batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l14707-l14802
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l14707-l14802
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER V. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER VI. / IN THE
NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 14707-14802
start: '14707'
end: '14802'
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 declares God as sole creator, protector, witness, and judge;
commands the speaker to profess Islam and reject idolatry; warns unbelievers of
resurrection, hellfire, burdens of guilt, and punishment; describes hardened rejection
of the Quran; and reassures the speaker by recalling earlier apostles who were
also called liars before divine help came.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: God is described as creator of heaven and earth, feeding all and not being
fed by any.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The speaker is commanded to be first to profess Islam and not to be among
idolaters.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: God is named as witness between the speaker and the addressees, and the Quran
is said to be revealed so the speaker may admonish those it reaches.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: On the day of resurrection, those who associated others with God are assembled
and asked where their imagined companions are.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The imagined companions of God are said to flee from the idolaters or prove
to be nothing in the accompanying note.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Some hear the Quran but are described as having veils over their hearts and
deafness in their ears, and they call it fables of ancient times.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The unbelievers are imagined set over the fire of hell, wishing to be sent
back to the world and promising belief.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Those set before their Lord are made to acknowledge the truth and are told
to taste punishment for disbelief.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Rejecters of the meeting with God carry burdens on their backs when the hour
comes suddenly upon them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: The present life is described as play and vain amusement, while the future
mansion is said to be better for those who fear God.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: Apostles before the addressed speaker were called liars and vexed until divine
help came to them.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: The speaker is told that even seeking a den into the earth or a ladder into
heaven to show a sign would be fruitless unless God willed guidance.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / LORD
description: Sole creator, protector, witness, supreme Lord, giver of affliction
or good, judge at resurrection, and sender of help to apostles.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: The speaker / apostle addressed by revelation
description: The speaker is commanded to profess Islam, receives the Quran for admonition,
is grieved by rejection, and is addressed about seeking signs.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Idolaters, unbelievers, and unjust rejecters
description: Those who associate others with God, deny signs, call the Quran ancient
fables, reject resurrection, and face punishment.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Imagined companions of God / idols and false gods
description: The supposed companions associated with God by idolaters, later absent
or fleeing from them.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Those given the scripture
description: People said to know the apostle as they know their own children.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Apostles before the addressed speaker
description: Earlier apostles who were accounted liars and vexed until divine help
came.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: sole creator and protector
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is described as creator of heaven and earth, feeding all, and as the
only one able to remove harm.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: divine witness and judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is named as witness between speaker and audience and as the Lord before
whom rejecters are set and punished.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: admonishing apostle
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Quran is revealed to the speaker so he may admonish the addressees and
those it reaches.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: rejecters of signs and resurrection
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They deny signs, call the Quran ancient fables, deny being raised, and are
punished for disbelief.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: false divine associates
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They are the companions imagined to be associated with God, but they are
absent or flee at judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: scriptural recognizers of the apostle
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Those given scripture are said to know the apostle as they know their own
children.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: precedent rejected messengers
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Earlier apostles were called liars and endured vexation until help came.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: fire of hell
literal_form: fire of hell
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: veils over hearts
literal_form: veils over their hearts
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: deafness in ears
literal_form: deafness in their ears
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: burdens on backs
literal_form: burdens carried on their backs
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: den into the earth
literal_form: a den whereby one may penetrate into the inward parts of the earth
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:6
label: ladder into heaven
literal_form: a ladder by which one may ascend into heaven
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:7
label: revealed Quran
literal_form: this Koran was revealed unto me
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Declaration of divine sole protection and warning
summary: The speaker is told to declare God the only protector, creator, and giver
of sustenance, and to fear punishment if he rebelled.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Testimony of God and revealed admonition
summary: God is named as the strongest witness, and the Quran is said to be revealed
to admonish the immediate audience and all whom it reaches.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Resurrection assembly and failed false companions
summary: At resurrection all are assembled; idolaters are asked for the companions
they associated with God, but these imagined powers fail or disappear.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Hardened hearing and rejection of the Quran
summary: Some hear the Quran but are described as veiled in heart and deaf in ear,
rejecting signs and calling the message ancient fables.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Hellfire regret and judgment before the Lord
summary: Unbelievers are shown over the fire of hell, wish to return and believe,
but are said to return to forbidden conduct; they are then set before the Lord
and told to taste punishment.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Sudden hour and burdens
summary: Those who rejected the meeting with God regret their negligence when the
hour comes suddenly and carry burdens on their backs.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:7
label: Rejected apostles and impossible sign-seeking
summary: The speaker is reassured that earlier apostles were also rejected until
divine help came, and is told that searching earth or heaven for a sign would
be fruitless without God’s will.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine judgment of unbelievers
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage repeatedly depicts resurrection assembly, interrogation, acknowledgment
of truth, punishment, hellfire, and burdens for rejecters.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level theological motif; the extraction does not infer
narrative details beyond the stated judgment scenes.
- id: motif:2
label: Resurrection and being raised again
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage names the day of resurrection, discusses denial that the dead
will be raised, and portrays rejecters standing before their Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents resurrection as eschatological judgment, not as an
individual return-to-life narrative.
- id: motif:3
label: Failed intercession or disappearance of false divine companions
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Those who associated companions with God are asked for them at resurrection,
and the imagined companions flee or prove unreal.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The label is interpretive; the passage does not use the word intercession
in this excerpt.
- id: motif:4
label: Revelation as admonition rejected as ancient fables
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The Quran is revealed for admonition, but some hearers reject it, disputing
and calling it fables of ancient times.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference to wisdom is broad; the passage emphasizes revelation,
admonition, and rejection rather than wisdom instruction alone.
- id: motif:5
label: Ascent to heaven in search of a sign
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: The speaker is hypothetically told that if he could find a ladder to ascend
into heaven to show a sign, the search would still be fruitless without God’s
will.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: low
cautions: This is a rhetorical hypothetical, not an enacted ascent journey.
- id: motif:6
label: Descent into the earth in search of a sign
taxonomy_refs:
- hero_descent
basis: The speaker is hypothetically told that if he could seek a den to penetrate
the inward parts of the earth to show a sign, the search would be fruitless without
God’s will.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: low
cautions: This is a rhetorical hypothetical and not a completed underworld or earth-descent
narrative.
- id: motif:7
label: Rejected messenger aided after endurance
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Earlier apostles are said to have been accounted liars and vexed until divine
help came.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives a general precedent, not a detailed story of any named
earlier apostle.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly aligns the addressed speaker’s rejection with the
experience of earlier apostles who were called liars and endured vexation until
divine help arrived.
claim_level: same_function
target: Earlier apostles before the addressed speaker within the passage’s own prophetic
precedent
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The earlier apostles are not named or narrated in detail in this passage,
so the comparison is functional rather than a specific historical or narrative
parallel.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 14708-14719
quote_or_summary: God is described as creator of heaven and earth, feeder of all,
sole remover of harm, almighty, supreme Lord, wise and knowing; the speaker is
commanded to profess Islam and reject idolatry.
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 14720-14727
quote_or_summary: God is named as witness between the speaker and the audience;
the Quran was revealed to the speaker for admonition; the speaker denies other
gods and declares God one.
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 14728-14730
quote_or_summary: Those given scripture are said to know the apostle as they know
their own children, while those who destroy their own souls do not believe.
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 14732-14740 and note z-a
quote_or_summary: On the day of resurrection all are assembled; those who associated
others with God are asked where their imagined companions are; they deny idolatry,
and the imagined deities flee or prove unreal according to the note.
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 14741-14749 and note b
quote_or_summary: Some hear the Quran but have veils over their hearts and deafness
in their ears; despite signs they do not believe, dispute with the speaker, and
call the message foolish ancient fables.
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 14761-14769
quote_or_summary: Rejecters forbid others and withdraw; when set over the fire of
hell, they wish to return to the world and promise not to deny signs, but the
passage says they would return to forbidden conduct.
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 14770-14775
quote_or_summary: They deny any life beyond the present and being raised again;
when set before their Lord they acknowledge the truth and are told to taste punishment
for disbelief.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 14776-14782
quote_or_summary: Those who reject the meeting with God in the next life are lost
until the hour comes suddenly; they lament negligence and carry burdens on their
backs; present life is called play and vain amusement, while the future mansion
is better for those who fear God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 14783-14791
quote_or_summary: The speaker is grieved by what opponents say; earlier apostles
were accounted liars and vexed until divine help came, and the words of God cannot
be changed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 14792-14802
quote_or_summary: The speaker is told that if he could seek a den into the inward
parts of the earth or a ladder to ascend into heaven to show a sign, the search
would be fruitless unless God willed guidance.
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: medium
notes: Literal extraction is strong because the passage is explicit. Motif assignments
for judgment and resurrection are high; ascent/descent assignments are low because
the passage frames them as hypothetical rhetoric rather than enacted journeys.
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 supplied passage text and metadata. Footnote material within the supplied passage was treated as part of the available source context.
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