batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l24325-l24458
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l24325-l24458
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 24325-24458
start: '24325'
end: '24458'
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 opens Sura XXII by warning of the earthquake of the Last Hour,
describing human terror, disputation about God, creation from dust through stages
of gestation, revival of barren earth by rain, resurrection from tombs, punishment
and reward, universal adoration of God by heavenly and earthly beings, the contrast
between believers and unbelievers, and Abraham's assignment to cleanse God's House
and proclaim the pilgrimage with ritual mention of God's name over animals for
food and charity.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage warns the men of Mecca to fear their Lord because the earthquake
of the Last Hour will be tremendous.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: On that day, nursing women abandon infants, pregnant women miscarry, and people
appear drunk though they are not drunk.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: A man without knowledge argues about God and follows a rebellious Satan who
leads followers toward the torment of the Flame.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Human creation is described as proceeding from dust, life-germs, clots of
blood, pieces of flesh, womb development, infancy, maturity, death, and old age
with lost knowledge.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Barren earth is described as stirring, swelling, and producing luxuriant herbs
when rain is sent down.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The passage states that God quickens the dead and will wake those in the tombs
to life.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Some people serve God only conditionally, resting in good fortune but turning
away when trial comes.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Believers who do right are promised gardens beneath which rivers flow.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: The passage says God will decide among believers, Jews, Sabeites, Christians,
Magians, and polytheists on the day of resurrection.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: Heavens and earth, including sun, moon, stars, mountains, trees, beasts, and
many humans, are said to adore God.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Unbelievers are described as receiving garments of fire, boiling water poured
on their heads, dissolved bowels and skins, iron maces, and repeated return to
burning torment.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:12
text: Believers are described as entering river-gardens, wearing golden bracelets,
pearls, and silk, and being guided to good words and a glorious path.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:13
text: God assigned the site of the House to Abraham, commanded him not to associate
anything with God, and told him to cleanse the House for worshippers.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:14
text: Abraham is told to proclaim a pilgrimage so people may come on foot and on
camels by every deep defile.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:15
text: Pilgrims are to mention God's name on appointed days over animals supplied
for sustenance, eat from them, and feed the needy and poor.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The Lord who warns, creates, sends rain, quickens the dead, judges,
punishes, rewards, assigns the House to Abraham, and commands the pilgrimage.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:14
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Men of Mecca / humankind addressed
description: The audience commanded to fear the Lord and instructed about resurrection,
judgment, and pilgrimage.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:13
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Suckling woman and pregnant woman
description: 'Women used in the Last Hour scene: the nursing woman forsakes her
babe and the pregnant woman casts her burden.'
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Man disputing without knowledge
description: A person who argues about God without knowledge, guidance, or enlightening
book, and misleads others.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Rebellious Satan
description: A Satan followed by the disputing man, decreed to beguile and guide
his followers into the Flame.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Believers who do right
description: Those who believe and perform right actions; they are promised gardens
beneath which rivers flow and adornment with bracelets, pearls, and silk.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:11
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Unbelievers / Infidels
description: Those who disbelieve, seduce others from God's way, profane the Holy
Mosque, and are described as punished with fire, boiling water, and iron maces.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Religious communities named in judgment
description: Believers, Jews, Sabeites, Christians, Magians, and those who join
other gods with God are listed as groups among whom God will decide on the resurrection
day.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Abraham
description: The recipient of God's assignment of the site of the House and command
to cleanse it and proclaim the pilgrimage.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Pilgrims
description: People called to come to the pilgrimage on foot and on camels, witness
benefits, mention God's name over animals, eat, and feed the needy.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: The needy and the poor
description: Recipients to be fed from the animals supplied for sustenance during
the appointed days.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
roles:
- id: role:1
label: creator
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is described as creating humans through successive stages from dust to
birth and maturity.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: raiser of the dead
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says God quickens the dead and wakes those in tombs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God decides among named groups on the day of resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: giver of sacred command
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God assigns the House to Abraham and commands its purification and the proclamation
of pilgrimage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: role:5
label: addressed audience
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The opening command addresses the men of Mecca and later addresses humankind
concerning resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: figures of eschatological terror
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Their abandonment and miscarriage mark the terror of the Last Hour.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:7
label: misleading disputant
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: He disputes about God without knowledge and turns aside to mislead others.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: deceiver leading to torment
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The rebellious Satan beguiles and guides followers into the Flame.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:9
label: rewarded righteous
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Those who believe and do right are brought into river-gardens and adorned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:11
- id: role:10
label: punished disbelievers
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The disbelievers receive fire-garments, boiling water, iron maces, and burning
torment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:11
label: parties awaiting divine decision
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The listed communities are subjects of God's decision on the day of resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:12
label: recipient of sanctuary commission
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Abraham receives the assignment of the House and commands concerning worship
and pilgrimage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: role:13
label: pilgrimage participants
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: People are summoned to come to the pilgrimage and perform appointed rites.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
- id: role:14
label: charitable recipients
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The needy and poor are to be fed from the animals mentioned in the pilgrimage
rite.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Last Hour earthquake
literal_form: A tremendous earthquake at the Last Hour
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: Flame and burning torment
literal_form: The Flame, garments of fire, and burning punishment
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:10
- id: sym:3
label: Rain reviving barren earth
literal_form: Rain sent upon dry barren earth, causing it to stir, swell, and grow
herbs
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: Tombs
literal_form: Tombs from which God wakes the dead to life
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: Gardens beneath which rivers flow
literal_form: Gardens with rivers flowing beneath them
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:11
- id: sym:6
label: Cosmic and earthly adorants
literal_form: Sun, moon, stars, mountains, trees, beasts, and many humans adoring
God
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:7
label: Holy Mosque / House
literal_form: The House whose site is assigned to Abraham and cleansed for circumambulation,
standing, bowing, and worship
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:9
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:8
label: Pilgrimage animals
literal_form: Brute beasts supplied for sustenance over which God's name is mentioned
on appointed days
associated_figures:
- fig:10
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: sym:9
label: Adornments of the rewarded
literal_form: Golden bracelets, pearls, and silk raiment
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Terror of the Last Hour
summary: The audience is warned of a tremendous earthquake in which nursing and
pregnant women abandon ordinary bodily and family bonds and people appear drunk
because of divine chastisement.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Disputation and Satanic misguidance
summary: A man disputes about God without knowledge and follows a rebellious Satan
who leads those who take him as lord toward the Flame.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Creation, growth, decay, and resurrection proof
summary: The passage describes human formation from dust through gestation and life
stages, then pairs it with rain reviving barren earth as evidence for God's power
to quicken the dead and raise those in tombs.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Judgment among communities
summary: God is said to decide among believers and several named religious groups
on the day of resurrection because God witnesses all things.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Universal adoration
summary: Heavenly and earthly beings and objects, including celestial bodies, mountains,
trees, beasts, and many humans, are said to adore God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: scene:6
label: Punishment of disbelievers
summary: The passage contrasts disputants and describes fiery clothing, boiling
water, dissolution, iron maces, and repeated return to burning for those who disbelieve.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: scene:7
label: Reward of believers
summary: Believers who do right are brought into gardens with flowing rivers and
adorned with gold, pearls, and silk.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:11
- id: scene:8
label: Commissioning of Abraham and pilgrimage
summary: God assigns the House to Abraham, commands its purification for worshippers,
and orders proclamation of pilgrimage so people come from afar and perform rites
involving animals, eating, and feeding the poor.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:14
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Eschatological divine judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage describes the Last Hour, resurrection day, divine decision among
communities, and differentiated punishment and reward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
- ev:10
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: The extraction is limited to this passage and does not classify the entire
sura.
- id: motif:2
label: Resurrection of the dead
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage explicitly states that the Hour will come and that God will wake
to life those in the tombs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: ''
- id: motif:3
label: Barren earth revived by rain as sign of life after death
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
basis: Dry barren earth revives after rain and is used in the passage as part of
the proof that God quickens the dead.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents this as a sign of divine power rather than as a narrative
of a dying-and-returning figure.
- id: motif:4
label: Sacred pilgrimage to a consecrated House
taxonomy_refs:
- world_center
basis: The House is assigned to Abraham, cleansed for worship, and made the destination
of a pilgrimage approached from every deep defile.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
confidence: medium
cautions: The text does not explicitly use the term world center; the taxonomy reference
is based on the House functioning as a sacred destination in the passage.
- id: motif:5
label: Ritual animal offering and charitable distribution
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: Pilgrims are instructed to mention God's name over supplied beasts on appointed
days, eat from them, and feed the needy and poor.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage emphasizes mention of God's name, sustenance, eating, and
charity; the sacrificial classification is inferred from the ritual context.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 24325-24458; Sura XXII opening, Last Hour warning
quote_or_summary: The audience is told to fear the Lord because the earthquake of
the Last Hour is tremendous; nursing women abandon infants, pregnant women miscarry,
and people appear drunk under God's chastisement.
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 24325-24458; disputant and rebellious Satan
quote_or_summary: A man disputes about God without knowledge and follows a rebellious
Satan, who beguiles and guides followers into the torment of the Flame.
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 24325-24458; creation stages
quote_or_summary: Human creation is described from dust through germ, clot, flesh,
womb, infancy, strength, death, and old age with forgotten knowledge.
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 24325-24458; rain and barren earth
quote_or_summary: Dry barren earth, when rain is sent down, stirs, swells, and grows
luxuriant herbs.
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 24325-24458; resurrection assertion
quote_or_summary: God is called the Truth, the one who quickens the dead; the Hour
will come, and God will wake those in tombs to life.
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 24325-24458; conditional worship and error
quote_or_summary: Some serve God only in a single point, remaining when good comes
but turning away under trial, and call on what cannot profit them.
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 24325-24458; first promise of gardens
quote_or_summary: God will bring those who believe and do right into gardens beneath
which rivers flow.
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 24325-24458; judgment among communities
quote_or_summary: Believers, Jews, Sabeites, Christians, Magians, and those who
join other gods with God are listed, and God will decide between them 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:9
type: summary
locator: lines 24325-24458; universal adoration
quote_or_summary: All in the heavens and earth adore God, including sun, moon, stars,
mountains, trees, beasts, and many humans.
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 24325-24458; punishment of disbelievers
quote_or_summary: For disbelievers, garments of fire are cut out, boiling water
is poured on their heads, bowels and skins dissolve, iron maces appear, and they
are returned to burning torment.
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 24325-24458; reward of believers
quote_or_summary: Believers who do right enter gardens with rivers, are adorned
with golden bracelets and pearls, wear silk, and are guided to best words and
a glorious path.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 24325-24458; assignment of the House to Abraham
quote_or_summary: God assigns the site of the House to Abraham, commands exclusive
worship, and commands the House to be cleansed for those who circle it, stand,
bow, and worship.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 24325-24458; proclamation of pilgrimage
quote_or_summary: Abraham is told to proclaim pilgrimage so people come on foot
and on fleet camels, arriving by every deep defile.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 24325-24458; appointed days and animals
quote_or_summary: Pilgrims are to witness benefits, mention God's name on appointed
days over animals supplied for sustenance, eat from them, and feed the needy and
poor.
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: high
notes: Literal extraction is strong for the supplied passage. Some motif taxonomy
assignments, especially world_center and sacrifice, are interpretive and marked
with cautions. No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does
not make a comparative claim.
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 and metadata. Footnotes preceding Sura XXII were not treated as part of the sura's narrative motif sequence except as source context.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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