batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l10709-l10808
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l10709-l10808
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER II. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER III. / IN THE
NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 10709-10808
start: '10709'
end: '10808'
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 opens Sura III, declaring God as living and self-subsisting,
the sender of the Koran in confirmation of prior revelation. It distinguishes
clear and parabolic verses, warns against perverse interpretation, prays for steadfast
hearts, announces resurrection and judgment, warns unbelievers with examples from
Pharaoh and battle, contrasts worldly goods with divine reward, describes gardens
with rivers for the devout, affirms divine unity witnessed by God, angels, and
the wise, and warns those who reject signs and kill prophets or teachers of justice.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: God is described as living, self-subsisting, mighty, wise, and as the one
who sends down the book with truth.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Koran is described as confirming earlier revelation, specifically the
law and the gospel, and as accompanied by a distinction between good and evil.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The passage says some verses are clear and foundational, while others are
parabolical.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Those with perverse hearts follow the parabolical verses seeking schism and
interpretation; those grounded in knowledge affirm belief in the whole as from
their Lord.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: A prayer asks God not to cause hearts to swerve after guidance and to grant
mercy.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: God is said to gather mankind to a day of resurrection, and unbelievers are
warned of punishment and hell fire.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The people of Pharaoh and earlier peoples are presented as examples of those
who denied signs and were caught in wickedness.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: A miracle is described involving two armies, one fighting for God’s true religion
and the other composed of infidels; the faithful are said to appear twice as many
in the opponents’ eyesight.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The passage lists wives, children, gold and silver, horses, cattle, and land
as desirable provisions of present life, contrasted with return to God.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: The devout are promised gardens with rivers, perpetual dwelling, wives free
from impurity, and God’s favor.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: God, angels, and those endowed with wisdom bear witness that there is no God
but God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: Those who reject God’s signs and kill prophets or teachers of justice are
warned of painful punishment and loss of works in this world and the next.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The sole God, living and self-subsisting, sender of revelation, knower
of heaven and earth, former of people in wombs, judge and punisher, giver of mercy
and reward.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Addressed messenger
description: The one addressed as recipient of the book and instructed to speak
or preach to unbelievers, recipients of scripture, and the ignorant.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Those with perverse hearts
description: People who follow the parabolical portions of the book out of love
of schism and desire for interpretation.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Those well grounded in knowledge
description: People who affirm belief in the whole revelation as from their Lord.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Unbelievers / infidels
description: Those who do not believe God’s signs; they are warned that wealth and
children will not profit them against God and that they face punishment.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:9
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: People of Pharaoh and earlier peoples
description: Earlier groups who charged God’s signs with falsehood and were caught
in wickedness.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Two armies
description: Two opposing armies, one fighting for God’s true religion and the other
described as infidels.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: The devout
description: Those prepared for better things with their Lord, described as sincere
believers, patient, truthful, devout, almsgiving, and asking pardon early in the
morning.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Angels and those endowed with wisdom
description: Witnesses, together with God, to divine unity.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Recipients of scriptures
description: People said to have received scriptures and to have dissented after
knowledge of God’s unity came to them.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Prophets and teachers of justice
description: Figures said to be slain or put to death by those who reject God’s
signs.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine revealer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God sends down the Koran with truth and earlier sent the law and gospel.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: divine judge and rewarder
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God gathers mankind for resurrection, punishes unbelief, and prepares gardens
and favor for the devout.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: recipient and preacher
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The addressed figure receives the book and is told to say or preach to others.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: schismatic interpreter
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They follow parabolical verses seeking schism and interpretation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: faithful interpreter
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They are grounded in knowledge and say the whole revelation is from their
Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: warned rejecter of signs
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: They do not believe God’s signs and are warned of defeat, hell, and loss
of benefit from wealth or children.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:9
- id: role:7
label: precedent for punishment
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Their denial of signs is recalled as an earlier pattern of wickedness followed
by divine punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: opposing battle parties
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The passage describes two armies attacking each other, one faithful and one
infidel.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:9
label: rewarded righteous
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: They are promised gardens, rivers, purified wives, and divine favor.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: witnesses to divine unity
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Angels and those endowed with wisdom profess that there is no God but God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:11
label: scripture recipients addressed about Islam
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: They are asked whether they profess Islam and are described as differing
after knowledge came.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:12
label: righteous victims
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Prophets and those who teach justice are described as slain or put to death
without cause.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: revealed book
literal_form: The book of the Koran sent down with truth
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: earlier scriptures
literal_form: The law and the gospel
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
- id: sym:3
label: clear and parabolical verses
literal_form: Verses clear to be understood and others parabolical
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: wombs
literal_form: Wombs in which God forms people as he pleases
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:5
label: day of resurrection
literal_form: A day on which mankind is gathered together
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:6
label: hell fire
literal_form: Hell fire and an unhappy couch for unbelievers
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:7
label: two armies as miracle
literal_form: Two armies attacking each other, with the faithful perceived as twice
as many
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:8
label: worldly provisions
literal_form: Wives, children, gold, silver, horses, cattle, and land
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:9
label: gardens with rivers
literal_form: Gardens through which rivers flow
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:10
label: morning pardon
literal_form: Asking pardon early in the morning
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Revelation and interpretive distinction
summary: God is declared sole and living, the Koran is said to confirm prior revelation,
and the book is divided into clear foundational verses and parabolical verses
that provoke differing responses.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Prayer for steadfastness and resurrection gathering
summary: A prayer asks for hearts not to swerve after guidance and affirms that
God will gather mankind on the day of resurrection.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Warning through punishment exemplars
summary: Unbelievers are warned that wealth and children will not help them; Pharaoh’s
people and earlier deniers are recalled as punished precedents, and hell is threatened.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Battle sign of two armies
summary: A miracle is described in which two armies meet, one faithful and one infidel,
and the faithful appear multiplied to their opponents.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Present-life desire contrasted with divine return
summary: Desirable worldly goods are listed as provision of present life, but the
better return is said to be with God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Reward of the devout
summary: The devout are promised gardens with flowing rivers, perpetual dwelling,
purified wives, divine favor, forgiveness, and deliverance from hell fire.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:9
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:7
label: Witness to unity and address to scripture recipients
summary: God, angels, and those endowed with wisdom witness divine unity; the passage
identifies true religion as Islam and addresses recipients of scriptures and the
ignorant about accepting Islam.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:8
label: Condemnation for killing prophets and teachers
summary: Those who reject signs and kill prophets or teachers of justice are warned
of painful punishment and loss of works in this world and the next.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:11
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Resurrection gathering of mankind
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage states that God will gather mankind to a day of resurrection
with no doubt of the promise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage states the doctrine directly but does not narrate an individual
resurrection episode.
- id: motif:2
label: Divine judgment with punishment and reward
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Unbelievers are warned of hell and painful punishment, while the devout are
promised gardens, rivers, purified wives, and divine favor.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is exhortative and doctrinal rather than a full judgment narrative.
- id: motif:3
label: Wisdom and right interpretation of sacred speech
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage contrasts perverse pursuit of parabolical meanings with the stance
of those grounded in knowledge, and later mentions those endowed with wisdom as
witnesses to divine unity.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The motif is inferred from explicit references to knowledge and wisdom,
not from a wisdom tale.
- id: motif:4
label: Revelation confirming earlier revelation
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Koran is said to confirm what was revealed before it, and the law and
gospel are named as earlier divine guidance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference exactly matches this motif in the supplied
list.
- id: motif:5
label: Miraculous victory as divine sign
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The battle of two armies is called a miracle or sign, with God strengthening
whom he pleases and the faithful appearing multiplied.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The footnote identifies the battle historically, but the extraction relies
on the supplied passage and note only.
- id: motif:6
label: Punished precedent of Pharaoh’s people
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The people of Pharaoh and earlier deniers are recalled as those who charged
signs with falsehood and were caught by God in wickedness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage alludes to the Pharaoh tradition without retelling the full
story.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage presents the Koran, the law, and the gospel as revelations serving
related functions of divine guidance and confirmation.
claim_level: same_function
target: Earlier revealed law and gospel within the passage’s scriptural framework
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is a functional comparison stated by the passage; it does not
establish historical development beyond the passage.
- id: claim:2
claim: The denial and punishment of Pharaoh’s people is used as a precedent for
warning later unbelievers who deny divine signs.
claim_level: same_function
target: Pharaoh punishment exemplar in scriptural warning pattern
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The comparison is allusive and does not include the full Pharaoh narrative.
- id: claim:3
claim: The described battle functions as a divine sign demonstrating God’s aid to
the faithful against a larger or opposing unbelieving force.
claim_level: same_function
target: Miraculous battle victory as divine sign
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage and note give only a compact account; broader battle-tradition
comparison would require external sources.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 10709-10724
quote_or_summary: God is sole, living, and self-subsisting; he sends down the Koran
with truth, confirming earlier revelation, and formerly sent the law and gospel
as guidance and the distinction between good and evil; he forms people in wombs
as he pleases.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 10725-10735
quote_or_summary: The book contains clear foundational verses and parabolical verses;
perverse hearts pursue the parabolical for schism and interpretation, while those
grounded in knowledge affirm that the whole is from their Lord.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 10736-10742
quote_or_summary: A prayer asks God not to let hearts swerve after guidance and
to grant mercy; it affirms that God will gather mankind to a day of resurrection
and will not break the promise.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 10743-10753
quote_or_summary: Unbelievers’ wealth and children will not profit them against
God; they are described as fuel of hell fire. Pharaoh’s people and earlier deniers
are recalled as punished, and unbelievers are warned of defeat and hell.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 10754-10784
quote_or_summary: A miracle is described in two armies attacking each other, one
for God’s true religion and one infidel; the opponents saw the faithful as twice
their number. The note identifies the battle as Mohammed’s victory at Bedr and
gives numerical details.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 10785-10789
quote_or_summary: The passage lists the desire of wives, children, gold, silver,
excellent horses, cattle, and land as provision of present life, but states that
the most excellent return is to God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 10790-10799
quote_or_summary: For the devout, God prepares gardens through which rivers flow,
perpetual dwelling, wives free from impurity, and divine favor; the devout ask
forgiveness and deliverance from hell fire and are described as patient, truthful,
devout, almsgiving, and seeking pardon early in the morning.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 10800-10807
quote_or_summary: God, angels, and those endowed with wisdom witness that there
is no God but God; true religion is said to be Islam, scripture recipients are
described as dissenting after knowledge came, and the addressed messenger is told
to ask them and the ignorant whether they profess Islam.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 10808-10808
quote_or_summary: Those who reject God’s signs, kill prophets without cause, and
put to death those who teach justice are warned of painful punishment, perishing
works, and no helpers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage and notes. Motif taxonomy
assignments are limited to available references and require human review for comparative
scope.
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: |-
All observations and motif candidates are grounded in the supplied line range; no external comparison sources were used.
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