and to make narrow
the breast of one He misleads, compared to mounting into the heavens.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: On a day of gathering, God addresses the race of Djinn, and human votaries
speak of mutual services with them before being assigned the fire as abode.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Apostles are said to have come to Djinn and humans, rehearsing signs and warning
them of the meeting of the day; the judged bear witness against themselves.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:12
text: The passage says there are grades of recompense according to deeds and that
the ungodly will not prosper.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / Lord
description: The revealer, judge, knower, guide, punisher, protector, and disposer
of signs, recompense, destruction, and succession.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Addressed recipient
description: The person addressed by commands such as following revelation, withdrawing
from idolaters, and saying specified statements.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:11
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Those who join other gods with God / unbelievers / transgressors
description: People described as joining other gods with God, rejecting signs, being
misled, committing transgression, or facing punishment and recompense.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:11
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Satans among humans and Djinn
description: Adversarial beings or persons described as enemies to every prophet
who suggest deceptive speech and stir wrangling.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Apostles
description: Messengers who rehearse God's signs and warn Djinn and humans of the
meeting of the day.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Race of Djinn
description: A collective addressed by God at the gathering and associated with
having exacted much from humankind.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Mankind / human votaries
description: Humans, including votaries of the Djinn, who speak of mutual services
and bear witness against themselves.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Quickened person with light
description: A person described as formerly dead, then quickened and given light
by which to walk among people.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Person in darkness
description: A contrasting likeness of one in darkness who will not come forth from
it.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine revealer and judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God reveals, controls signs, judges, guides or misleads, gathers beings,
assigns recompense, and threatens or grants protection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: role:2
label: commanded proclaimer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The figure is instructed to follow revelation, withdraw from idolaters, and
speak formulaic declarations beginning with SAY.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:11
- id: role:3
label: deceptive adversaries
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Satans among humans and Djinn are called enemies to every prophet and are
said to suggest deceptive discourses and wrangling.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: warned and judged moral agents
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: These groups receive warning, respond to signs, act, and face recompense,
punishment, or self-witness at judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: role:5
label: messenger-warners
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Apostles are described as coming to Djinn and humans, rehearsing signs and
warning of the meeting of the day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:6
label: revived guided exemplar
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The figure is described as dead, then quickened, and given light to walk
among people.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:7
label: darkness-bound contrast figure
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The figure is defined by remaining in darkness and not coming forth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: distinguishing Book
literal_form: Book sent down from the Lord with truth
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: signs
literal_form: divine signs requested, detailed, rehearsed, or rejected
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: sym:3
label: name of God over food
literal_form: food over which God's name has or has not been pronounced
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: light for walking among people
literal_form: light ordained for the quickened person
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: darkness
literal_form: darkness from which the contrasting figure does not come forth
associated_figures:
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: fire as abode
literal_form: the fire assigned as an abode for the judged
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:7
label: right way / path of God
literal_form: the path or right way associated with the Lord and guidance
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: sym:8
label: dwelling of peace
literal_form: a dwelling of peace with the Lord
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:9
label: opened or narrowed breast
literal_form: the breast opened to Islam or made strait and narrow
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Command to follow revelation and avoid idolatrous opponents
summary: The passage commands the addressed recipient to follow revelation, acknowledge
that there is no god but God, and withdraw from those who associate other gods
with Him, while noting that he is not their guardian.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Signs, reviling, and unbelief
summary: The passage prohibits reviling other objects of worship, says return and
disclosure of deeds belong to the Lord, and states that signs are in God's power
while some remain unbelieving unless God wills otherwise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Deceptive Satans and vain imaginings
summary: Satans among humans and Djinn are described as enemies to prophets who
exchange deceptive discourse, while unbelieving hearts incline toward such imaginings.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Book, judgment, and right guidance
summary: God is presented as the proper judge, sender of the distinguishing Book,
source of perfect words, and knower of those who err or are rightly guided.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Food pronounced with God's name
summary: The passage instructs believers to eat what has God's name pronounced over
it, avoid what lacks that naming, and resist satanic prompting to dispute the
rule.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Quickened light and confining darkness
summary: A person made alive and given light to walk among people is contrasted
with a person in darkness who does not come forth.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:7
label: Guidance as opened breast and punishment as constriction
summary: God's guidance is described as opening a person's breast to Islam, while
misguidance is described as making the breast narrow, like mounting into the heavens;
the right way and dwelling of peace are then named.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:8
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:8
label: Gathering and judgment of Djinn and humans
summary: God gathers beings, addresses the Djinn, hears human votaries acknowledge
mutual service with them, and declares the fire as their abode unless God wills
otherwise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: scene:9
label: Apostolic warning, self-witness, and recompense
summary: Apostles are said to have warned Djinn and humans of the day; the judged
bear witness against themselves, and the passage concludes with graded recompense,
threat, and the failure of the ungodly to prosper.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment with self-witness and graded recompense
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage describes a day of gathering, addresses Djinn and humans, records
self-witness against themselves, assigns fire as abode, and states that recompense
comes in grades according to deeds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is exhortative and doctrinal rather than a narrative trial
scene.
- id: motif:2
label: revivification from death into guided light
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
- death_rebirth
basis: A figure is described as dead, then quickened, and given light for walking
among people, contrasted with a figure remaining in darkness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The immediate form may be metaphorical or analogical; the passage does
not narrate a physical resurrection episode.
- id: motif:3
label: light and darkness as moral-spiritual contrast
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
basis: The quickened person with light is explicitly contrasted with a likeness
in darkness; the larger passage contrasts guidance and error.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage uses the contrast for guidance
and unbelief rather than a dualistic cosmology.
- id: motif:4
label: deceptive adversaries opposing prophetic mission
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Satans among humans and Djinn are described as enemies assigned to every
prophet, exchanging deceptive discourse and prompting disputes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference precisely matches this adversarial deception
pattern.
- id: motif:5
label: revealed book as source of judgment and truth
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage names the distinguishing Book sent down with truth, associates
God's words with truth and justice, and contrasts this with human conceit and
lying.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The motif is doctrinal revelation and guidance; 'wisdom' is a broad taxonomy
label.
- id: motif:6
label: food made licit by divine naming
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage centers a rule about eating only what has God's name pronounced
over it and avoiding what has not been named with God's name.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy motif directly covers food law or divine naming
over food.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage fits the broad divine judgment motif family through its gathering
of Djinn and humans, warning by apostles, self-witness, fire, and graded recompense.
claim_level: same_motif
target: divine_judgment motif family
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is a taxonomy-level comparison only; the passage does not provide
a detailed courtroom narrative.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage uses a recurring light-versus-darkness guidance pattern, with
light linked to life and walking among people and darkness linked to remaining
confined.
claim_level: same_function
target: 'duality motif family: light/darkness contrast'
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage supports a functional comparison within this text; no historical
contact or broader intertextual claim is made.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 18096-18103
quote_or_summary: The recipient is told to follow what has been revealed by the
Lord, affirm no god but He, withdraw from those who join other gods with Him,
and is told he is not their keeper or guardian.
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 18104-18116
quote_or_summary: The passage forbids reviling those called upon beside God, says
all return to their Lord, and states that signs are in God's power alone.
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 18117-18124
quote_or_summary: God says hearts and eyes will be turned away because of earlier
unbelief; even angels, speaking dead, or all things gathered would not make them
believe unless God willed it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 18125-18133
quote_or_summary: Every prophet is said to have enemies, Satans among humans and
Djinn, who suggest deceptive discourse to one another; unbelieving hearts incline
toward this.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 18134-18145
quote_or_summary: God is presented as the judge who sent down the distinguishing
Book; His words are perfect in truth and justice, and He knows those who err and
those rightly guided.
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 18146-18159
quote_or_summary: The passage instructs eating what has God's name pronounced over
it, avoiding wickedness, not eating what lacks God's name, and resisting satanic
suggestions to dispute.
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 18160-18165
quote_or_summary: A formerly dead person quickened and given light to walk among
people is contrasted with one whose likeness is in darkness and who will not come
forth.
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 18166-18176
quote_or_summary: Those demanding a sign are threatened with punishment; God opens
the guided person's breast to Islam and makes the unbeliever's breast narrow,
like mounting into the heavens; the right way and dwelling of peace are named.
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 18177-18188
quote_or_summary: On a day of gathering, God addresses the race of Djinn; human
votaries mention mutual services with them, and God declares the fire their abode,
unless He wills otherwise.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 18189-18199
quote_or_summary: Apostles came to Djinn and humans, rehearsed signs, and warned
of the meeting of the day; the judged bear witness against themselves, and worldly
life deceived them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 18200-18218
quote_or_summary: The Lord is compassionate and able to destroy and replace people;
the threatened event will come, and all will know whose is the recompense of the
abode; the ungodly will not prosper.
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: medium
notes: Literal extraction is strong because the passage is explicit. Motif assignment
is partly interpretive, especially for revivification and wisdom, and should be
reviewed.
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: |-
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