batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l21747-l21849
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l21747-l21849
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 21747-21849
start: '21747'
end: '21849'
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 exhorts belief in God and his apostles, warns against greed,
mockery, concealment of scripture, and unbelief, invokes death, resurrection,
fire, Paradise, and divine recompense, recalls a demanded sign of sacrifice consumed
by heavenly fire, praises reflection on creation, and promises gardens with flowing
streams to the steadfast and righteous.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: God is described as choosing whom he wills among his apostles to know secret
things.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Those who are niggardly with what God has granted are warned that the withheld
thing will become their collar on the day of resurrection.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Some speakers are quoted as saying that God is poor and they are rich.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The passage says sayings and the unjust slaughter of prophets will be written
down, followed by torment of burning.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Some speakers say they are not to credit an apostle until he presents a sacrifice
devoured by fire from heaven.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The reply says earlier apostles came with miracles and with the requested
sign, yet were slain.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Every soul is said to taste death and to receive recompense on the day of
resurrection.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Escape from fire and entrance into Paradise are contrasted with the deceptive
enjoyment of worldly life.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: A covenant required those given Scriptures to make it known and not hide it,
but they cast it behind their backs and sold it for a low price.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Creation of the heavens and the earth and the succession of night and day
are called signs for people of understanding heart.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: People who remember God while standing, sitting, and reclining pray for protection
from the torment of fire, forgiveness, and fulfillment of promise on the day of
resurrection.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: God answers that no work of male or female will be lost and promises gardens
beneath which streams flow to those who fled, suffered, fought, and fell in his
cause.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: Unbelievers are said to have brief enjoyment followed by Hell, while those
who fear their Lord are promised gardens under which rivers flow.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:14
text: Some among the People of the Book are described as believing in God and the
revelations and as not bartering God's signs for a low price.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The deity who chooses apostles, hears sayings, judges deeds, owns the
heavens and earth, answers prayer, and gives recompense.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Apostles
description: Messengers chosen by God and associated with belief, miracles, Scriptures,
and promises.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Niggardly recipients of bounty
description: People who withhold what God has granted and are warned of a collar
on the day of resurrection.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Quoted opponents requiring a sign
description: Speakers who say God is poor and demand an apostolic sacrifice consumed
by fire from heaven.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Prophets
description: Prophets whose unjust slaughter is named in the passage.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Believers addressed by the passage
description: The addressed group exhorted to believe, fear God, be steadfast, be
patient, and remain firm.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- ev:10
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Those given the Scriptures / People of the Book
description: A group associated with prior Scriptures; some are accused of hiding
or selling signs, while some are praised for belief and humility.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:10
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: People of understanding heart
description: People who perceive signs in creation and remember God while standing,
sitting, and reclining.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: One that called to faith
description: A caller heard by the praying group, calling them to believe on their
Lord.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Those who fled, suffered, fought, and fell
description: People who left country and homes, suffered in God's cause, fought,
and fell, and are promised forgiveness and gardens.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Unbelievers and wrong-doers
description: Those warned of shame, fire, Hell, and lack of helpers.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge and recompensor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is said to record sayings and deeds, not wrong servants, answer prayer,
forgive sins, and grant Hell or gardens as recompense.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:2
label: messenger or prophet figure
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:9
basis: Apostles and prophets are associated with divine selection, miracles, Scriptures,
calling to faith, and being rejected or slain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: scripture covenant holders
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Those given Scriptures are described as having a covenant to make scripture
known and not hide it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: culpable opponents or wrong-doers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:11
basis: These figures withhold bounty, utter accusations, demand signs, reject apostles,
or are warned of fire and Hell.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:9
- id: role:5
label: believing and praying righteous
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:8
basis: They believe, fear God, remember God, contemplate creation, pray for forgiveness,
and are exhorted to patience.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: role:6
label: persecuted fighters and fallen
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: They fled their country, left homes, suffered, fought, and fell in God's
cause.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: faithful People of the Book
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Some among the People of the Book believe in God and revelations and do not
barter God's signs for a low price.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: collar of withheld bounty
literal_form: A collar made from what was withheld, appearing on the day of resurrection.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: fire and burning torment
literal_form: Fire, burning torment, and Hell as places or conditions of punishment.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: sym:3
label: sacrifice consumed by heavenly fire
literal_form: A sacrifice which fire out of Heaven devours.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: Scriptures and light-giving Book
literal_form: Scriptures and a light-giving Book brought by apostles or entrusted
to prior recipients.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: creation signs
literal_form: The creation of the heavens and earth and the succession of night
and day.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: gardens with flowing streams or rivers
literal_form: Gardens beneath which streams or rivers flow.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:10
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:7
label: day of resurrection
literal_form: The day of resurrection on which recompense, shame, or promised reward
is expected.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: sym:8
label: bartered signs
literal_form: Signs of God sold or not bartered for a mean price.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Divine secrecy and selection of apostles
summary: God is said not to disclose secret things generally, but to choose certain
apostles to know them; the audience is told to believe and fear God for reward.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Warnings against withholding bounty and mocking God
summary: Those who withhold bounty are warned of a resurrection collar, and speakers
who claim God is poor are threatened with recorded judgment and burning torment.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Demand for sacrifice consumed by heavenly fire
summary: Opponents demand an apostolic sign in which heavenly fire devours a sacrifice;
the reply points to earlier apostles who brought miracles and were slain.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Death, resurrection, fire, and Paradise
summary: All souls are said to die and to receive recompense at resurrection; escape
from fire and entry into Paradise are presented as success.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Trial, covenant, and concealment of Scripture
summary: The believers are warned of trials and hostile speech, and a covenant with
those given Scriptures is recalled, which some violated by hiding and selling
it.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Contemplation of creation and prayer
summary: People of understanding reflect on creation and night-day succession, remember
God in several postures, and pray for rescue from fire, forgiveness, righteous
death, and fulfilled promise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:7
label: Divine answer and reward for the persecuted
summary: God answers that no worker's work will be lost and promises forgiveness
and gardens with flowing streams to those who left homes, suffered, fought, and
fell in his cause.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:8
label: Contrasted ends of unbelievers, righteous, and faithful People of the Book
summary: The prosperity of unbelievers is called brief before Hell; those who fear
their Lord receive gardens, and some People of the Book are praised for belief
and humility.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:6
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: resurrection judgment with fire and garden recompense
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
- resurrection
basis: The passage repeatedly links death, the day of resurrection, divine accounting,
fire or Hell for wrong-doers, and gardens with streams for the righteous.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: This is an extraction of the passage's stated eschatological pattern,
not a claim about external parallels.
- id: motif:2
label: sacrifice authenticated by heavenly fire
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: A quoted demand requires an apostle to present a sacrifice devoured by fire
from heaven, and the reply says earlier apostles came with such signs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The motif appears as a demanded criterion reported in hostile speech and
in a rebuttal, not as a narrated performance in this passage.
- id: motif:3
label: covenant to transmit sacred knowledge and its concealment
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
- wisdom
basis: God's covenant with those given Scriptures requires making it known and not
hiding it; the passage says some cast it behind their backs and sold it cheaply.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage identifies the covenantal obligation but does not narrate
the original covenant scene in detail.
- id: motif:4
label: cosmic signs contemplated by the wise
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Creation of heavens and earth and the succession of night and day are signs
for people of understanding who remember God and pray.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage emphasizes reflection and
piety rather than a personified wisdom figure.
- id: motif:5
label: exile and suffering followed by divine recompense
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
- divine_judgment
basis: Those who fled their country, left homes, suffered, fought, and fell in God's
cause are promised forgiveness and gardens beneath which streams flow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The departure is persecution-related exile rather than a full quest narrative.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly presents rejection of the addressed messenger as a
repetition of how earlier apostles were treated despite proofs, Scriptures, and
a light-giving Book.
claim_level: same_function
target: earlier apostles in the scriptural tradition mentioned within the passage
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is an internal comparison stated by the passage; it does not establish
external historical contact beyond the passage's own claim.
- id: claim:2
claim: 'The passage explicitly distinguishes two responses among those associated
with prior scripture: some hide or sell signs, while others among the People of
the Book believe and do not barter God''s signs.'
claim_level: same_function
target: contrasted groups among those given Scripture / People of the Book within
the passage
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:10
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The comparison is internal to the passage and concerns moral-religious
function, not a separate mythic tradition.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 21747-21749
quote_or_summary: God does not lay open secret things generally, but chooses whom
he wills among his apostles; the audience is told to believe in God and apostles
and to fear God for reward.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 21750-21755
quote_or_summary: Those who are niggardly with God's bounty are warned that what
they withheld will be their collar on the day of resurrection; the heritage of
heavens and earth belongs to God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 21756-21763
quote_or_summary: God has heard those who say God is poor and they are rich; their
sayings and the unjust slaughter of prophets will be written down, and they will
be told to taste burning torment because of what their hands sent ahead.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 21764-21775
quote_or_summary: Some say they will not credit an apostle until he presents a sacrifice
devoured by fire from heaven; the reply says earlier apostles came with miracles
and the named sign, yet were slain, and that earlier apostles were treated as
liars despite proofs and books.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 21776-21780
quote_or_summary: Every soul will taste death, recompenses are received on the day
of resurrection, and whoever escapes fire and is brought into Paradise is happy;
worldly life is deceptive enjoyment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 21781-21791
quote_or_summary: The believers will be tried and hear hurtful things from prior
scripture communities and polytheists; God made a covenant with those given Scriptures
to make it known and not hide it, but they cast it behind their backs and sold
it cheaply.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 21792-21811
quote_or_summary: Creation of heavens and earth and night-day succession are signs
for understanding hearts; people remember God standing, sitting, and reclining,
pray for protection from fire, confess hearing a caller to faith, ask forgiveness,
righteous death, and fulfillment of apostolic promise on the day of resurrection.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 21812-21821
quote_or_summary: Their Lord answers that no work of male or female will be lost;
those who fled country, left homes, suffered, fought, and fell in God's cause
will have sins blotted out and be brought into gardens beneath which streams flow.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 21822-21830
quote_or_summary: The prosperity of unbelievers is called brief enjoyment before
Hell; those who fear their Lord have gardens beneath which rivers flow and abide
there forever.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 21831-21849
quote_or_summary: Some among the People of the Book believe in God and in what was
sent down to the audience and to them, humble themselves, do not barter God's
signs for a mean price, and await recompense; believers are exhorted to patience,
firmness, and fear of God.
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: The passage is doctrinal and exhortative rather than narrative, so motifs
are extracted from repeated images, stated contrasts, and explicit internal comparisons.
Taxonomy mapping is cautious and limited to supplied references.
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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