batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l24088-l24207
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l24088-l24207
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 24088-24207
start: '24088'
end: '24207'
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 obedience to God and the Apostle, promises believers
succession in the land and security after fear, gives household rules about privacy,
entry, dress, shared meals, greeting, and permission to leave communal affairs,
warns opponents and transgressors of punishment, and ends with God's ownership
of heaven and earth, knowledge of human states, and a future assembly for judgment.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The speaker commands obedience to God and to the Apostle and states that the
Apostle's duty is plain preaching.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: God promises believers who do right succession in the land, establishment
of their religion, and security after fear.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The believers are instructed to pray, pay stated alms, and obey the Apostle
in hope of mercy.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Infidels are warned that they cannot weaken God on His earth and that their
dwelling place shall be the Fire.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Slaves and those not yet of age are instructed to ask leave before entering
at three daily times of privacy.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Children who come of age are instructed to ask leave before entering, as others
before them did.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Women past childbearing and without hope of marriage are allowed to lay aside
outer garments without showing ornaments, while abstaining is described as better.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The blind, lame, and sick, and various kin and friends, are permitted to eat
in listed houses, together or apart.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: People entering houses are instructed to salute one another with a good and
blessed greeting from God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Believers with the Apostle on a common affair are not to depart until seeking
his leave.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: The passage warns those who transgress the Apostle's command of present trouble
or later grievous chastisement.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: The passage states that whatever is in the heavens and the earth belongs to
God, that God knows human states, and that people will one day be assembled before
Him and told what they have done.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine authority who commands, promises, knows, owns heaven and
earth, and will address assembled people about their deeds.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:12
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the Apostle
description: The messenger whose duty is plain preaching and whose command and permission
are emphasized.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: believers
description: Those addressed as believing in God and the Apostle, commanded to obey,
pray, give alms, observe permission rules, and remain with the Apostle during
common affairs until seeking leave.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:10
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Infidels
description: Opponents warned that they cannot weaken God and that their dwelling
place shall be the Fire.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: slaves and those not of age
description: Household dependents instructed to ask leave at three daily times before
entering.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: children come of age
description: Children reaching maturity who are instructed to ask leave before entering.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: women past childbearing
description: Women without hope of marriage who are addressed in rules about outer
garments and ornaments.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: the blind, the lame, and the sick
description: Persons explicitly included in permission to eat at tables and in listed
houses.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: men assembled before God
description: People who will one day be assembled before God and told what they
have done.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine commander and lawgiver
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage repeatedly presents commands and rules as made clear by God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: role:2
label: omniscient judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is said to know human states and to tell assembled people what they have
done.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:3
label: apostolic messenger and authority
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Apostle's duty is plain preaching, and believers are told to obey him
and seek his leave.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: role:4
label: obedient religious community
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Believers are commanded to obey, pray, pay alms, and observe communal and
household rules.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:10
- id: role:5
label: warned opponents
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Infidels are warned of inability to weaken God and of the Fire as dwelling
place.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: household entrants requiring permission
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: Slaves, minors, and mature children are instructed to ask leave before entering.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: regulated elder women
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Women past childbearing are addressed by rules about laying aside outer garments.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: included meal participants
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The blind, lame, and sick are named among those allowed to eat at tables
and in houses.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:9
label: future judged assembly
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: People are described as one day assembled before God and informed of their
deeds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Fire
literal_form: The Fire as the dwelling place of the Infidels.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: land of succession
literal_form: The land in which God promises believers will succeed others.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: three times of privacy
literal_form: Before morning prayer, at midday when garments are laid aside, and
after evening prayer.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: houses
literal_form: Houses entered with greeting and houses where eating is permitted
for kin, friends, and others.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:5
label: heavens and earth
literal_form: Whatever is in the heavens and the earth, stated to be God's.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:6
label: blessed greeting
literal_form: A good and blessed greeting as from God when entering houses.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Obedience and apostolic duty
summary: The passage commands obedience to God and the Apostle, assigns the Apostle
the duty of plain preaching, and connects obedience with guidance.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Promise of succession and security
summary: God promises believing and righteous people succession in the land, establishment
of religion, and exchange of fear for security.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Warning of Fire
summary: Infidels are warned that they cannot weaken God on His earth and that the
Fire will be their dwelling place.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Household privacy rules
summary: Household dependents and children who come of age are instructed to ask
leave before entering at specified times or after maturity.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Rules for dress, meals, and greeting
summary: The passage gives permissions for older women concerning outer garments,
permits shared or separate eating in listed houses including for the blind, lame,
and sick, and commands a blessed greeting when entering houses.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:6
label: Permission in communal affairs
summary: Believers with the Apostle on a common affair are to seek leave before
departing, and transgressors of his command are warned.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: scene:7
label: Final assembly before God
summary: The passage states God's ownership of the heavens and earth, His knowledge
of human states, and a future assembly where people are told their deeds.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine grant of succession and security
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
- royal_legitimacy
basis: God promises the believing and righteous community succession in the land,
establishment of their religion, and security after fear.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage speaks of communal succession and religious establishment,
not a named royal dynasty or formal covenant ceremony.
- id: motif:2
label: divine judgment by Fire
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Opponents are warned that their dwelling place shall be the Fire, and later
transgressors are warned of present trouble or later chastisement.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives warning imagery but does not narrate an actual judgment
scene for the Infidels.
- id: motif:3
label: final assembly and disclosure of deeds
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: People will one day be assembled before God, who will tell them what they
have done.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: The passage states the event briefly without elaborating the mechanics
of judgment.
- id: motif:4
label: sacral regulation of household thresholds
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Rules govern entry, privacy times, permission, and greetings in houses, with
divine signs said to make these rules clear.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: This is a legal-ritual social pattern rather than a named taxonomy motif
in the supplied list.
- id: motif:5
label: inclusive table fellowship and permitted eating
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage removes blame from the blind, lame, sick, and others eating at
tables or in listed houses, together or apart.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage frames the matter as permitted conduct, not as a narrative
meal episode.
- id: motif:6
label: guidance through obedience to divine messenger
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Obedience to God and the Apostle is connected with guidance, and the Apostle's
duty is described as plain preaching.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference to wisdom is broad; the passage emphasizes obedience
and guidance rather than wisdom teaching as such.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The editor's note says the house-entry permission rule addresses an earlier
Arabian custom of entering houses without permission.
claim_level: same_function
target: pre-Islamic Arabian house-entry custom
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:5
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: This comparison depends on the translator's footnote, not on an internal
comparison made by the verse itself.
- id: claim:2
claim: The editor's note says the eating rule relieves scruples linked to Arabian
customs about admitting the blind and others to tables, eating alone, or eating
in a house where one held the key.
claim_level: same_function
target: Arabian dining and table-access customs described in the translator's note
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: This is an editorial historical explanation within the provided passage,
not an independently demonstrated historical-contact claim.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 24088-24092
quote_or_summary: 'The passage commands: obey God and the Apostle; if people turn
back, each bears their own duty; obedience brings guidance; the Apostle''s role
is plain preaching.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 24094-24100
quote_or_summary: God promises believers who do right that they will succeed others
in the land, have their religion established, and receive security after fear,
while worshiping God 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: 24102-24103
quote_or_summary: The passage instructs believers to observe prayer, pay stated
alms, and obey the Apostle so that they may find mercy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: 24105-24106
quote_or_summary: "“their dwelling place shall be the Fire”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 24108-24115
quote_or_summary: 'Slaves and those not of age are to ask leave three times daily
before entering: before morning prayer, at midday when garments are laid aside,
and after evening prayer; these are called three times of privacy.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 24117-24119
quote_or_summary: When children come of age, they are to ask leave to enter as those
before them asked it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 24121-24124
quote_or_summary: Women past childbearing and without hope of marriage may lay aside
outer garments without showing ornaments, though abstaining is said to be better.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 24126-24134
quote_or_summary: No blame is attached to the blind, lame, sick, or the addressed
people for eating at tables or in their own, relatives', key-held, or friends'
houses, whether together or apart.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 24136-24138
quote_or_summary: When entering houses, people are to salute one another with a
good and blessed greeting as from God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 24140-24146
quote_or_summary: Believers are those who believe in God and His Apostle and do
not depart from a common affair with him until they have sought his leave; the
Apostle may grant leave and ask God's indulgence for 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: 24148-24152
quote_or_summary: The passage says not to address the Apostle as one addresses another,
notes that God knows those who quietly withdraw, and warns transgressors of present
trouble or grievous chastisement hereafter.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: 24154-24157
quote_or_summary: Whatever is in the heavens and the earth is God's; He knows human
states; one day people shall be assembled before Him and told what they have done.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: note
locator: 24200-24201, footnote 10
quote_or_summary: The translator's note says it was customary in Arabia before Islam
to enter houses without permission.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized translator note.
- id: ev:14
type: note
locator: 24204-24207, footnote 17
quote_or_summary: The translator's note says the eating verse was intended to relieve
Muslims' scruples, attributed to Arabian customs, about admitting the blind and
others to tables, eating alone, or eating in a house whose key one held.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized translator note.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal extraction is strong for commands, figures, and scenes. Motif labels
are cautious because much of the passage is legal and exhortative rather than
narrative. Comparison claims rely only on translator footnotes included in the
supplied 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: |-
Used only the supplied passage text, metadata, and available taxonomy references. Long quotations were avoided in favor of summaries.
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