batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l14228-l14302
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l14228-l14302
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER IV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD / CHAPTER V. / IN THE
NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 14228-14302
start: '14228'
end: '14302'
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 rejects identifying God with Christ or describing God as one
of three, affirms divine unity, describes Christ as an apostle and Mary as truthful,
warns of exclusion from paradise and hell fire for associating companions with
God, urges repentance, criticizes some People of the Scripture for excess and
error, recalls a curse on unbelieving Israelites by David and Jesus, contrasts
hostility and friendship among religious groups, and describes Christians moved
to tears when hearing revelation read to them.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage says those who claim God is Christ son of Mary are unbelievers.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Christ is represented as telling the children of Israel to serve God, identified
as his Lord and their Lord.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The passage says anyone who gives a companion to God will be excluded from
paradise and will have hell fire as habitation.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: The passage rejects saying God is the third of three and asserts that there
is no God besides one God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The passage warns of painful torment for unbelievers who do not refrain from
this speech.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The passage asks whether they will turn to God and ask pardon, and states
that God is gracious and merciful.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: Christ son of Mary is described as an apostle preceded by other apostles.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Mary is described as a woman of veracity, and Christ and Mary are said to
have eaten food.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: The passage tells the People of the Scriptures not to exceed just bounds in
religion or follow people who erred and led many astray from the straight path.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Unbelieving children of Israel are said to have been cursed by the tongue
of David and of Jesus son of Mary because they were rebellious and transgressed.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: The passage says they did not forbid one another the wickedness they committed.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:12
text: The passage says many of them take unbelievers as friends, and that God is
incensed against them and they will remain in torment forever.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:13
text: The passage says Jews and idolaters are most violent in enmity toward true
believers.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:14
text: The passage says those who say 'We are Christians' are most inclined to friendship
toward true believers, because priests and monks are among them and because they
are not proud.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:15
text: When they hear what has been sent down to the apostle read aloud, their eyes
overflow with tears, and they say they believe and ask to be written among witnesses
to the truth.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The one God, described as gracious, merciful, hearing, seeing, and
the one who excludes from paradise or inflicts torment.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Christ the son of Mary
description: Named as Christ, son of Mary; represented as speaking to the children
of Israel and described as no more than an apostle.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Mary
description: Mother of Christ, described as a woman of veracity; she and Christ
are said to have eaten food.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: children of Israel
description: Addressed by Christ; some among them who believed not are said to have
been cursed by David and Jesus.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: People who have received the scriptures
description: Addressed not to exceed just bounds in religion and not to follow earlier
erring people.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: David
description: Named as one by whose tongue unbelieving Israelites were cursed.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Jews and idolaters
description: Described as most violent in enmity against the true believers.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Christians with priests and monks among them
description: Described as inclined to friendship toward the true believers and not
elated with pride.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: The apostle
description: The recipient of what has been sent down; revelation is read aloud
in his connection.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Those who hear the revelation and weep
description: Hear what has been sent down to the apostle, weep because of perceived
truth, and declare belief.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: one deity
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage states there is no God besides one God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: divine judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God excludes those who associate a companion with him from paradise and assigns
hell fire or torment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: apostle
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Christ son of Mary is described as no more than an apostle and as preceded
by other apostles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: teacher of divine service
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Christ is represented as telling the children of Israel to serve God, his
Lord and their Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: truthful human mother
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Mary is described as a woman of veracity, and the passage says she and Christ
ate food.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: rebellious transgressors under curse
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Unbelieving children of Israel are said to be cursed by David and Jesus because
they were rebellious and transgressed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: religious community warned against excess
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: They are warned not to exceed just bounds in religion or follow errant predecessors.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: speaker of curse
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The passage says unbelieving Israelites were cursed by the tongue of David.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:9
label: enemies of true believers
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Jews and idolaters are described as most violent in enmity toward true believers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:10
label: friendly humble religious group
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Those who say they are Christians are described as inclined to friendship
because priests and monks are among them and they are not proud.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:11
label: recipient of sent-down revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The passage refers to what has been sent down to the apostle being read to
listeners.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:12
label: weepers who confess belief
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Their eyes overflow with tears when they hear the revelation, and they say
they believe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: hell fire
literal_form: hell fire
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: paradise
literal_form: paradise
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: straight path
literal_form: straight path
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: tears at hearing revelation
literal_form: eyes overflow with tears
associated_figures:
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: sent-down revelation
literal_form: that which hath been sent down to the apostle
associated_figures:
- fig:9
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Rejection of identifying God with Christ
summary: The passage rejects the claim that God is Christ son of Mary and cites
Christ as instructing Israel to serve God alone, with exclusion from paradise
and hell fire for associating a companion with God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Rejection of God as third of three
summary: The passage rejects describing God as the third of three, affirms one God,
warns of painful torment, and invites pardon from a gracious and merciful God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Christ and Mary described as human and truthful
summary: Christ is described as an apostle preceded by other apostles, Mary as truthful,
and both as eating food; the passage presents these statements as signs of God's
unity.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Warning to scripture recipients
summary: Those who have received the scriptures are told not to exceed religious
bounds or follow earlier errant people who led many from the straight path.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Curse and punishment for rebellious Israelites
summary: Unbelieving children of Israel are said to have been cursed by David and
Jesus because of rebellion and transgression, and those who ally with unbelievers
are warned of divine anger and lasting torment.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Contrasting relations toward true believers
summary: Jews and idolaters are described as especially hostile to true believers,
while Christians with priests and monks among them are described as more inclined
to friendship and humility.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:7
label: Weeping at the recitation of revelation
summary: Listeners hear what has been sent down to the apostle, weep because of
the truth they perceive, and declare belief while asking to be written among witnesses
to the truth.
figure_refs:
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment for associating partners with God
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage states that whoever gives a companion to God is excluded from
paradise, inhabits hell fire, and has no helpers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The motif label is adapted to the passage's monotheistic polemic; the
taxonomy reference is broad.
- id: motif:2
label: one God versus erroneous plurality
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
basis: The passage contrasts claims about God as Christ or as third of three with
the assertion that there is no God besides one God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy lacks a precise monotheism category; 'duality'
is only a loose fit because the passage concerns unity versus plurality, not a
balanced dual structure.
- id: motif:3
label: prophetic warning and curse for communal transgression
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Unbelieving Israelites are said to be cursed by David and Jesus because they
were rebellious, transgressed, and failed to forbid wickedness among themselves.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage reports a curse and moral transgression but does not narrate
the full curse event.
- id: motif:4
label: recognition of revealed truth with tears
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Listeners hear revelation read, weep because of the truth they perceive,
profess belief, and ask to be counted among witnesses.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The 'wisdom' taxonomy reference is broad; the passage centers on recognition
and confession rather than a wisdom teaching narrative.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 14228-14232
quote_or_summary: Those who say God is Christ son of Mary are called unbelievers;
Christ tells Israel to serve God, and associating a companion with God brings
exclusion from paradise and hell fire.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 14233-14238
quote_or_summary: Those who say God is the third of three are called unbelievers;
the passage affirms one God, warns of painful torment, and asks whether they will
turn to God for pardon.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 14239-14244
quote_or_summary: Christ son of Mary is described as an apostle preceded by other
apostles; Mary is called a woman of veracity; both are said to have eaten food;
God is said to hear and see.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 14245-14250
quote_or_summary: People who have received the scriptures are warned not to exceed
just religious bounds, speak beside the truth, or follow people who erred and
led many from the straight path.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 14251-14258
quote_or_summary: Unbelieving children of Israel are said to have been cursed by
David and Jesus son of Mary for rebellion and transgression; many take unbelievers
as friends and are warned of God's anger and lasting torment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 14259-14265
quote_or_summary: The passage contrasts Jews and idolaters as especially hostile
to true believers with Christians as more inclined to friendship, mentioning priests,
monks, and lack of pride.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 14266-14302
quote_or_summary: When listeners hear what has been sent down to the apostle, their
eyes overflow with tears because of the truth they perceive; the notes identify
possible Ethiopian Christian listeners who wept and professed belief.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal extraction is based directly on the supplied passage. Motif mapping
is cautious because the available taxonomy does not include exact categories for
monotheistic polemic, religious excess, or recognition of revelation.
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: |-
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not require a cross-tradition motif comparison beyond naming nearby scriptural communities and figures.
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