batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l25973-l26089
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passage_locator:
label: PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. /
PREFACE; lines 25973-26089
start: '25973'
end: '26089'
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 gives rules for purification when water is unavailable; recalls
divine covenant and commands justice; contrasts reward and punishment; describes
covenants with Israel and Christians; presents the Apostle, light, and Book as
guidance; rejects claims about the Messiah and divine sonship; recounts Moses
urging his people to enter the holy land, their refusal, and forty years of wandering;
and tells of the sons of Adam, unequal acceptance of offerings, fratricide, a
raven teaching burial, and repentance.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Those who are unclean are told to purify themselves; if water is unavailable
because of sickness, journey, or other stated conditions, they are told to use
clean sand on face and hands.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The stated divine purpose of the purification rule is not to burden the people
but to purify them and complete favour toward them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Believers are reminded of God's covenant with them and of their response that
they heard and would obey.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Believers are commanded to stand as righteous witnesses for God and not let
ill-will prevent upright conduct.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Those who believe and do right are promised pardon and a great reward, while
those who reject and treat signs as lies are associated with Hell fire.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Believers are told to remember that God restrained hostile people who intended
to stretch out their hands against them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: God accepted the covenant of the children of Israel, raised twelve leaders
from among them, and set conditions involving prayer, alms, belief in apostles,
helping them, and lending God a liberal loan.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The promised result for faithful covenant obedience is forgiveness of evil
deeds and entrance into gardens beneath which rivers flow.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: The covenant-breaking of Israel is followed by cursing, hardened hearts, shifting
words of Scripture, and forgetfulness of what had been taught.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Those who say they are Christians are also described as having accepted a
covenant and as having forgotten part of what they were taught, with enmity and
hatred lasting until the Resurrection.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: The Apostle is said to have come to the people of the Scriptures with a light
and clear Book from God, guiding followers from darkness to light and to the straight
path.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: The passage rejects the statement that God is the Messiah son of Mary and
emphasizes God's sovereignty over heaven, earth, and creation.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: Jews and Christians are quoted as saying they are sons of God and his beloved;
the reply says they are created humans subject to pardon or chastisement.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:14
text: Moses reminds his people of God's gifts, including prophets, kings, and unprecedented
gifts, and commands them to enter the holy land destined for them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:15
text: Moses' people refuse to enter because powerful men are there, while two God-fearing
men urge them to enter by the gate and trust God.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:16
text: After the refusal, Moses asks God to distinguish between himself, his brother,
and the ungodly people; the land is forbidden to the people for forty years, during
which they wander perplexed in the earth.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:17
text: Two sons of Adam each offer an offering; one offering is accepted and the
other is not, leading the rejected brother to threaten killing.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:18
text: The threatened brother refuses to retaliate, states fear of God, and speaks
of the Fire as recompense for unjust doers.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:19
text: The rejected brother kills his brother, then a raven scratches the ground
to show him how to hide his brother's wrong, after which he becomes repentant.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine speaker or agent who gives law, accepts covenants, judges,
guides, creates, pardons, chastises, and sends signs or instruction.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:14
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Believers
description: The addressed faithful community commanded to purify themselves, remember
covenant, act uprightly, and trust God.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Infidels
description: Those described as rejecting signs as lies and being mated with Hell
fire.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Children of Israel
description: A covenant community from whom twelve leaders were raised and whose
covenant-breaking is described.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Christians
description: Those who say 'We are Christians' and are described as having accepted
a covenant but forgotten part of what they were taught.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Apostle
description: The messenger who comes to the people of the Scriptures to clarify
what had been concealed and to bring guidance.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Messiah Ibn Maryam
description: The Messiah son of Mary, named in a statement that the passage rejects
and in a hypothetical about God's power to destroy him.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Mary
description: The mother of the Messiah, named in the same polemical passage about
God's sovereignty and power.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Jews and Christians
description: Groups quoted as saying they are sons of God and his beloved, then
answered as created humans subject to pardon or chastisement.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Moses
description: The prophet who reminds his people of God's favour, commands entry
into the holy land, and prays for separation from an ungodly people.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:12
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Moses' people
description: The people addressed by Moses; they are commanded to enter the holy
land but refuse while mighty men remain there.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Two God-fearing men
description: Two men graciously favoured by God who urge the people to enter by
the gate and trust God.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Accepted-offering son of Adam
description: One of the sons of Adam, whose offering is accepted; he refuses to
retaliate against his brother's threat.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Rejected-offering son of Adam
description: One of the sons of Adam, whose offering is not accepted; he threatens
and then kills his brother and later becomes repentant.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Raven
description: A raven sent by God that scratches the ground to show the killer how
to hide his brother's wrong.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine lawgiver, covenant-giver, guide, and judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God gives purification instruction, accepts covenants, promises reward, threatens
punishment, guides by the Book, and forbids the land after refusal.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:12
- id: role:2
label: addressed faithful community
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Believers are directly addressed with commands to purify, remember, witness,
and trust.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: covenant community
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:9
basis: Believers, Israel, and Christians are all discussed in relation to covenant
or claimed divine relation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: rejecters of signs
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Infidels are described as treating divine signs as lies and being assigned
to Hell fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: messenger and clarifier
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The Apostle comes to clarify concealed Scriptures and functions as bearer
of good tidings and warning.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:6
label: figures in theological challenge
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:8
basis: The Messiah son of Mary and Mary are named in a challenge emphasizing God's
power over all beings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: prophet-leader of his people
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Moses addresses his people, commands them, and petitions God concerning them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:12
- id: role:8
label: reluctant people refusing entry
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Moses' people refuse to enter the holy land while mighty men remain in it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: role:9
label: faithful advisors urging trust
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: The two men who fear their Lord advise entry by the gate and trust in God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:10
label: non-retaliating threatened brother
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: The brother whose offering is accepted says he will not stretch out his hand
to slay the other.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:11
label: violent brother and later repentant killer
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: The brother whose offering is rejected threatens and kills his brother, then
becomes repentant after the raven's demonstration.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
- id: role:12
label: animal instructor
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: The raven scratches the ground to show the killer how to hide his brother's
wrong.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: water for purification
literal_form: Water sought for purification before using clean sand as substitute
when unavailable.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: clean sand substitute
literal_form: Clean sand rubbed on faces and hands when no water is found.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: covenant
literal_form: A covenant remembered by believers and accepted for Israel and Christians.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: twelve leaders
literal_form: Twelve leaders raised from among the children of Israel.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: gardens beneath which rivers flow
literal_form: Promised gardens with rivers flowing beneath them.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: Hell fire
literal_form: Fire associated with punishment for rejecters and unjust doers.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:13
- fig:14
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:13
- id: sym:7
label: light and clear Book
literal_form: A light and a clear Book from God that guide from darkness to light.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:8
label: holy land
literal_form: The holy land destined for Moses' people to enter.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:10
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: sym:9
label: gate of entry
literal_form: The gate by which the two God-fearing men urge the people to enter.
associated_figures:
- fig:11
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: sym:10
label: forty years of wandering
literal_form: Forty years during which the land is forbidden and the people wander
perplexed.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:11
label: offerings of the sons of Adam
literal_form: Two offerings, one accepted and one not accepted.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:13
- fig:14
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: sym:12
label: raven scratching the ground
literal_form: A raven scratching upon the ground to show how to hide the slain brother's
wrong.
associated_figures:
- fig:14
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Purification and covenantal justice for believers
summary: Believers receive a purification rule for situations without water, are
reminded of covenant, and are commanded to act uprightly as witnesses for God,
with reward and punishment distinguished.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Covenants with Israel and Christians and guidance through the Apostle
summary: The children of Israel and Christians are described as covenant communities
that forgot or broke part of what they were taught; the Apostle and clear Book
are presented as guidance for the people of the Scriptures.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:3
label: Theological challenge about Messiah and claimed divine sonship
summary: The passage rejects identifying God with the Messiah son of Mary and answers
claims of being sons and beloved of God by emphasizing creation, judgment, sovereignty,
and return to God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:4
label: Moses, the holy land, refusal, and wandering
summary: Moses recalls divine favour and commands entry into the holy land; the
people refuse because of mighty inhabitants, two men urge trusting entry, and
the land is forbidden for forty years of wandering.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
- sym:9
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: scene:5
label: The sons of Adam, fratricide, raven, and repentance
summary: Two sons of Adam offer offerings; after one offering is rejected, the rejected
brother kills the accepted brother, learns burial from a raven, and repents.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:11
- sym:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Purification through substitute earth when water is absent
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The rule specifies use of clean sand on face and hands when no water is found,
while stating that God intends purification rather than burden.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: This is primarily a legal-ritual instruction; broader symbolic interpretation
should be reviewed.
- id: motif:2
label: Covenant obedience, reward, and breach
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: Believers, Israel, and Christians are all discussed in relation to covenant,
obedience, forgetting or breaking covenant, and consequences.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The communities are treated differently in the passage; the motif should
not erase those distinctions.
- id: motif:3
label: Divine judgment of belief, conduct, and covenant response
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage contrasts pardon and reward with Hell fire, curse, hardened hearts,
chastisement, and the Fire as recompense for unjust doers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:9
- ev:13
confidence: high
cautions: Judgment appears in multiple sub-scenes with different addressees and
causes.
- id: motif:4
label: Revelatory guidance from darkness to light
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The Apostle, light, and clear Book are said to guide followers to paths of
peace, out of darkness to light, and to the straight path.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference 'wisdom' is approximate; the passage's literal
terms emphasize guidance and revelation.
- id: motif:5
label: Refusal to enter destined holy land and resulting wandering
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Moses' people refuse to enter the holy land because of mighty inhabitants;
after refusal, the land is forbidden to them for forty years and they wander perplexed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy family directly names wilderness wandering or failed
entry.
- id: motif:6
label: Accepted and rejected offerings leading to brother-slaying
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
- divine_judgment
basis: Two sons of Adam make offerings; one is accepted and one rejected, which
leads to threat, killing, and moral speech about God and the Fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not name the brothers.
- id: motif:7
label: Animal demonstrates burial knowledge
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: God sends a raven whose scratching on the ground shows the killer how to
hide his brother's wrong.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
confidence: medium
cautions: The wisdom taxonomy is approximate because the passage frames the raven
as practical demonstration rather than explicit wisdom teaching.
- id: motif:8
label: Claimed divine sonship or beloved status challenged
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
- divine_beloved
basis: Jews and Christians are quoted as claiming to be sons of God and his beloved;
the reply denies special exemption by asking why God chastises them for sins.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents the claim polemically and rejects it; extraction
should not treat the claim as endorsed by the passage.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage uses covenant language across multiple addressed or recalled
communities, presenting covenant as a repeated structure for obligation, obedience,
and consequence.
claim_level: same_function
target: Covenant obligation across believers, children of Israel, and Christians
within the passage
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is an internal comparison within the passage, not a claim about
historical transmission.
- id: claim:2
claim: The Moses episode supports comparison to a Mosaic holy-land refusal and wilderness-wandering
pattern within scriptural tradition.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Mosaic refusal-to-enter and forty-year wandering pattern
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage itself gives only this version and does not cite an external
text by name.
- id: claim:3
claim: The sons of Adam episode supports comparison to a fraternal offering-conflict
pattern in which unequal divine acceptance leads to the killing of a brother.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Adamic fraternal offering-conflict and brother-slaying pattern
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The brothers are not named in the passage, and the comparison is limited
to the narrative elements given here.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 25973-26089, opening purification paragraph
quote_or_summary: If unclean, purify; if sick, travelling, or without water after
stated conditions, use clean sand on faces and hands; God desires purification,
not burden.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 25973-26089, covenant and justice instructions to believers
quote_or_summary: Believers are reminded of God's covenant and their response of
hearing and obeying, commanded to witness uprightly, and told of pardon and reward
for belief and Hell fire for rejection.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 25973-26089, recollection of protection from hostile hands
quote_or_summary: Believers are told to recollect God's favour when people intended
to stretch out their hands against them but God kept their hands back.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 25973-26089, covenant of the children of Israel
quote_or_summary: God accepted Israel's covenant, raised twelve leaders, promised
presence if they prayed, gave alms, believed in and helped apostles, and lent
God a liberal loan; obedience brings forgiveness and gardens with rivers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 25973-26089, Israel's covenant-breaking
quote_or_summary: For breaking covenant, they are cursed, hearts hardened, words
of Scripture shifted, and part of teaching forgotten; the addressee is told to
forgive and pass over.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 25973-26089, Christians and covenant
quote_or_summary: Those saying 'We are Christians' are described as having accepted
covenant but forgotten part of their teaching; enmity and hatred are stirred among
them until Resurrection.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 25973-26089, Apostle, light, and clear Book
quote_or_summary: The Apostle comes to the people of the Scriptures to clarify much
concealed material; a light and clear Book from God guide followers to peace,
from darkness to light, and to the straight path.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 25973-26089, statement about Messiah son of Mary
quote_or_summary: The passage calls infidels those who say God is the Messiah son
of Mary, asks who could prevent God from destroying the Messiah, his mother, and
all on earth, and asserts God's sovereignty and creative power.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 25973-26089, claim of Jews and Christians as sons and beloved
quote_or_summary: Jews and Christians say they are sons of God and his beloved;
the reply asks why God chastises them for sins and says they are created humans
subject to pardon or chastisement, with all things returning to God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 25973-26089, Moses' reminder and command
quote_or_summary: Moses tells his people to remember God's goodness in appointing
prophets and kings and giving unprecedented gifts, and commands them to enter
the holy land destined for them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 25973-26089, refusal and advice at the gate
quote_or_summary: The people say mighty men are in the land and they cannot enter
until those men leave; two God-fearing men urge them to enter by the gate and
trust God, but the people refuse and tell Moses and his Lord to fight while they
sit.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 25973-26089, forty-year prohibition and wandering
quote_or_summary: Moses says he controls only himself and his brother and asks God
to distinguish between them and the ungodly people; God says the land will be
forbidden for forty years and the people will wander perplexed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 25973-26089, offerings of the sons of Adam
quote_or_summary: The sons of Adam each offer an offering; one is accepted and one
is not. The rejected one threatens to kill the other, who refuses retaliation,
fears God, and refers to the Fire as recompense for unjust doers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 25973-26089, slaying and raven
quote_or_summary: The rejected brother kills his brother and becomes one of those
who perish; God sends a raven scratching the ground to show how to hide the brother's
wrong, and the killer becomes repentant.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal extraction is high-confidence because the passage is explicit. Motif
taxonomy mapping is moderate where available taxonomy does not directly cover
some narrative patterns such as wilderness wandering or fratricide.
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: |-
Only the provided passage and metadata were used. No external names for the sons of Adam were added.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg__l25973-l26089
passage_sha256=2002878afd3986e64281032ad9b7a599cc87d57679965bef531ffa97caf097c1