batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l12006-l12093
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l12006-l12093
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 12006-12093
start: '12006'
end: '12093'
translation: The Koran (Al-Qur'an), Sale translation
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage exhorts believers not to fear hostile forces, describes divine
support and the separation of wicked from good, warns against unbelief and avarice,
presents resurrection punishment and reward, reports objections concerning apostles
and fire-consumed sacrifice, affirms the death and judgment of every soul, and
recalls a covenant requiring recipients of the law to publish rather than conceal
it.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Certain men report that the men of Mecca have gathered forces, but the warning
increases the believers' faith and they say that God is their support and patron.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The believers return with favor and advantage from God, and no evil befalls
them.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: A devil is said to cause fear of his friends, while the believers are instructed
not to fear them but to fear God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: God is said not to leave the faithful in their current mixed condition until
he severs the wicked from the good.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: God is said not to disclose the hidden secret generally, but to choose apostles
as he pleases for revelation.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: What covetous people reserve is described as being bound as a collar around
their necks on the day of resurrection.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: A translator's note reports a tradition that unpaid alms will become a serpent
twisted around the person's neck at the resurrection.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: God has heard people say that God is poor and they are rich; their saying
and their slaughter of prophets will be written down, and they will be told to
taste burning pain.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Some people say they should not credit any apostle unless he comes with a
sacrifice consumed by fire.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: The reply says apostles before the present speaker came with plain proofs
and the mentioned miracle, yet were slain.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: Every soul is said to taste death, with reward given on the day of resurrection;
happiness is assigned to one removed from hell fire and admitted into paradise.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: God accepted a covenant from those given the book of the law that they should
publish it and not hide it, but they cast it behind their backs and sold it for
a small price.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: Divine figure described as support, patron, revealer, judge, punisher,
and owner of the inheritance of heaven and earth.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: The faithful / believers
description: Those warned about hostile forces, whose faith increases and who are
told to fear God rather than the devil's friends.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Men of Mecca
description: Hostile forces reported to have gathered against the believers.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: The devil
description: A figure said to cause believers to fear his friends.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Unbelievers / those who purchase infidelity with faith
description: People said not to hurt God but to receive great or grievous punishment.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Covetous wealth-holders
description: Those who covetously reserve what God granted them and whose reserved
wealth is bound around their necks on the day of resurrection.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Apostles and prophets
description: Chosen messengers to whom God reveals his mind; earlier apostles are
said to have brought proofs and the fire-related miracle, and prophets are described
as slain without cause.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Those given the book of the law
description: Recipients of a covenant to publish the law to mankind and not hide
it, but described as casting it behind their backs and selling it cheaply.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine patron and judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is called support and patron, separates wicked from good, reveals through
apostles, and assigns punishment and reward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:2
label: tested faithful community
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The believers face threats, are told to fear God, and are described as awaiting
separation from the wicked.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: agents of fear or opposition
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: The men of Mecca are reported as gathered against the believers, and the
devil is said to cause fear of his friends.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: objects of warning and punishment
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: Unbelievers and covetous people are warned of punishment, including neck-binding
at resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:11
- id: role:5
label: messengers bearing revelation and proofs
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: God chooses apostles for revelation, and earlier apostles are said to have
brought proofs and the mentioned miracle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: covenant recipients who conceal scripture
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: They receive a covenant to publish the law, but are described as hiding or
devaluing it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: fire of punishment and proof
literal_form: burning pain, hell fire, and sacrifice consumed by fire
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:2
label: neck-binding punishment
literal_form: collar around the neck; in the note, a serpent twisted around the
neck
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: book of the law
literal_form: book of the law, scriptures, and book that enlightens understanding
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: sym:4
label: paradise and hell fire
literal_form: admission into paradise and removal from hell fire after death
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Threatening report and strengthened faith
summary: Men report that Meccan forces have gathered, but the warning increases
the believers' faith; they declare God to be their support, return with divine
favor, and suffer no evil.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Fear redirected from enemies to God
summary: The devil is said to produce fear of his friends, while believers are told
to fear God instead.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Separation and selective revelation
summary: God will sever the wicked from the good and reveals hidden matters only
through apostles whom he chooses.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Avarice punished at resurrection
summary: Covetously reserved wealth is described as becoming a neck-binding punishment
on the day of resurrection; a note identifies this with a serpent for unpaid alms.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Fire sacrifice challenge and slain prophets
summary: Some demand an apostle with a sacrifice consumed by fire; the reply says
earlier apostles already came with proofs and this miracle, yet were slain.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:6
label: Death, resurrection reward, hell, and paradise
summary: Every soul dies and receives reward on the day of resurrection; happiness
belongs to the one kept from hell fire and admitted into paradise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: scene:7
label: Covenant to publish the law
summary: Those given the law receive a covenant to publish it and not hide it, but
are described as casting it behind them and selling it for a small price.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine judgment after death
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage assigns punishment to unbelief and avarice, says every soul will
taste death, and describes reward at resurrection with hell fire and paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is doctrinal exhortation rather than narrative myth; extraction
identifies motif-level content only.
- id: motif:2
label: Resurrection reward and punishment
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The day of resurrection is explicitly named in connection with neck-binding
punishment and final reward after death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: No detailed resurrection journey sequence is given in this passage.
- id: motif:3
label: Covenant concerning revealed law
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: God accepts a covenant from those given the book of the law requiring them
to publish it and not hide it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes breach of covenant more than covenant ceremony.
- id: motif:4
label: Fire-consumed sacrifice as proof of apostleship
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
- fire
basis: The passage reports a demand for an apostle who brings a sacrifice consumed
by fire and says earlier apostles came with the mentioned miracle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage reports the demand and reply, not the performance of the sacrifice
within the scene.
- id: motif:5
label: Serpent or collar as resurrection punishment for withheld alms
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
basis: The verse describes reserved wealth bound as a collar at resurrection, and
the translator's note reports a tradition of a serpent twisted around the neck
for unpaid alms.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The serpent form comes from the translator's cited note rather than the
main translated verse.
- id: motif:6
label: Selective revelation of hidden knowledge through chosen messengers
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: God is said not to disclose the hidden secret generally, but to choose apostles
to reveal his mind.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy term 'wisdom' only broadly matches the passage's
theme of hidden knowledge and revelation.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly places the present apostolic message in continuity
with earlier apostles who were accused or rejected despite bringing proofs.
claim_level: same_function
target: Earlier apostles and the present prophet within the passage's scriptural
frame
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:12
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage supports continuity of function but does not provide detailed
identities or stories for the earlier apostles.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage says earlier apostles came with the same fire-consumed sacrifice
miracle mentioned by the challengers, supporting a cautious same-motif link within
the passage.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Fire-consumed sacrifice as apostolic proof among earlier apostles
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage reports the motif retrospectively and polemically; it does
not narrate a specific earlier fire-sacrifice episode.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 12006-12010
quote_or_summary: Men say Meccan forces have gathered; the warning increases faith,
and the believers say, 'GOD is our support.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt and summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 12010-12012 and note y
quote_or_summary: They return with favor and advantage from God, suffer no evil,
and the note says they traded profitably at Bedr.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 12013-12016 and note z
quote_or_summary: A devil would cause fear of his friends; believers are told not
to fear them but to fear God. The note identifies the devil as possibly Noaim
or Abu Sofin.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 12024-12030 and notes a-b
quote_or_summary: God will sever the wicked from the good and does not reveal hidden
secrets except through chosen apostles; notes relate this to distinguishing sincere
believers from dissemblers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 12034-12038
quote_or_summary: '"That which they have covetously reserved shall be bound as a
collar about their neck... on the day of the resurrection."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: note c, lines 12060-12062
quote_or_summary: The note says Mohammed declared that whoever fails to pay legal
alms will have a serpent twisted around his neck at the resurrection.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 12068-12073
quote_or_summary: God hears the saying 'God is poor, and we are rich,' records it
along with the slaughter of prophets, and says the speakers will taste burning
pain.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 12076-12082
quote_or_summary: Some say no apostle should be credited unless he comes with a
sacrifice consumed by fire; the reply says earlier apostles came with proofs and
the mentioned miracle, yet were slain.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 12085-12088
quote_or_summary: Every soul tastes death; reward comes on the day of resurrection;
the happy person is removed from hell fire and admitted into paradise.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 12091-12093
quote_or_summary: God accepted the covenant of those given the book of the law to
publish it and not hide it, but they cast it behind their backs and sold it cheaply.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 12017-12023
quote_or_summary: Those who hasten to infidelity and those who purchase infidelity
with faith will not hurt God but will receive great or grievous punishment; prolonged
prosperity increases their iniquity.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 12083-12084
quote_or_summary: If the present prophet is accused of imposture, earlier apostles
were likewise counted impostors though they brought demonstrations and scriptures.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal extraction is strongly supported by the supplied passage. Motif mapping
is limited to available taxonomy terms and should be reviewed, especially the
serpent motif from a translator's note and the broad 'wisdom' classification.
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 text and metadata. Footnotes included as passage evidence where explicitly relevant.
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