batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l11630-l11718
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l11630-l11718
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 11630-11718
start: '11630'
end: '11718'
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 recalls Muhammad preparing the faithful for war, mentions anxious
companies supported by God, cites victory at Bedr despite inferior numbers, promises
angelic assistance from heaven, states that victory belongs to God alone, and
warns believers to avoid usury, fear the fire prepared for unbelievers, and seek
remission and paradise. Notes identify the military setting with the battle of
Ohod and describe the mountain, armies, archers, defeat, and Muhammad's wounds.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The addressed figure went forth early from his family to prepare the faithful
a camp for war.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Two companies became anxious and faint-hearted, while God is described as
supporting them both.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: obs:3
text: God is said to have given victory at Bedr when the faithful were inferior
in number.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The faithful are told that their Lord could assist them with three thousand
angels sent down from heaven, and with five thousand if they persevere and fear
God when enemies come suddenly.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The angels are described as distinguished by their horses and attire; the
note says commentators described their horses and sashes.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The passage states that victory is from God alone.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The passage says God may cut off, cast down, forgive, or punish unjust doers,
and that God spares and punishes whom he pleases.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Believers are commanded not to devour usury doubled twofold, to fear God,
and to obey God and his apostle.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: A fire is described as prepared for unbelievers.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Paradise is described as prepared for the godly and as having breadth equal
to the heavens and the earth.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: The note identifies the war setting with the battle of Ohod, near a mountain
north of Medina, and describes Muhammad arranging his camp with the mountain at
his back.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: The note says Muhammad was struck down by stones and wounded in the face with
arrows during the battle of Ohod.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The deity who hears and knows, supports the faithful companies, grants
victory, sends angelic assistance, owns heaven and earth, and spares or punishes
whom he pleases.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Muhammad / the addressed apostle
description: The addressed figure who went forth from his family to prepare the
faithful a camp for war; the note identifies him as Muhammad and describes his
wounds at Ohod.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the faithful / true believers
description: The community prepared for war, exhorted to trust God, fear God, avoid
usury, obey God and his apostle, and seek remission and paradise.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: two companies
description: Two groups among the faithful who became anxious and faint-hearted;
the note identifies them as families of Banu Salma and Banu'l Hareth composing
two wings of Muhammad's army.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: angels
description: Heaven-sent assistants promised in numbers of three thousand and five
thousand, distinguished by horses and attire.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: unbelievers / enemies / unjust doers
description: Opponents who may come suddenly, may be cut off, cast down, overthrown,
forgiven, or punished, and for whom fire is prepared.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine supporter
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is said to support the two anxious companies and to assist the faithful
with angels.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: giver of victory
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says God had given victory at Bedr and that victory is from God
alone.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: judge who spares and punishes
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says God may punish or turn toward unjust doers, and spares and
punishes whom he pleases.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: prophetic war leader
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The addressed figure prepares the faithful a camp for war; the note identifies
the figure with Muhammad in the Ohod setting.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: faithful recipients of exhortation
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The faithful are told to trust, fear God, avoid usury, obey, and seek remission
and paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: faint-hearted companies
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Two companies are described as anxiously thoughtful and faint-hearted, though
supported by God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: role:7
label: angelic auxiliaries
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Angels are promised as assistance from heaven in numbers of three thousand
and five thousand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:8
label: opponents subject to defeat or punishment
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The enemies or unbelievers may be cut off, cast down, overthrown, forgiven,
punished, and are associated with a prepared fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: fire prepared for unbelievers
literal_form: fire
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: paradise broad as heavens and earth
literal_form: paradise
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: heaven-sent angelic host
literal_form: angels sent down from heaven with horses and attire
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: mountain at the army's back
literal_form: mountain of Ohod
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Preparation of the faithful for war
summary: The addressed figure leaves his family early to prepare the faithful a
camp for war, while two companies become anxious and God is described as their
supporter.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: scene:2
label: Promise of angelic assistance
summary: After recalling victory at Bedr, the passage presents divine assistance
as thousands of angels sent down from heaven, with larger aid promised if the
faithful persevere and fear God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Divine control of victory, mercy, and punishment
summary: The passage states that victory comes from God alone and that God may defeat,
forgive, or punish unjust doers, since all in heaven and earth belongs to him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Ethical warning and eschatological promise
summary: Believers are warned against usury, told to fear the fire prepared for
unbelievers, and urged to seek remission and paradise prepared for the godly.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Ohod battle note
summary: The note identifies the war context with the battle of Ohod, describes
the mountain placement, archers leaving their post, the defeat, casualties, and
Muhammad's wounds.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine aid in battle through heavenly auxiliaries
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The faithful are promised assistance by thousands of angels sent down from
heaven, and victory is said to come from God alone.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No exact supplied taxonomy family names this motif; label is descriptive.
- id: motif:2
label: divine judgment of enemies and unjust doers
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: God may cut off, cast down, forgive, or punish unjust doers, and a fire is
prepared for unbelievers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage combines military defeat, mercy, punishment, and eschatological
warning rather than giving a single narrative judgment scene.
- id: motif:3
label: paradise as reward for the godly
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The faithful are urged to seek remission and paradise, described as broad
as the heavens and the earth and prepared for the godly.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The supplied taxonomy does not include a direct paradise or afterlife-reward
motif family; no journey is narrated.
- id: motif:4
label: mountain-backed battlefield formation
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The note says Muhammad formed a camp near Ohod and contrived to have the
mountain at his back.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a historical-battlefield detail in a note, not a developed mythic
mountain motif.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage fits the supplied divine_judgment motif family insofar as it
presents God as the one who may punish, forgive, or spare unjust doers and warns
of fire prepared for unbelievers.
claim_level: same_motif
target: divine_judgment
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage is exhortative and theological, not a detailed judgment
narrative.
- id: claim:2
claim: The promised angels function as a heavenly auxiliary force for the faithful
in battle.
claim_level: same_function
target: angelic or heavenly helpers in battle
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: No external corpus comparison or historical-contact claim is supported
by the provided passage alone.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 11641-11646
quote_or_summary: The addressed figure goes forth early from his family to prepare
the faithful a camp for war; two companies become anxious and faint-hearted, but
God supports them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 11647-11654 and note n
quote_or_summary: God had given victory at Bedr when the faithful were inferior
in number; the Lord's assistance is described as three thousand angels sent down
from heaven, or five thousand if the faithful persevere. The note describes the
angels' horses and sashes.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 11655-11660
quote_or_summary: God gives good tidings so hearts may rest secure; victory is from
God alone, and unbelievers may be cut off, cast down, overthrown, or punished.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 11661-11663
quote_or_summary: All in heaven and earth belongs to God; he spares whom he pleases
and punishes whom he pleases.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 11664-11671
quote_or_summary: Believers are told not to devour usury doubled twofold, to fear
God and the fire prepared for unbelievers, to obey God and his apostle, and to
seek remission and paradise broad as heaven and earth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: note k, lines 11672-11706
quote_or_summary: The note places the setting at the battle of Ohod near a mountain
north of Medina, describes Muhammad's army and camp with the mountain at his back,
the archers leaving their post, the defeat, and Muhammad's wounds.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: note l, lines 11707-11714
quote_or_summary: The two companies are identified as families of Banu Salma and
Banu'l Hareth, the two wings of Muhammad's army, affected by discouraging advice
but kept firm by divine influence.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal extraction is strong for the main exhortation and notes. Motif labeling
is cautious because several elements are theological or historical rather than
developed narrative motifs, and only one supplied motif family directly matches.
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: |-
Initial fragmentary footnotes preceding the main Chapter III passage were not treated as a separate scene because their base verses are outside the supplied context.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg__l11630-l11718
passage_sha256=b6a72ea88b3a9abf3180df52f60c608af5f2a074820526b733b9911742c45e32