batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l9650-l9791
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-rodwell-gutenberg-l9650-l9791
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 9650-9791
start: '9650'
end: '9791'
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 includes notes on Gog and Magog, punishment of false gods,
and Sidjill, then presents the opening of Sura XXV. God sends down Al Furkan to
his servant as a warning, asserts sole sovereignty and creation, rejects powerless
created gods, answers accusations against the Qur'an and the Apostle, describes
the Hour with fire, Paradise, judgment of idolaters and their objects of worship,
angelic descent, regret of the wicked, gradual revelation, and recalls Moses and
Aaron being sent to a sign-denying people who were destroyed.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A translator note states that ancient Jewish and Christian legend connects
Gog and Magog with the end of the world and cites Revelation 20:8 and other references.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: God is described as sending down Al Furkan on his servant so that he may be
a warner to all creatures.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: God is described as possessing the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, having
no son or partner, creating all things, and decreeing their destinies.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: People are said to have adopted gods beside God, but these gods are described
as created beings that create nothing and lack power over evil, good, death, life,
or raising the dead.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The infidels accuse the Qur'an of being a fraud, ancient tales written down,
and dictated morning and evening.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Objectors question why the apostle eats food and walks in the streets, and
they demand an angel, treasure, or food-supplying garden as signs.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Those who treat the Hour as a lie are threatened with a flaming fire that
rages and roars, and they are flung bound into a narrow space of it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: The God-fearing are promised the Paradise of Eternity as recompense and retreat,
where they abide forever and have what they desire.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: On a day of gathering, God questions those worshipped beside him about whether
they led his servants astray; they deny taking other lords and say the people
forgot God's remembrance.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: The passage says the works of the guilty will be made like scattered dust
after they see the angels.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: The heaven with its clouds is described as being cleft, and angels are sent
down descending.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:12
text: A wicked person bites his hands and regrets not taking the Apostle's path
and not avoiding a particular friend who led him astray from the Warning.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:13
text: Satan is called man's betrayer.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:14
text: The Qur'an is described as being sent down in parcels in order to strengthen
the Apostle's heart.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:15
text: Those gathered upon their faces into hell are described as having the worst
place and being farthest from the path of happiness.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:16
text: Moses is given the law, Aaron is appointed as his counsellor, and both are
sent to a people who treat God's signs as lies; those people are destroyed.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The sole creator and ruler who sends down Al Furkan, judges idolaters,
promises Paradise, threatens punishment, and destroys a sign-denying people.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:14
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Servant / Apostle
description: The recipient of Al Furkan and the warning; he is challenged by opponents
because he eats food and walks in the streets.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Infidels / unjust persons / idolaters / guilty ones
description: Opponents who reject the Qur'an, demand signs, treat the Hour as a
lie, worship beings beside God, and face judgment.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Gods worshipped beside God
description: Created beings adopted as gods; they lack power over creation, death,
life, resurrection, doom, or succour, and deny leading worshippers astray.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Angels
description: Beings whose descent is demanded by objectors and who are later seen
on a day when no good news is given to the guilty; they descend when heaven is
cleft.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: God-fearing / inmates of the Garden
description: Those promised the Paradise of Eternity and described as happier in
abode and noontide resting place.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Wicked one
description: A person who bites his hands in regret for not following the Apostle
and for taking a misleading friend.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Satan
description: Named as man's betrayer in the context of a person led astray from
the Warning.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Moses
description: Receives the law and is sent to people who treat God's signs as lies.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Aaron
description: Appointed as Moses' counsellor and sent with him to a sign-denying
people.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: People who treat God's signs as lies
description: A people to whom Moses and Aaron are sent and who are destroyed with
utter destruction.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Gog and Magog
description: Named in a translator note as connected in ancient Jewish and Christian
legend with the end of the world.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: sole creator and sovereign
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says God's is the kingdom of the heavens and earth, that he has
no son or partner, and that he created all things and decreed their destinies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: warner and apostolic recipient
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Al Furkan is sent down on the servant so that he may warn all creatures;
opponents call him an apostle who eats and walks in streets.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: rejecters and accusers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They accuse the Qur'an of fraud and ancient tales, deny the Hour, and demand
signs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: powerless objects of worship
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The adopted gods are described as created, not creators, and without power
over life, death, resurrection, doom, or aid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: eschatological descending beings
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Angels are demanded as signs and are later described as seen by the guilty
and sent down descending when heaven is cleft.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:6
label: rewarded righteous
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The God-fearing are promised the Paradise of Eternity as recompense and retreat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:7
label: judge and punisher
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God prepares fire for deniers of the Hour, questions worshipped beings, and
punishes offenders.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:8
label: remorseful sinner
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The wicked one bites his hands and regrets his path and friendship.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:9
label: betrayer
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The passage explicitly states that Satan is man's betrayer.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:10
label: law-receiving prophet
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The passage says the law was given to Moses.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: role:11
label: prophetic counsellor
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Aaron is appointed as Moses' counsellor.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: role:12
label: destroyed sign-deniers
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The people who treat God's signs as lies are destroyed with utter destruction.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: role:13
label: end-world legendary peoples
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: The translator note says ancient Jewish and Christian legend connects Gog
and Magog with the end of the world.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Al Furkan / illumination
literal_form: A sent-down revelation called Al Furkan, glossed as illumination,
given as warning.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: flaming fire
literal_form: A prepared fire that sees deniers from afar, rages and roars, and
contains a narrow space into which they are flung bound.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: Paradise of Eternity / Garden
literal_form: An eternal retreat and recompense for the God-fearing; also described
with gardens, rivers, and pavilions.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:15
- id: sym:4
label: barrier that cannot be passed
literal_form: A cried-out barrier associated with the day when the guilty see the
angels.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:5
label: scattered dust
literal_form: The works of the guilty are made as scattered dust.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: cleft heaven with clouds
literal_form: Heaven with its clouds is cleft while angels descend.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:7
label: bitten hands
literal_form: The wicked one bites his hands while expressing regret.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Translator note on Gog and Magog
summary: A note links Gog and Magog with ancient Jewish and Christian end-world
legend and offers geographical and linguistic speculation.
figure_refs:
- fig:12
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Revelation and divine sovereignty
summary: God sends Al Furkan to his servant as a warning and is described as sole
sovereign, creator, and decreer of destinies.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Rejection of powerless gods
summary: People adopt gods beside God, but the passage says these gods are created,
create nothing, and lack power over life, death, resurrection, harm, or benefit.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Accusations against the Qur'an and the Apostle
summary: Opponents call the Qur'an a fraud and ancient tales and object that the
apostle eats food and walks in streets, demanding an angel, treasure, or garden.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: The Hour, fire, and Paradise
summary: Deniers of the Hour are threatened with a flaming fire and multiple destructions,
while the God-fearing are promised the Paradise of Eternity.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Gathering and questioning of worshipped beings
summary: God gathers people and those worshipped beside him, asks whether they led
his servants astray, and the worshipped beings deny responsibility while the idolaters
are condemned.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:7
label: Angelic descent and erased works
summary: The guilty see angels without receiving good news, their works become scattered
dust, the Garden's inmates are better situated, and heaven is cleft as angels
descend.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: scene:8
label: Regret, betrayal, and prophetic complaint
summary: A wicked one regrets his path and misleading friendship; Satan is called
man's betrayer, and the Apostle complains that his people treat the Qur'an as
vain babbling.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: scene:9
label: Gradual revelation
summary: The passage answers the demand for the Qur'an to be sent all at once by
saying it is parceled out to strengthen the Apostle's heart and answer questions
with truth.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: scene:10
label: Moses, Aaron, and destroyed sign-deniers
summary: Moses receives the law, Aaron is appointed counsellor, both are sent to
a people who deny God's signs, and that people is utterly destroyed.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Revelation as illumination and warning
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Al Furkan is sent down on God's servant so that he may warn all creatures;
it is later described as parceled out to strengthen the Apostle's heart and answer
questions with truth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage's literal term is Al Furkan,
glossed by the translator as illumination.
- id: motif:2
label: Divine judgment with fire and Paradise
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Deniers of the Hour are assigned to raging fire, while the God-fearing receive
the Paradise of Eternity as recompense and retreat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage contrasts post-judgment destinations but does not present
a detailed journey through them.
- id: motif:3
label: Powerless false gods confronted at judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The adopted gods beside God are said to lack power, and at the gathering
they deny leading worshippers astray; the idolaters are then told these beings
cannot avert doom or help them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage identifies these as worshipped beings beside God, without
specifying individual cult figures.
- id: motif:4
label: Demand for extraordinary signs from a human messenger
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Opponents object that the apostle eats food and walks the streets and demand
an angel, treasure, or food-supplying garden.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family directly fits this motif; it is retained as
a passage-level pattern.
- id: motif:5
label: Eschatological descent of angels and cleft heaven
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: On the described day, the guilty see angels, heaven with its clouds is cleft,
and angels descend while empire belongs to the God of Mercy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The passage describes descent rather than ascent; no ascent taxonomy reference
is applied.
- id: motif:6
label: Regret over a misleading companion
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The wicked one regrets not following the Apostle and not avoiding a friend
who led him astray from the Warning; Satan is named as betrayer.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: The specific friend is not identified in the passage excerpt.
- id: motif:7
label: Destruction of a people who deny divine signs
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Moses and Aaron are sent to a people who treat God's signs as lies, and the
people are destroyed with utter destruction.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives only a brief retrospective notice and not a full narrative.
- id: motif:8
label: Gog and Magog linked with the end of the world
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The translator note states that ancient Jewish and Christian legend connects
Gog and Magog with the end of the world.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: This is supplied by a translator's note rather than by the Qur'anic verses
in the excerpt; the note is comparative and etymological.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The translator note explicitly compares the Gog and Magog reference with
ancient Jewish and Christian end-of-world legend, citing Revelation 20:8 and related
references.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Jewish and Christian Gog and Magog end-world traditions
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The comparison is made in Rodwell's note, not in the Qur'anic passage
itself; the note also includes speculative geographical and Sanskrit-derived etymology
that is not independently evaluated here.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 9650-9654, note 23
quote_or_summary: A note says ancient Jewish and Christian legend connects Gog and
Magog with the end of the world and cites Revelation 20:8 and other sources; it
also speculates on Gog as a mountain name and Magog's syllable Ma.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 9667-9674
quote_or_summary: God sends down Al Furkan, glossed as illumination, on his servant
as a warning to all creatures; God's kingdom, sole divinity, creation, and decree
are asserted.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 9676-9681
quote_or_summary: People adopt gods beside God, but these are created beings that
create nothing and have no power over good, evil, death, life, or raising the
dead.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 9683-9691
quote_or_summary: The infidels call the Qur'an a fraud aided by others and say it
consists of ancient tales written down and dictated morning and evening; the reply
says it was sent down by one who knows the secrets of heaven and earth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 9693-9703
quote_or_summary: Opponents ask why the apostle eats food and walks in the streets
and demand an angel, treasure, or food-supplying garden; they call him enchanted.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 9709-9718
quote_or_summary: Those who deny the Hour are threatened with a prepared flaming
fire that sees them from afar, rages and roars, and receives them bound in a narrow
space where they call for destruction.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 9720-9725
quote_or_summary: The Paradise of Eternity is promised to the God-fearing as recompense
and retreat; they abide forever and have what they desire.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 9727-9738
quote_or_summary: God gathers people and those worshipped beside him, asks whether
the worshipped beings led his servants astray, and they deny it; idolaters are
told these beings cannot avert doom or help them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 9746-9754
quote_or_summary: On the day the guilty see angels, they receive no good news and
cry of an impassable barrier; their works are made as scattered dust.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 9756-9764
quote_or_summary: The inmates of the Garden are happier in abode; heaven with clouds
is cleft, angels descend, and empire belongs to the God of Mercy on a hard day
for the infidels.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 9766-9778
quote_or_summary: The wicked one bites his hands, regrets not following the Apostle
and not avoiding a misleading friend, says he was led astray from the Warning,
and Satan is called man's betrayer; the Apostle says his people treat the Qur'an
as vain babbling.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 9782-9787
quote_or_summary: Opponents ask why the Qur'an is not sent down all at once; the
answer says it is parceled out to strengthen the Apostle's heart and provide truth
and the best solution to questions.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 9789-9790
quote_or_summary: Those gathered upon their faces into hell are said to have the
worst place and be farthest from the path of happiness.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 9792-9798
quote_or_summary: The law is given to Moses, Aaron is appointed as his counsellor,
and both are sent to a people who treat God's signs as lies; that people is destroyed
with utter destruction.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: lines 9705-9708
quote_or_summary: 'God can give better than the demanded signs: gardens beneath
which rivers flow and pavilions.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-rodwell.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif confidence is high
for explicit judgment, revelation, and destruction patterns, but medium overall
because some labels are broad taxonomy matches. The comparison claim is explicit
in the translator note but not in the Qur'anic verses themselves.
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: |-
Line locator in the prompt ends at 9791, but the supplied passage text continues through the Moses and Aaron notice; evidence locators follow the provided excerpt content as closely as possible.
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