batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l12714-l12793
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l12714-l12793
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER III. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER IV. / IN THE
NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD; lines 12714-12793
start: '12714'
end: '12793'
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: O true believers, obey GOD, and obey the apostle; and those who are in authority
among you
summary: The passage includes explanatory notes about Jews, Koreish, idols, and
the return of the Caaba keys, followed by a Qur'anic exhortation to obey God,
the apostle, and authorities; to refer disputes to God and the apostle; to reject
judgment before Taghut; to repent and seek pardon; and to accept the apostle's
judgment with full submission. It concludes that obedience would bring reward,
guidance, and company with prophets, the sincere, martyrs, and the righteous.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A note recounts Jewish leaders going to Mecca to form a confederacy with the
Koreish against Mohammed and, according to the note, complying with a request
to worship the Koreish gods.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A note says Mohammed was directed to return the keys of the Caaba to Othmn
Ebn Telha Ebn Abdaldr, after which the guardianship of the Caaba was confirmed
to Othmn and his heirs.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: True believers are instructed to obey God, the apostle, and those in authority
among them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: If believers differ over something, they are instructed to refer it to God
and the apostle.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Some people are described as claiming belief in revelation while desiring
judgment before Taghut, despite being commanded not to believe in him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Satan is said to desire to seduce those people into a wide error.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: When summoned to the book sent down by God and to the apostle, the ungodly
are described as turning aside with aversion.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: After misfortune befalls them, the same people are described as coming and
swearing that they intended only good and reconciliation.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: God is said to know what is in the hearts of these men, and the apostle is
told to admonish them with words affecting their souls.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Those who have injured their own souls may come to the apostle, ask pardon
of God, and receive the apostle's prayer for pardon; God is described as reconciled
and merciful.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Perfect belief is made conditional on making the apostle judge of controversies
and submitting inwardly to his determination.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: The passage presents hypothetical commands to slay themselves or depart from
their houses, stating that only a few would have done so.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: Obedience to admonition is associated with reward, confirmation of faith,
and direction in the right way.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:14
text: Those who obey God and the apostle are said to be with prophets, the sincere,
martyrs, and the righteous.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The supreme divine authority who commands obedience, receives referred
disputes, knows hearts, grants pardon, reward, and guidance.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the apostle / Mohammed
description: The apostle to be obeyed, the judge of controversies, and the one who
may ask pardon for those who come after injuring their own souls; identified in
notes with Mohammed.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: true believers
description: Those addressed to obey God, the apostle, and authorities and to refer
disputes to God and the apostle.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: those in authority among you
description: Human authorities whom true believers are instructed to obey.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: those who pretend belief / the ungodly
description: People described as claiming belief in revelation while seeking judgment
before Taghut and turning away from the book and the apostle.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Taghut
description: A being or false authority before whom the pretended believers desire
to seek judgment, although they were commanded not to believe in him.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Satan
description: A seducing figure who desires to lead the pretended believers into
wide error.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: prophets, sincere, martyrs, and righteous
description: Those with whom obedient persons are promised company.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Hoyai Ebn Akhtab and Caab Ebn al Ashraf
description: Two chief men among the Jews named in the note as going to Mecca with
others to seek confederacy against Mohammed.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Koreish
description: The Meccan group with whom the Jewish leaders sought confederacy, according
to the note.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Othmn Ebn Telha Ebn Abdaldr
description: Keeper of the Caaba to whom the keys were returned and whose guardianship
was confirmed, according to the note.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge and reward-giver
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is the authority to whom disputes are referred and who grants pardon,
reward, and guidance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:2
label: apostolic authority
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The apostle is commanded to be obeyed and made judge of controversies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: intercessory petitioner for pardon
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The apostle may ask pardon for those who come after injuring their own souls.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: obedient community addressed
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage addresses true believers with commands about obedience and dispute
resolution.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: recognized communal authority
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Believers are instructed to obey those in authority among them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: hypocritical or ungodly disputants
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: They claim belief but seek judgment before Taghut and turn aside from the
book and apostle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: false judgment authority
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Taghut is the authority before whom some desire judgment despite being commanded
not to believe in him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: seducer into error
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Satan is said to desire to seduce them into wide error.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: exemplary blessed company
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: They are named as the company of those who obey God and the apostle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:10
label: confederacy seekers
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The note says they went to Mecca seeking alliance with the Koreish against
Mohammed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:11
label: potential military allies
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The Koreish are described as the group approached for confederacy against
Mohammed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:12
label: shrine key-keeper and guardian
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The note says the keys of the Caaba were returned to him and its guardianship
confirmed to him and his heirs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Taghut as false tribunal
literal_form: Taghut, named as the one before whom judgment is sought
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: book sent down by God
literal_form: the book which God hath sent down
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: keys of the Caaba
literal_form: keys of the Caaba returned to Othmn
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: Caaba guardianship
literal_form: the Caaba and its confirmed guardianship
associated_figures:
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Confederacy and idol-worship note
summary: A note recounts Jewish leaders approaching the Koreish in Mecca for alliance
against Mohammed and complying with a request to worship the Koreish gods.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Return of the Caaba keys
summary: A note says Mohammed followed a divine direction to return the Caaba keys
to Othmn, leading to Othmn's conversion and hereditary confirmation of the Caaba
guardianship.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Instruction on obedience and arbitration
summary: True believers are told to obey God, the apostle, and authorities, and
to refer disputes to God and the apostle.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: False judgment before Taghut
summary: People who claim belief in revelation seek judgment before Taghut, while
Satan seeks to seduce them and they turn away from the book and the apostle.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Misfortune, excuse, admonition, and pardon
summary: After misfortune, the ungodly claim they intended reconciliation; God knows
their hearts, and the apostle is told to admonish them. Those who come after injuring
their souls may ask God for pardon and receive the apostle's petition for pardon.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Submission to apostolic judgment and promised company
summary: Perfect belief is tied to accepting the apostle's judgment. Hypothetical
commands to self-slaying or departure are presented as tests few would obey, while
obedience is linked to reward, guidance, and company with prophets, sincere people,
martyrs, and the righteous.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine and apostolic judgment over disputes
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage commands disputes to be referred to God and the apostle and makes
perfect belief dependent on accepting the apostle's judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is legal-religious exhortation rather than a narrative trial
scene.
- id: motif:2
label: Rejection of false judgment authority
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Those who seek judgment before Taghut are criticized, and Satan is said to
seduce them into error.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: Taghut is treated here as a forbidden authority; the exact nature of the
figure is explained only briefly in the surrounding note.
- id: motif:3
label: Repentance with apostolic intercession
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Those who injure their souls may come, ask pardon of God, and have the apostle
ask pardon for them, after which God is described as merciful and reconciled.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: No supplied taxonomy ref directly matches intercession or repentance.
- id: motif:4
label: Obedience test by self-slaying or exile
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
- departure
basis: The passage imagines commands to slay themselves or depart from their houses
and states that only a few would obey, with obedience linked to reward and guidance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: low
cautions: The self-slaying and departure commands are hypothetical, not enacted
events in the passage.
- id: motif:5
label: Sacred custodianship transferred through shrine keys
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A note says the keys of the Caaba were returned to Othmn and that guardianship
was confirmed to him and his heirs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: This motif is drawn from the explanatory note rather than the main translated
verse text; no provided taxonomy ref directly matches shrine custodianship.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 12722-12735
quote_or_summary: A note says Hoyai Ebn Akhtab and Caab Ebn al Ashraf, with other
Jews, went to Mecca to confederate with the Koreish against Mohammed and complied
with a request to worship the Koreish gods.
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 12747-12759
quote_or_summary: A note says Mohammed was divinely directed to return the keys
of the Caaba to Othmn Ebn Telha Ebn Abdaldr; Othmn embraced Mohammedism and guardianship
of the Caaba was confirmed to him and his heirs.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 12765-12768
quote_or_summary: "“O true believers, obey GOD, and obey the apostle; and those
who are in authority among you” and refer differences “unto GOD and the apostle.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 12769-12776
quote_or_summary: Those claiming belief in present and earlier revelation desire
judgment before Taghut, though commanded not to believe in him; Satan desires
to seduce them, and they turn aside from the book sent by God and the apostle.
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 12777-12782
quote_or_summary: After misfortune, they come and swear they intended only good
and reconciliation; God knows their hearts, and the apostle is told to let them
alone, admonish them, and speak affecting words to them.
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: lines 12783-12787
quote_or_summary: No apostle is sent except to be obeyed by God's permission; if
those who injured their souls come, ask God's pardon, and the apostle asks pardon
for them, they will find God reconciled and merciful.
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: lines 12788-12791
quote_or_summary: They will not perfectly believe until they make the apostle judge
of their controversies and submit inwardly without hardship to his determination.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 12792-12793 and following numbered continuation
quote_or_summary: If commanded to slay themselves or depart from their houses, only
a few would do it; obedience to admonition would be better, confirm faith, bring
great reward, and direct them in the right way.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: final sentence in supplied passage
quote_or_summary: 'Whoever obeys God and the apostle will be with those to whom
God has been gracious: prophets, the sincere, martyrs, and the righteous.'
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: uncertain
notes: The main legal-theological motifs are explicit. Motifs involving sacrifice,
departure, and shrine custodianship are more tentative because they are hypothetical
or occur in explanatory notes. No comparison claims were made because the passage
itself does not support comparison to another tradition or motif family beyond
the supplied taxonomy labels.
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: |-
Extraction uses only the supplied passage text and metadata; explanatory footnotes are treated as part of the supplied passage.
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