batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l3210-l3455
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l3210-l3455
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 3210-3455
start: '3210'
end: '3455'
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 describes judgment and afterlife contrasts, warnings to disbelievers,
examples of punished former peoples, human moral failure, cosmic upheaval at judgment,
the return of the restful soul to God and Paradise, resurrection of bones, signs
of the Resurrection, self-witness at judgment, instructions about receiving revelation,
death-struggle imagery, and human formation as evidence of divine power to quicken
the dead.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: On the overshadowing day, some faces are downcast, worn, burned at scorching
fire, given boiling drink, and fed only with the bitter fruit of Darih.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: On the same day, other faces are joyous and are placed in a lofty garden with
a fountain, couches, goblets, cushions, and carpets.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The addressee is told to warn, but is said to have no authority over those
warned.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Those who turn back and disbelieve are said to be punished by God, returned
to God, and reckoned with by God.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The passage invokes daybreak, ten nights, double and single, and night pursuing
its course as oaths.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Ad at Irem, Themoud, and Pharaoh are named as peoples or rulers who committed
excesses and wickedness and were chastised by the Lord.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Human beings are described as misreading both bounty and limited provision
as signs of honor or contempt.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: The passage accuses its audience of failing to honor the orphan, failing to
urge feeding the poor, greedily devouring inheritances, and loving riches excessively.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: A future scene describes the earth being crushed, the Lord coming, angels
arranged rank on rank, and Hell being moved up.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: On that day a person remembers and regrets not having prepared for life, but
the remembrance is said not to help.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: A soul at rest is addressed and commanded to return to its Lord, enter among
God's servants, and enter Paradise.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: The resurrection passage says God can reunite human bones and replace even
the fingertips.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:13
text: Signs of the Resurrection include a dazzled eye, a darkened moon, and the
sun and moon being brought together.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:14
text: On that day, a person asks where to flee, but no refuge is available except
with the Lord.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:15
text: A person is told of all deeds done first and last and becomes an eyewitness
against himself.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:16
text: The addressee is instructed not to move his tongue hastily with the revelation,
because its collection, recital, and clarification belong to God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:17
text: Some faces beam while looking toward their Lord, while other faces are dismal
and expect calamity.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:18
text: At death, the soul comes up into the throat, a call asks for a charm to restore
the dying person, and the person realizes the time of departure has come.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:19
text: The passage says the person who did not believe or pray is driven to the Lord
and had called truth a lie and turned back.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:20
text: Human formation is described from embryo to thick blood, then fashioned into
male and female, followed by a question about God's power to quicken the dead.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / Lord
description: The divine figure who punishes, reckons, tries, honors, limits gifts,
stands watch, receives returning souls, collects and clarifies revelation, and
quickens the dead.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:11
- ev:12
- ev:15
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Warner / addressee
description: The addressed figure told to warn only and told not to hasten his tongue
in receiving revelation.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:12
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Downcast condemned group
description: A group whose faces are downcast, worn, burned, given boiling drink,
and fed bitter Darih.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Joyous garden group
description: A group whose faces are joyous and well pleased with past labors in
a lofty garden.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Ad at Irem
description: A former people associated with Irem adorned with pillars and included
among those chastised for excesses and wickedness.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Themoud
description: A former people said to have hewed out rocks in the valley and included
among those chastised.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Pharaoh the impaler
description: A ruler named among those who committed excesses and wickedness and
were chastised.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Man / human being
description: The human subject who is tried by provision, loves transitory things
and riches, faces resurrection, seeks refuge, witnesses against himself, experiences
death, and is created from embryo and thick blood.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:14
- ev:15
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Angels
description: Angels appear rank on rank when the Lord comes in the judgment scene.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Soul at rest
description: A soul addressed as at rest, commanded to return to its Lord and enter
Paradise.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Self-accusing soul
description: A soul by which the passage says no oath is needed, named at the opening
of the Resurrection section.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God punishes, reckons, binds, and receives persons on the day of judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:11
- id: role:2
label: warner
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The addressee is explicitly told to warn and is called a warner only.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: condemned or disbelieving subject
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
basis: These figures or groups are described as punished, wicked, disbelieving,
or facing calamity and judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:10
- ev:14
- id: role:4
label: blessed recipient
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:10
basis: The joyous faces occupy the garden, and the soul at rest is invited into
Paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: former punished exemplar
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: Ad, Themoud, and Pharaoh are presented as prior examples of divine chastisement.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: creator and reviver
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is described as forming human beings and as powerful enough to quicken
the dead.
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: role:7
label: receiver of revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The addressee is told not to move his tongue hastily while receiving revelation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:8
label: morally tested human
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Man is tested by honor and restricted gifts and is criticized for social
and material failures.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: ranked heavenly attendants
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Angels are described as rank on rank in the judgment scene.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: returning soul
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The soul at rest is commanded to return to its Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: scorching fire
literal_form: fire burning the condemned
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: boiling fountain
literal_form: fountain fiercely boiling, given as drink to the condemned
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: Darih
literal_form: bitter thorny shrub or its fruit, named as the condemned group's food
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: lofty garden
literal_form: garden containing fountain, couches, goblets, cushions, and carpets
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: created clouds, upraised heaven, rooted mountains, outspread earth
literal_form: natural and cosmic features offered for contemplation
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:6
label: daybreak and night oaths
literal_form: daybreak, ten nights, double and single, night pursuing its course
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:7
label: Irem's pillars and Themoud's hewn rocks
literal_form: pillars of Irem and rocks hewed in the valley
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:8
label: scourge of chastisement
literal_form: chastisement let loose by the Lord against wicked former peoples
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:9
label: crushed earth
literal_form: earth crushed with repeated crushing at judgment
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:10
label: Hell moved up
literal_form: Hell brought or moved up on the day of judgment
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:11
label: bonds of divine punishment
literal_form: binding with bonds on the day of punishment
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:12
label: bones and fingertips restored
literal_form: reunited bones and evenly replaced fingertips
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:13
label: darkened moon and joined sun and moon
literal_form: moon darkened and sun and moon together during resurrection signs
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:14
label: sole asylum with the Lord
literal_form: absence of refuge except with the Lord
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:15
label: self-witness
literal_form: a person as eyewitness against himself
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: sym:16
label: soul in the throat
literal_form: soul coming up into the throat at death
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: sym:17
label: embryo and thick blood
literal_form: human formation from embryo and thick blood, fashioned male and female
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Condemned and blessed on the overshadowing day
summary: The passage contrasts a punished group with downcast faces, fire, boiling
drink, and bitter food against a joyous group in a furnished lofty garden with
a fountain.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Warning and return for reckoning
summary: The addressee is instructed to warn only; disbelievers are said to return
to God for reckoning and punishment.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Oath and chastisement of former peoples
summary: After oaths by daybreak and related times, the passage names Ad, Themoud,
and Pharaoh as wicked figures or peoples whom the Lord chastised.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Human testing and social failure
summary: Man is described as misreading prosperity and restriction, while the audience
is accused of neglecting orphans and the poor and loving riches.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Judgment with crushed earth, ranked angels, and Hell
summary: The earth is crushed, the Lord comes, angels stand rank on rank, Hell is
moved up, and man regrets not preparing for life.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
- sym:10
- sym:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Return of the soul at rest
summary: The soul at rest is addressed, told to return to its Lord, and told to
enter among God's servants and into Paradise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:7
label: Resurrection of the body and cosmic signs
summary: The passage asserts divine ability to reunite bones and fingertips, then
describes resurrection signs involving the eye, moon, and sun and the absence
of refuge except with the Lord.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:12
- sym:13
- sym:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: scene:8
label: Self-witness at judgment
summary: A person is told all that he has done and becomes an eyewitness against
himself.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: scene:9
label: Instruction about revelation recital
summary: The addressee is told not to hasten his tongue with the revelation because
its collection, recital, and clarification belong to God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: scene:10
label: Death struggle and being driven to the Lord
summary: At death the soul rises to the throat, restoration is sought, departure
is recognized, and the unbelieving person is driven to the Lord.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: scene:11
label: Human formation and divine power to revive
summary: The passage recalls human development from embryo and thick blood into
male and female and asks whether God can quicken the dead.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:17
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment separating condemned and blessed
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The passage contrasts punished faces with joyous faces in a garden, and later
describes reckoning, Hell, punishment, bonds, and entry into Paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:13
confidence: high
cautions: The term 'afterlife_journey_map' is used only in the limited sense of
contrasted post-judgment destinations, not as a detailed itinerary.
- id: motif:2
label: resurrection of the dead body
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The Resurrection section explicitly names resurrection, reunites bones and
fingertips, and ends by asking whether God can quicken the dead.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:15
confidence: high
cautions: The passage asserts bodily restoration but does not narrate an individual
rising from a tomb.
- id: motif:3
label: cosmic disturbance at judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- chaos
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage describes the eye dazzled, moon darkened, sun and moon together,
earth crushed, and Hell moved up in judgment contexts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference to chaos is approximate; the passage presents ordered
divine judgment rather than primordial chaos.
- id: motif:4
label: punished former peoples as warning exemplars
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Ad, Themoud, and Pharaoh are listed as former wicked actors on whom the Lord
let loose chastisement.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives brief allusive examples rather than full narratives
of each people's destruction.
- id: motif:5
label: return of the peaceful soul to paradise
taxonomy_refs:
- return
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The soul at rest is commanded to return to its Lord and enter among God's
servants and into Paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The 'return' taxonomy is used for explicit return-to-Lord language, not
for a heroic return pattern.
- id: motif:6
label: death-struggle threshold before judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The soul reaches the throat, a charm is sought, departure is recognized,
and the person is driven to the Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage marks a death threshold but does not map stages beyond being
driven to the Lord.
- id: motif:7
label: revelation preserved and clarified by God
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The addressee is instructed to await recital, while God is said to collect,
recite, and make the revelation clear.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: The wisdom reference is broad; the passage concerns revelation transmission
rather than a wisdom quest or sage narrative.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 3210-3222
quote_or_summary: On the overshadowing day, some faces are downcast, travailing,
burned at scorching fire, made to drink from a boiling fountain, and given only
Darih for food.
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 3223-3237
quote_or_summary: Other faces are joyous and well pleased in a lofty garden, where
there is no vain discourse, a gushing fountain, raised couches, goblets, cushions,
and carpets.
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 3238-3252
quote_or_summary: The passage points to clouds, heaven, mountains, and earth, then
tells the addressee to warn only; those who turn back and disbelieve will be punished,
returned, and reckoned with by God.
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 3256-3264
quote_or_summary: Sura LXXXIX opens with oaths by daybreak, ten nights, double and
single, and the night pursuing its course.
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 3265-3278
quote_or_summary: The Lord's dealings with Ad at Irem, Themoud who hewed rocks,
and Pharaoh the impaler are invoked; they committed excesses and wickedness, and
the Lord let loose chastisement on them.
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 3279-3294
quote_or_summary: Man says his Lord honors him when tried with bounty and despises
him when provision is limited; the audience is accused of neglecting orphans and
the poor, devouring inheritances, and loving riches.
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 3295-3307
quote_or_summary: When the earth is crushed, the Lord comes, angels stand rank on
rank, and Hell is moved up; man remembers and regrets not preparing, and none
punishes or binds as God does.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: quote
locator: lines 3308-3315
quote_or_summary: '"Oh, thou soul which art at rest, / Return to thy Lord... / And
enter thou my Paradise."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 3326-3337
quote_or_summary: The Resurrection section says no oath is needed by the day of
resurrection or the self-accusing soul, and asks whether man thinks his bones
will not be reunited; even fingertips can be replaced.
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 3338-3349
quote_or_summary: When the eye is dazzled, the moon darkened, and sun and moon together,
man asks where to flee; there is no refuge, and the sole asylum is with the Lord.
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 3350-3356
quote_or_summary: On that day man is told of all he has done first and last and
is an eyewitness against himself, even if he offers a plea.
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 3357-3366
quote_or_summary: A parenthetical instruction says not to move the tongue hastily
to master the revelation; its collecting, recital, following, and clarification
are assigned to God.
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 3367-3376
quote_or_summary: The passage says people love the transitory and neglect the life
to come; some faces beam looking toward their Lord while others are dismal and
expect calamity.
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 3377-3393
quote_or_summary: When the soul comes into the throat, a charm is sought and departure
is recognized; the person is driven to the Lord after failing to believe or pray
and turning back from truth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: lines 3394-3405
quote_or_summary: The passage asks whether man will be left supreme, recalls his
formation from embryo and thick blood into male and female, and asks whether God
is powerful enough to quicken the dead.
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: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is strong because the passage is explicit. Motif assignments
use only supplied taxonomy labels and are therefore somewhat generalized. No comparison
claims were made because the passage does not itself compare traditions or motif
families.
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: |-
Used only the provided passage and metadata. Translator footnotes were not used as independent mythic evidence except where the main translated passage itself supported the extraction.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg__l3210-l3455
passage_sha256=a64b7ec205a0d8ca7574af34eedd6d84cd3dcb6ad0e7fded031868cee23d11c5