batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l2741-l2973
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l2741-l2973
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 2741-2973
start: '2741'
end: '2973'
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 includes an editorial note on Muhammad's vision near Mount
Hira, then Sura LXXXIV on cosmic dissolution, judgment by the Book, punishment
or recompense, Sura C on charging horses and the exposure of graves and inner
secrets, and Sura LXXIX on angels drawing forth souls, trumpet-blasts, resurrection,
Moses and Pharaoh, creation, final overthrow, Hell, Paradise, and the unknown
Hour.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: An editorial note describes a vision or hallucination as a miracle appealed
to in the Koran and reports a tradition that Muhammad was preserved from throwing
himself down from Mount Hira, after which God strengthened his heart and revelations
followed.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Heaven is described as splitting asunder, and Earth as being stretched out,
casting forth what was in her, and becoming empty.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: A human being who desires to reach the Lord is told that he will meet him.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: One person receives his Book in his right hand, undergoes an easy reckoning,
and returns rejoicing to his kindred.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Another person receives his Book behind his back, invokes destruction, and
burns in the fire.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The passage swears by sunset redness, night and its gatherings, and the full
moon, and states that people will be carried onward from state to state.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The footnote explains the movement from state to state as from life to death,
from the grave to resurrection, and then to Paradise.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Chargers are described as snorting, striking sparks of fire, attacking at
morning, raising dust, and cutting through a host.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Man is described as ungrateful to his Lord and vehemently attached to the
good of this world.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: A day is described when what is in the graves is laid bare and what is in
human breasts is brought forth.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: Angels are invoked as those who drag forth souls with violence, release them
with joy, move swiftly, and conduct the affairs of the universe.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: A disturbing trumpet-blast is followed by a second blast; hearts quake and
looks are downcast.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:13
text: The infidels question whether they will be restored after becoming rotten
bones; the reply states that a single blast will place them on the surface of
the earth.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:14
text: Moses is called by his Lord in Towa's holy vale and sent to Pharaoh, who has
burst all bounds.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:15
text: Moses offers to guide Pharaoh to his Lord, shows a great miracle, and Pharaoh
rejects him and rebels.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:16
text: Pharaoh gathers an assembly and proclaims, 'I am your Lord supreme.'
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:17
text: God punishes Pharaoh in this life and the other, and the passage calls this
a lesson for one who fears God.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:18
text: The passage describes the creation or fashioning of heaven, night, light,
earth, waters, pastures, and firm mountains for human beings and cattle.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:19
text: At the grand overthrow, a person reflects on his efforts and Hell is made
visible to those looking on.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:20
text: The transgressor who chooses present life is assigned Hell, while the one
who fears his Lord and restrains his soul from lust is assigned Paradise.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:21
text: The fixed time of the Hour is said to be known only to the Lord, and the addressee
is charged only with warning those who fear it.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:22
text: On the day people see the Hour, their time in the tomb will seem no longer
than an evening or morning.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Muhammad
description: Mentioned in an editorial note as appealing to a vision or hallucination
in the Koran and as being preserved, according to tradition, from throwing himself
down from Mount Hira.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God / Lord
description: The Lord whom heaven and earth obey, whom human beings meet, who beholds
and judges them, who calls Moses, punishes Pharaoh, creates heaven and earth,
knows the Hour, and assigns Hell or Paradise.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: man / human beings
description: Addressed as desiring to reach the Lord, judged by the Book, described
as ungrateful, raised from graves, and assigned Hell or Paradise according to
conduct.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: recipient of the Book in the right hand
description: A judged person who receives his Book in the right hand, is reckoned
easily, and returns rejoicing to kindred.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: recipient of the Book behind the back
description: A judged person who receives his Book behind his back, invokes destruction,
and burns in the fire.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: unbelievers / infidels
description: People who treat the Koran as a lie and question whether they will
be restored after becoming rotten bones.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: those who believe and do right
description: People for whom an unfailing recompense is stated.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: chargers
description: Snorting chargers that dash sparks, attack at morning, raise dust,
and cut through a host.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: angels who draw forth souls
description: Angels described as dragging forth souls with violence, releasing them
joyously, moving swiftly, and conducting the affairs of the universe.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Moses
description: Called by his Lord in Towa's holy vale, sent to Pharaoh, offering guidance,
and showing a great miracle.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Pharaoh
description: A ruler said to have burst all bounds, who rejects Moses, rebels, gathers
an assembly, and claims to be the supreme Lord.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: the addressee charged with warning
description: A figure told that knowledge of the Hour belongs only to the Lord and
that his charge is warning those who fear it.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: vision recipient preserved from self-destruction
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The note reports that Muhammad was preserved from throwing himself down from
Mount Hira and then strengthened by God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: divine judge
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Lord is the one whom humans meet, who beholds them, and before whom reckoning,
punishment, and recompense occur.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:9
- id: role:3
label: creator
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage attributes the building of heaven, fashioning of light and darkness,
stretching of earth, waters, pastures, and mountains to the Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: divine caller and punisher
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Lord calls Moses and God punishes Pharaoh in this life and the other.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: judged human
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Human beings meet the Lord, are reckoned, have hidden things brought forth,
and face Hell or Paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: role:6
label: favored recipient of judgment record
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Receiving the Book in the right hand is followed by easy reckoning and rejoicing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: condemned recipient of judgment record
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Receiving the Book behind the back is followed by invoking destruction and
burning in fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: denier of resurrection or revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Unbelievers treat the Koran as a lie and question restoration from rotten
bones.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: righteous believer
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Those who believe and do right are assigned an unfailing recompense.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:10
label: soul-drawing angels
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The angels drag forth or release souls and conduct affairs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:11
label: messenger to Pharaoh
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Moses is called by his Lord and told to go to Pharaoh with guidance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:12
label: rebellious ruler claiming divine supremacy
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Pharaoh rejects the miracle, rebels, and proclaims himself supreme Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:13
label: warner of the Hour
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: The addressee is told he is charged only with warning those who fear the
Hour.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Mount Hira
literal_form: mountain
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: split heaven
literal_form: heaven splitting asunder
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: emptied earth
literal_form: earth stretched out, casting forth what was in her, and becoming empty
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: judgment Book
literal_form: Book given into the right hand or behind the back
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: right hand
literal_form: right hand receiving the Book
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:6
label: Book behind the back
literal_form: Book given behind the back
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:7
label: fire of punishment
literal_form: fire / Hell
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:9
- id: sym:8
label: sunset redness, night, and full moon
literal_form: sunset redness, night and its gatherings, moon at full
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:9
label: states of passage
literal_form: movement from life to death, grave, resurrection, and Paradise
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:10
label: charging horses
literal_form: snorting chargers, sparks, dust, morning attack
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:11
label: opened graves
literal_form: graves laid bare
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:12
label: souls drawn forth
literal_form: souls dragged forth with violence or released with joy
associated_figures:
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:13
label: trumpet-blasts
literal_form: disturbing trumpet-blast and second blast
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:14
label: rotten bones restored
literal_form: rotten bones restored to the surface of the earth
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:15
label: Towa's holy vale
literal_form: holy vale where the Lord calls Moses
associated_figures:
- fig:10
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:16
label: great miracle before Pharaoh
literal_form: great miracle shown by Moses
associated_figures:
- fig:10
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:17
label: created waters
literal_form: waters brought forth from the earth
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:18
label: firm mountains
literal_form: mountains set firm
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:19
label: Paradise
literal_form: Paradise as dwelling-place and endpoint in the footnote's sequence
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:9
- id: sym:20
label: the Hour
literal_form: the Hour whose fixed time is known only to the Lord
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:21
label: tomb-duration image
literal_form: time in the tomb seeming no longer than an evening or morning
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Vision at Mount Hira and strengthened heart
summary: An editorial note reports a vision or hallucination connected with Muhammad,
a tradition of preservation from throwing himself down from Mount Hira, divine
strengthening, and further revelations.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Cosmic splitting and meeting the Lord
summary: Heaven splits, Earth is emptied and stretched out, and the human being
is told he will meet his Lord.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Book of reckoning in the right hand or behind the back
summary: One judged person receives the Book in the right hand and rejoices after
easy reckoning; another receives it behind the back, calls for destruction, and
burns in fire.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Oaths by celestial times and passage through states
summary: The text invokes sunset redness, night, and full moon, then states that
people are carried from state to state, glossed as life, death, grave, resurrection,
and Paradise.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
- sym:9
- sym:19
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Chargers and exposure of graves and breasts
summary: The passage describes charging horses and then turns to human ingratitude,
worldly attachment, graves being laid bare, inner contents being brought forth,
and the Lord's knowledge.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:10
- sym:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Angels, trumpet-blasts, and restoration from bones
summary: Angels draw out or release souls; trumpet-blasts disturb the day; deniers
question resurrection from rotten bones; a single blast brings them to the earth's
surface.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:12
- sym:13
- sym:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:7
label: Moses sent to Pharaoh
summary: The Lord calls Moses in Towa's holy vale and sends him to Pharaoh; Moses
offers guidance and shows a miracle, but Pharaoh rejects him, claims supreme lordship,
and is punished by God.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:15
- sym:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:8
label: Fashioning of heaven and earth
summary: The passage describes heaven being built and fashioned, darkness and light
appointed, earth stretched forth, waters and pastures brought forth, and mountains
set firm for humans and cattle.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:17
- sym:18
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:9
label: Grand overthrow, Hell, Paradise, and the Hour
summary: At the grand overthrow, human deeds are remembered and Hell is visible;
transgressors are assigned Hell, God-fearing restraint is assigned Paradise, and
the Hour's time is known only to the Lord.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:19
- sym:20
- sym:21
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: final divine judgment with separated outcomes
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage repeatedly describes reckoning, exposure of hidden contents,
divine knowledge, punishment, recompense, Hell, and Paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The extraction is limited to this line range and does not infer doctrine
beyond the passage.
- id: motif:2
label: resurrection after death
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage refers to graves being laid bare, restoration after rotten bones,
a single blast bringing people to the earth's surface, and movement from grave
to resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The description is eschatological and not a narrative of one named individual's
resurrection.
- id: motif:3
label: afterlife passage through ordered states
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: A footnote glosses being carried from state to state as life to death, grave
to resurrection, and then to Paradise; the surrounding text contrasts easy reckoning,
fire, Hell, and Paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives a compressed sequence rather than a detailed map or
travel narrative.
- id: motif:4
label: cosmic dissolution at the end time
taxonomy_refs:
- chaos
basis: Heaven splits asunder, Earth is stretched out and emptied, and the grand
overthrow occurs before final judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy has no specific end-of-world dissolution category;
'chaos' is a broad fit.
- id: motif:5
label: prophetic confrontation with rebellious ruler
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Moses is sent by the Lord to Pharaoh, shows a miracle, is rejected, and Pharaoh
is punished in this life and the other.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference captures the judgment outcome, not the full prophetic
confrontation pattern.
- id: motif:6
label: creator ordering heaven, earth, waters, pastures, and mountains
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage describes the Lord building heaven, giving night and light, stretching
earth, bringing forth waters and pastures, and setting mountains firm.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: No available motif family exactly matches creation-ordering; no taxonomy
reference is assigned.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 2741-2746
quote_or_summary: 'Editorial note: the vision or hallucination is called one of
the few clearly stated miracles; a tradition says Muhammad was preserved from
suicide by throwing himself from Mount Hira, and God strengthened his heart before
further revelations.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: Sura LXXXIV, opening verses within lines 2754-2764
quote_or_summary: "“WHEN the Heaven shall have SPLIT ASUNDER” and Earth shall be
stretched out, cast forth what was in her, and the human being shall meet his
Lord."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: Sura LXXXIV, judgment by the Book within lines 2766-2782
quote_or_summary: One whose Book is given in the right hand receives easy reckoning
and rejoices; one whose Book is given behind the back invokes destruction and
burns in fire.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: Sura LXXXIV, oaths and recompense with footnotes within lines 2784-2815
quote_or_summary: The passage invokes sunset redness, night, and the full moon;
people are carried from state to state, glossed as life, death, grave, resurrection,
and Paradise; unbelievers lie, while believers who do right receive unfailing
recompense.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: Sura C within lines 2817-2845
quote_or_summary: Chargers snort, strike sparks, attack at morning, raise dust,
and cut through a host; humans are ungrateful and love worldly good; graves are
laid bare and what is in breasts is brought forth before the Lord.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: Sura LXXIX, verses on angels, blasts, and restoration within lines 2847-2878
quote_or_summary: Angels drag forth or release souls and conduct affairs; a trumpet-blast
and second blast disturb the day; deniers ask about restoration from rotten bones;
a single blast brings them to the earth's surface.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: Sura LXXIX, Moses and Pharaoh within lines 2880-2906
quote_or_summary: Moses is called in Towa's holy vale and sent to Pharaoh, offers
guidance, shows a great miracle, is rejected, and Pharaoh proclaims himself supreme
Lord before God punishes him in this life and the other.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: Sura LXXIX, creation description within lines 2908-2922
quote_or_summary: The passage asks whether humans or heaven are harder to create,
then describes heaven reared and fashioned, night darkened, light brought out,
earth stretched forth, waters and pastures produced, and mountains set firm.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: Sura LXXIX, grand overthrow and Hour within lines 2924-2964
quote_or_summary: At the grand overthrow, deeds are remembered and Hell is visible;
transgressors receive Hell and those who fear the Lord and restrain the soul receive
Paradise; the Hour's time is known only to the Lord, and tomb-time will seem brief.
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: The passage contains clear eschatological, judgment, resurrection, prophetic
confrontation, and creation language. Taxonomy mapping is strongest for divine_judgment
and resurrection; broader mappings are marked with cautions.
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: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly support a comparison beyond internal motif-family classification.
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