batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l9508-l9648
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l9508-l9648
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 9508-9648
start: '9508'
end: '9648'
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 describes the recording of righteous believers' deeds, the
eschatological release of Gog and Magog, the terror of unbelievers, condemnation
of those who worship beside God, protection of the righteous from hell and terror,
the rolling up of heaven like scrolls and renewed creation, the inheritance of
the earth by righteous servants, and the prophet's warning that God is one and
judgment is certain though its timing is unknown.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Those who do right and believe are told that their efforts will not be disowned
and will be written down.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A destroyed city is said to be under a ban that it shall not rise again until
a way is opened for Gog and Magog.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Gog and Magog are described as hastening from every high land.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Unbelievers are described as staring in amazement and confessing misery, carelessness,
and impiety as the promised event approaches.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Those addressed, together with what they worship beside God, are said to be
fuel for hell and to go down into it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Those for whom good things have been ordained are kept far from hell, do not
hear its slightest sound, and are met by angels who identify the promised day.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: On that day heaven is said to be rolled up as written scrolls are rolled up.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The passage says that creation will be brought forth again as it was first
made.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The passage states that, after the Law was given, it was written in the Psalms
that God's righteous servants would inherit the earth.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: The prophet is instructed to say that it has been revealed to him that God
is one and to warn the hearers alike, while acknowledging that he does not know
whether the threatened event is near or distant.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The deity who records deeds, knows what is spoken and hidden, brings
creation forth again, gives warning, and is called the God of Mercy.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Righteous believers / righteous servants
description: Those who do right and believe; their efforts are written down, they
are kept far from hell, and they are said to inherit the earth.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Gog and Magog
description: A group for whom a way is opened, after which they hasten from every
high land.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Infidels / impious persons
description: Those who stare in amazement, confess their carelessness, and are warned
as worshippers of what is beside God.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: What is worshipped beside God
description: Objects or beings worshipped beside God, said to be fuel for hell and
not true gods.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Angels
description: Beings who meet those kept from terror and announce that the promised
day has arrived.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: The prophet / addressed messenger
description: The speaker instructed to proclaim monotheistic revelation, warn the
people, and state that he does not know the timing of the threat.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge and creator
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God records righteous effort, knows hidden and spoken things, judges with
truth, and renews creation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: protected righteous inheritors
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The righteous are protected from hell and terror and are said to inherit
the earth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: released end-time peoples
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Gog and Magog appear when a way is opened and the sure promise draws near.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: condemned unbelievers
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They confess impiety and are threatened with descent into hell.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: false objects of worship condemned with worshippers
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: What is worshipped beside God is said to be fuel for hell and not truly divine.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: angelic greeters of the saved
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Angels meet the protected and announce the promised day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: prophetic warner and messenger of mercy
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The messenger is sent as mercy to creatures and instructed to warn all alike.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: written record of deeds
literal_form: The righteous believers' efforts are written down.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: Gog and Magog from high lands
literal_form: Gog and Magog hasten from every high land after a way is opened.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: hell as fire consuming fuel
literal_form: The condemned and what they worship beside God are called fuel for
hell.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: rolled-up heaven
literal_form: Heaven is rolled up like written scrolls.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: renewed creation
literal_form: Creation is brought forth again as it was first made.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: inheritance of the earth
literal_form: The righteous servants inherit the earth.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Recording of righteous effort
summary: Righteous believers are assured that their efforts will not be disowned
and will be written down.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Opening for Gog and Magog
summary: A ban remains on destroyed cities until a way is opened for Gog and Magog,
who hasten from high lands as the sure promise draws near and unbelievers express
terror.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Condemnation to hell
summary: Those who worship beside God and the things they worship are said to descend
into hell and abide there.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Protection of the righteous
summary: Those ordained good things are kept far from hell, spared the great terror,
and met by angels announcing the promised day.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Cosmic closure and renewed creation
summary: Heaven is rolled up like written scrolls, and creation is brought forth
again as it was first made.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Prophetic proclamation and warning
summary: The messenger proclaims one God, warns all alike, says he does not know
the timing of the threat, and appeals to the merciful Lord for truthful judgment.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: eschatological divine judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage contrasts condemned unbelievers and false worship with the protected
righteous on the promised day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is doctrinal and eschatological rather than a narrative myth
episode.
- id: motif:2
label: renewal of creation after cosmic closure
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: Heaven is rolled up and creation is brought forth again as at the first creation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The text states cosmic recreation directly; details of individual resurrection
are not elaborated in this passage.
- id: motif:3
label: righteous inheritance of the earth
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage says that earlier scripture records God's righteous servants
inheriting the earth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a cited scriptural promise rather than a fully narrated event.
- id: motif:4
label: end-time release of Gog and Magog
taxonomy_refs:
- chaos
basis: Gog and Magog are released and rush from high lands as the sure promise approaches.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage names the figures and movement but gives limited narrative
detail here.
- id: motif:5
label: prophetic warning before judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The messenger is instructed to announce monotheistic revelation, warn all
alike, and acknowledge that only God knows the timing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy fit is broad; the passage emphasizes warning and revelation
more than wisdom teaching in a narrow sense.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly aligns its statement that the righteous inherit the
earth with earlier scriptural tradition, naming the Law and the Psalms.
claim_level: same_function
target: Psalms / earlier scriptural tradition on righteous servants inheriting the
earth
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage supplies an internal scriptural citation but does not quote
the full earlier text or discuss transmission history.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 9508-9510
quote_or_summary: Those who do right and believe will not have their efforts disowned;
their efforts will be written down.
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 9511-9520
quote_or_summary: A destroyed city will not rise again until Gog and Magog are released
and hasten from every high land; the approaching promise causes unbelievers to
stare and confess misery and impiety.
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 9521-9530
quote_or_summary: Those addressed and what they worship beside God are described
as fuel for hell; false gods would not enter it, but they abide there with groaning
and no comfort.
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 9531-9540
quote_or_summary: Those previously ordained good things are kept far from hell,
do not hear it, remain in what they longed for, are not troubled by the great
terror, and are met by angels announcing the promised day.
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 9541-9544
quote_or_summary: On that day heaven is rolled up like written scrolls; as the first
creation was made, it will be brought forth again.
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 9545-9554
quote_or_summary: The passage says the Law and Psalms record that God's righteous
servants will inherit the earth; it also states that the Koran is teaching for
God's servants and that the messenger is sent as mercy to all creatures.
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 9555-9567
quote_or_summary: The messenger is instructed to warn all alike, while saying he
does not know whether the threatened event is near or distant; God knows open
and hidden speech, and the delay may be a trial for a time.
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: medium
notes: Extraction focuses on the translated passage before the footnote separator.
The provided line range also contains translator footnotes referring to other
verses; those notes were not treated as primary scenes for this record.
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: |-
All observations and motif candidates are based only on the supplied passage text and metadata. Taxonomy references are limited to the available taxonomy list.
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