batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l22936-l23059
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l22936-l23059
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label: PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. /
PREFACE; lines 22936-23059
start: '22936'
end: '23059'
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 warns hypocrites and unbelievers of divine punishment, distinguishes
the faithful from those who take a middle way, recalls covenant episodes involving
Moses, the calf, the mountain, and Sabbath, denies that Jesus was slain or crucified
and states that God took him up, lists revelations to prophets, and ends with
warning of the path to Hell for wrongful unbelievers.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Those who alternate between belief and unbelief and increase in unbelief are
said not to be forgiven or guided by God.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Hypocrites are told that a painful torment awaits them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Believers are instructed not to sit with people mocking the signs of God until
the conversation changes.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: God is said to gather hypocrites and infidels together in Hell.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Hypocrites are described as changing their allegiance according to whether
believers or infidels seem successful.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: God is said to judge between the groups on the day of resurrection.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Hypocrites are described as standing carelessly for prayer, seeking to be
seen by people, and remembering God little.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Hypocrites are said to be in the lowest abyss of the fire, with no helper
found for them.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: Those who turn, amend, hold fast to God, and make their religion sincere are
counted with the faithful and promised a great reward.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: The people of the Book are described as asking the addressee to cause a Book
to come down from Heaven.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: The passage recalls that Moses was asked to show God plainly, after which
a fire-storm took hold of the speakers.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: The passage says they took the calf as an object of worship after clear tokens
had come to them, but were forgiven, and Moses was given undoubted power.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: The mountain was uplifted over them when a covenant was made with them, and
commands were given concerning entering the gate and not transgressing the Sabbath.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:14
text: The passage accuses some of breaking covenant, rejecting signs, killing prophets
unjustly, and saying their hearts are uncircumcised.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:15
text: Mary is said to have been the target of a grievous calumny.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:16
text: The passage reports the claim that the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was slain,
then denies that they slew or crucified him and says they had only his likeness.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:17
text: God is said to have taken Jesus up to Himself.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:18
text: Jesus is said to be a witness against the people of the Book on the day of
resurrection.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:19
text: Certain Jews are said to have had goodly viands forbidden to them because
of wickedness, turning others from God's way, taking usury, and consuming men's
substance frivolously.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:20
text: Revelation to the addressee is aligned with revelation to Noah and later prophets,
including Abraham, Ismael, Isaac, Jacob, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, Solomon, David,
and Moses.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: obs:21
text: Apostles are described as charged to announce and warn so that people would
have no plea against God.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: obs:22
text: God and the angels are described as witnesses to what has been sent down to
the addressee.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- id: obs:23
text: Wrongful unbelievers are said never to be pardoned or guided except to the
path to Hell, where they abide forever.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: Divine figure who forgives or does not forgive, guides or misleads,
judges on the day of resurrection, sends down revelation, makes covenants, punishes,
rewards, and witnesses.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:15
- ev:17
- ev:18
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Hypocrites
description: Group warned of torment, described as wavering between parties, acting
for appearance in prayer, and destined for the lowest abyss of the fire unless
they turn and amend.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Believers / faithful
description: Group addressed with instructions and contrasted with infidels and
hypocrites; promised reward when sincere and faithful.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Infidels / unbelievers
description: Group described as unbelieving, opposed to believers, associated with
mockery of signs and punishment in Hell.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:18
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: People of the Book
description: Group said to ask for a Book from Heaven and later to be involved in
claims about Moses, covenant, Mary, and Jesus.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Moses
description: Apostolic figure associated with the request to see God plainly, the
calf episode, conferred power, discourse with God, and the mountain covenant.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:15
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Mary
description: Mother of Jesus, named as the subject of a grievous calumny.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary
description: Called an Apostle of God; the passage denies that he was slain or crucified
and states that God took him up to Himself.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:12
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:15
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Apostles and prophets
description: Messengers named and unnamed, charged to announce and warn; includes
Noah, Abraham, Ismael, Isaac, Jacob, the tribes, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, Solomon,
David, Moses, and others.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- ev:16
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Angels
description: Witnesses, along with God, to what has been sent down to the addressee.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is said to judge between groups on the day of resurrection and to prepare
punishment or reward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:18
- id: role:2
label: giver of revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is said to send down the Book/revelation to the addressee and to have
revealed to earlier prophets.
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- ev:17
- id: role:3
label: covenant maker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says a covenant was made and a strict covenant received in connection
with the uplifted mountain and Sabbath command.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: forgiver and rewarder
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God forgives in the calf episode and promises reward to the faithful and
repentant.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: wavering group
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Hypocrites are described as wavering between one side and another and belonging
to neither.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: punished group
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:4
basis: Hypocrites and infidels are gathered in Hell, and hypocrites are placed in
the lowest abyss of the fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:18
- id: role:7
label: rewarded faithful
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Those sincere in religion and faithful are counted with believers and promised
a great reward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: scriptural interlocutors
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The people of the Book ask for a Book from Heaven and are addressed through
recalled scriptural episodes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:13
- id: role:9
label: apostle or prophet
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: Moses, Jesus, and other named figures are included among apostles or recipients
of revelation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:15
- ev:16
- id: role:10
label: recipient of divine discourse and power
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Moses is said to have been given undoubted power and to have had God discourse
with him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:15
- id: role:11
label: calumniated woman
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The passage says a grievous calumny was spoken against Mary.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:12
label: taken up by God
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The passage states that God took Jesus up to Himself.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:13
label: resurrection witness
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Jesus is said to be a witness against the people of the Book on the day of
resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:14
label: announcer and warner
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Apostles are charged to announce and warn so that people have no plea against
God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: role:15
label: witnesses to revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The angels are said to be witnesses to what God sent down.
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: fire
literal_form: fire-storm; lowest abyss of the fire
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: sym:2
label: mountain
literal_form: the mountain uplifted over them during covenant-making
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:3
label: Book from Heaven
literal_form: a Book asked to come down out of Heaven; revelation sent down
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:17
- id: sym:4
label: calf
literal_form: calf taken as object of worship
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: Sabbath
literal_form: command not to transgress on the Sabbath
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: path to Hell
literal_form: path to Hell in which wrongful unbelievers abide forever
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Warning against hypocritical allegiance and mockery
summary: The passage warns believers not to associate with mockers of God's signs,
describes hypocrites as shifting their allegiance according to worldly success,
and states that God will judge between groups on the day of resurrection.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:2
label: Punishment and possible restoration of hypocrites
summary: Hypocrites are placed in the lowest abyss of the fire, but those who turn,
amend, hold fast to God, and make religion sincere are counted with the faithful
and promised reward.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:3
label: People of the Book, Moses, calf, and covenant
summary: The people of the Book ask for a Book from Heaven; the passage recalls
a greater request made of Moses, a fire-storm, the worship of the calf, forgiveness,
and the covenant made when the mountain was uplifted over them with commands about
the gate and Sabbath.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:4
label: Broken covenant and accusations concerning Mary and Jesus
summary: The passage recounts covenant-breaking, rejection of signs, killing prophets,
calumny against Mary, and the claim of killing Jesus, which is denied; God is
said to have taken Jesus up to Himself.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: scene:5
label: Revelation to prophets and apostolic warning
summary: The passage aligns revelation to the addressee with revelation to prior
prophets, says God discoursed with Moses, and states that apostles announce and
warn so that people have no plea against God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- ev:16
- ev:17
- id: scene:6
label: Final warning of the path to Hell
summary: Wrongful unbelievers are said not to be pardoned or guided except to the
path to Hell, where they will abide forever.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine judgment with reward and punishment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: God judges between groups on the day of resurrection, places hypocrites in
the lowest abyss of fire, and promises reward to the faithful and repentant.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:18
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is doctrinal and admonitory rather than a single narrative
episode.
- id: motif:2
label: Resurrection-day witness and judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The day of resurrection is named as the time of divine judgment, and Jesus
is said to be a witness against the people of the Book on that day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:13
confidence: high
cautions: The passage references resurrection as an eschatological setting, not
as a narrated resurrection event.
- id: motif:3
label: Covenant under the uplifted mountain
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: The passage describes the mountain being uplifted over a people when a covenant
was made with them, together with commands concerning the gate and Sabbath.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The covenant episode is recalled briefly, not narrated in full.
- id: motif:4
label: Ascent or taking up of a holy figure
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: The passage denies that Jesus was slain or crucified and says that God took
him up to Himself.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: The text states divine taking-up but gives no detailed journey or ascent
imagery.
- id: motif:5
label: Revelation through a chain of prophets
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage lists multiple prophets and apostles as recipients of revelation
and describes apostles as announcers and warners.
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- ev:16
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy label 'wisdom' is broad; the passage more specifically concerns
revelation and prophetic warning.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 22936-22939
quote_or_summary: Those who believe, disbelieve, believe again, disbelieve again,
and increase unbelief are not forgiven or guided by God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 22940-22941
quote_or_summary: '"Announce ... to the hypocrites that a dolorous torment doth
await them."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 22945-22950
quote_or_summary: Believers are told not to sit with those mocking God's signs;
God will gather hypocrites and infidels together in Hell.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 22951-22956
quote_or_summary: Hypocrites claim solidarity with whichever side succeeds; God
will judge between them on the day of resurrection.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 22957-22962
quote_or_summary: Hypocrites are described as trying to deceive God, standing carelessly
in prayer to be seen by people, remembering God little, and wavering between sides.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 22965-22967
quote_or_summary: '"the hypocrites shall be in the lowest abyss of the fire"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 22968-22972
quote_or_summary: Those who turn, amend, hold fast to God, and make religion sincere
are counted with the faithful and promised a great reward.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 22988-22995
quote_or_summary: The people of the Book ask for a Book from Heaven; Moses had been
asked to show God plainly; a fire-storm seized them; they later took the calf
for worship but were forgiven, and Moses received power.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 22996-22999
quote_or_summary: The mountain was uplifted over them during covenant-making; they
were told to enter the gate adoring, not transgress the Sabbath, and a strict
covenant was received from them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 23000-23004
quote_or_summary: They are accused of breaking covenant, rejecting God's signs,
killing prophets unjustly, and saying their hearts are uncircumcised; God is said
to have sealed them for unbelief.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 23005-23006
quote_or_summary: The passage mentions unbelief and a grievous calumny spoken against
Mary.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 23007-23013
quote_or_summary: The passage reports the claim that the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary,
was slain, denies that he was slain or crucified, says they had only his likeness,
and states that God took him up to Himself.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 23014-23016
quote_or_summary: One of the people of the Book will believe in him before his death,
and on the day of resurrection he will be a witness against them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 23017-23023
quote_or_summary: Because of wrongdoing, turning others from God's way, taking usury,
and consuming others' substance, certain Jews are said to face restrictions and
torment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: lines 23028-23034
quote_or_summary: Revelation to the addressee is compared with revelation to Noah
and prophets after him; named figures include Abraham, Ismael, Isaac, Jacob, Jesus,
Job, Jonah, Aaron, Solomon, David, and Moses, with God discoursing with Moses.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:16
type: summary
locator: lines 23035-23037
quote_or_summary: Apostles are charged to announce and warn so that people after
them may have no plea against God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:17
type: summary
locator: lines 23038-23041
quote_or_summary: God is witness to what he sent down to the addressee; the angels
also witness it, and God is sufficient witness.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:18
type: summary
locator: lines 23042-23059
quote_or_summary: Those who disbelieve and act wrongfully are said never to be pardoned
or guided except to the path to Hell, where they abide forever.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif candidates are limited
to available taxonomy labels and brief recalled episodes; no external comparison
claims were added.
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'
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Line subranges are approximate within the supplied stable passage range.
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