batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l15718-l15805
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l15718-l15805
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER VI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER VII / IN THE
NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 15718-15805
start: '15718'
end: '15805'
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 opens Chapter VII with a revealed book as admonition, warns
of destroyed cities and future accounting, describes the just weighing of human
actions, recounts the command for angels to worship Adam and Eblis's refusal on
grounds of fire and clay, narrates Eblis's expulsion and vow to mislead humans,
and tells of Adam and his wife in paradise, the forbidden tree, Satan's deceit,
the appearance of nakedness, repentance, descent to earth, death, resurrection,
and clothing as a sign of God.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A book is said to have been sent down so that the recipient may preach it
and so that it may admonish the faithful.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Cities are described as having been destroyed when divine vengeance overtook
them by night or at noon.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Those to whom a prophet was sent and those sent to them will be called to
account, and their actions will be declared with knowledge.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The weighing of men's actions is said to be just; heavy balances correspond
to happiness, and light balances to loss of souls.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: God says humans were placed on earth and provided food there.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: God created and formed humans, then commanded the angels to worship Adam.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The angels worship Adam, except Eblis, who does not worship.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Eblis says he is more excellent than Adam because he was created of fire and
Adam of clay.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: God orders Eblis to get down from paradise because proud behavior is unfit
there.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Eblis asks for respite until the day of resurrection, and God grants him respite.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:11
text: Eblis says he will lie in wait for men in God's straight way and approach
them from four directions.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:12
text: God says that whoever follows Eblis will be included with him in hell.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:13
text: Adam and his wife are told to dwell in paradise and eat from it, but not to
approach a particular tree.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:14
text: Satan suggests that the forbidden tree was prohibited only lest Adam and his
wife become angels or immortal.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:15
text: Satan swears that he counsels Adam and his wife aright, and they fall through
deceit.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:16
text: After Adam and his wife taste the tree, their nakedness appears and they join
leaves of paradise together to cover themselves.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:17
text: God calls to Adam and his wife, reminding them of the tree prohibition and
that Satan is their declared enemy.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:18
text: Adam and his wife confess that they have dealt unjustly with their own souls
and ask for forgiveness and mercy.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:19
text: God tells them to get down, with enmity between them, and says they will dwell
on earth for a season.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:20
text: Earth is described as the place where they will live, die, and from which
they will be brought forth at the resurrection.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:21
text: The children of Adam are told that apparel has been sent down to conceal nakedness,
while the clothing of piety is better.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / LORD
description: The divine speaker who sends down the book, destroys cities, calls
people to account, weighs actions justly, creates and forms humans, commands the
angels, rebukes and expels Eblis, addresses Adam and his wife, and grants clothing
as a sign.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Adam
description: The figure whom the angels are commanded to worship; he is created
of clay, dwells in paradise with his wife, is forbidden the tree, is deceived
by Satan, tastes the tree, covers nakedness, repents, and is sent down to earth.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Eblis / the devil / Satan
description: The figure who refuses to worship Adam, claims superiority because
he was created of fire, is expelled from paradise, receives respite until resurrection,
vows to mislead humans, and deceives Adam and his wife concerning the tree.
role_refs:
- role:8
- role:9
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Angels
description: Beings commanded to worship Adam; all do so except Eblis.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Adam's wife
description: Adam's companion in paradise who is included in the tree prohibition,
deceived by Satan, exposed in nakedness, repentant, and sent down to earth.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Men / children of Adam
description: Human beings whom Eblis vows to ambush and mislead; they are later
addressed as recipients of apparel and instruction about piety.
role_refs:
- role:12
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Destroyed cities and their inhabitants
description: Cities are said to have been destroyed by divine vengeance; their supplication
admits injustice.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: revealer and admonisher
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The book is sent down from the LORD as preaching and admonition.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: judge of actions
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says actions will be declared with knowledge and weighed justly.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: creator and former
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God says humans were created and formed before the command to the angels.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: divine commander and punisher
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God commands worship of Adam, expels Eblis, warns of hell, and sends Adam
and his wife down.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: honored created figure
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The angels are commanded to worship Adam, and Eblis's refusal centers on
Adam's creation from clay.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: dwellers in paradise under prohibition
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:5
basis: Adam and his wife are told to dwell in paradise and not approach the tree.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: repentant transgressors sent to earth
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:5
basis: They confess injustice against their souls and are told to get down to an
earthly dwelling-place.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: proud refuser
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Eblis refuses to worship Adam and asserts superiority on the basis of being
created from fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:9
label: expelled adversary
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: God tells Eblis to get down from paradise, despised and driven far away.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:10
label: deceptive tempter
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Satan suggests a false reason for the tree prohibition, swears he counsels
aright, and causes the pair to fall through deceit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:11
label: obedient worshippers
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The angels worship Adam in response to the command, except Eblis.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:12
label: targets of temptation
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Eblis says he will lie in wait for men and come at them from multiple directions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:13
label: recipients of apparel and moral instruction
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The children of Adam are addressed about apparel that conceals nakedness
and the superior clothing of piety.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:14
label: punished unjust communities
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Destroyed cities say, when punishment comes, that they have been unjust.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: revealed book
literal_form: book sent down
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: balances of actions
literal_form: balances laden with good works, heavy or light
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: fire
literal_form: fire as the substance from which Eblis says he was created
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: clay
literal_form: clay as the substance from which Eblis says Adam was created
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: paradise
literal_form: paradise as the place from which Eblis is ordered down and where Adam
and his wife dwell
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: forbidden tree
literal_form: tree that Adam and his wife are told not to approach and later taste
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:7
label: nakedness
literal_form: nakedness hidden, then appearing after tasting the tree
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:8
label: leaves of paradise
literal_form: leaves joined together to cover nakedness
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:9
label: earthly dwelling-place
literal_form: earth as the place where Adam, his wife, and their descendants live,
die, and are brought forth
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:10
label: apparel and clothing of piety
literal_form: apparel sent down to conceal nakedness; clothing of piety said to
be better
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:11
label: hell
literal_form: hell to be filled with Eblis and those who follow him
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Revealed book as admonition
summary: A book is described as sent down for preaching and warning, and hearers
are told to follow what has been sent from the LORD rather than other guides.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Destroyed cities and final accounting
summary: The passage recalls destroyed cities and states that people will be called
to account; human actions will be weighed justly in balances.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Command to worship Adam and Eblis's refusal
summary: After humans are created and formed, the angels are commanded to worship
Adam; they do so except Eblis, who claims superiority because of fire over clay.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Expulsion and respite of Eblis
summary: God expels Eblis from paradise, grants him respite until resurrection,
and Eblis vows to ambush humans from multiple directions; God warns that hell
will include him and his followers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Paradise prohibition and Satan's suggestion
summary: Adam and his wife are told to dwell in paradise and avoid a tree; Satan
tells them the tree is forbidden only to prevent them becoming angels or immortal.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Tasting the tree and covering nakedness
summary: Satan swears he counsels aright, deceives the pair, and after they taste
the tree their nakedness appears; they cover themselves with leaves, and God rebukes
them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:7
label: Repentance, descent to earth, and clothing
summary: Adam and his wife confess injustice and seek mercy; God sends them down
to earth, describes life, death, and resurrection there, and addresses the children
of Adam about apparel and piety.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment by account and weighing
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage describes calling people to account, declaring actions with knowledge,
and weighing actions in just balances, with different outcomes for heavy and light
balances.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the judgment image but not a detailed afterlife topography
in this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: forbidden tree and deceptive transgression
taxonomy_refs:
- forbidden_knowledge
basis: Adam and his wife are forbidden to approach a tree; Satan reframes the prohibition
as a barrier to becoming angels or immortal, and the pair taste the tree after
deceit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The text does not explicitly call the tree knowledge; the taxonomy reference
is based on the prohibition, temptation, and resulting disclosure of nakedness.
- id: motif:3
label: expelled adversary granted delay
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Eblis is expelled from paradise for pride, asks for respite until resurrection,
receives it, and vows to mislead humans.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No external adversary-comparison is asserted.
- id: motif:4
label: descent from paradise to earthly life
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: After the tree episode, Adam and his wife are told to get down and receive
an earthly dwelling-place and provision for a season.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy term 'departure' is broad; the passage specifically narrates
expulsion or descent rather than a voluntary journey.
- id: motif:5
label: resurrection from the earth
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage says that on earth they will live and die, and from the earth
they will be taken forth at the resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The excerpt states resurrection but does not narrate the event itself.
- id: motif:6
label: fire and clay hierarchy claim
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Eblis grounds his refusal to worship Adam in a claim of superiority based
on being made of fire while Adam is made of clay.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: This is a local motif candidate without an assigned taxonomy family from
the supplied list.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 15718-15726
quote_or_summary: Chapter VII begins with a book sent down for preaching and admonition;
hearers are told to follow what is sent from the LORD and no other guides.
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 15727-15740
quote_or_summary: Destroyed cities are recalled; people are to be called to account;
actions are declared with knowledge and weighed justly, with heavy balances linked
to happiness and light balances to loss.
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 15741-15753
quote_or_summary: God says humans were created and formed, commands the angels to
worship Adam, and Eblis refuses, saying he is superior because he was created
of fire and Adam of clay.
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 15767-15776
quote_or_summary: God orders Eblis down from paradise; Eblis asks respite until
resurrection, receives it, vows to wait for men in the straight way from multiple
directions, and God warns that hell will be filled with him and his followers.
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 15777-15786
quote_or_summary: Adam and his wife are told to dwell in paradise and eat freely
but not approach a tree; Satan suggests the tree is forbidden only to prevent
them becoming angels or immortal.
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 15787-15794
quote_or_summary: Satan swears he counsels aright and deceives the pair; when they
taste the tree, their nakedness appears, they cover themselves with leaves of
paradise, and God reminds them of the prohibition and Satan's enmity.
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 15795-15805
quote_or_summary: Adam and his wife confess injustice and ask mercy; God tells them
to get down to earth, where they will live, die, and be raised, and then addresses
the children of Adam about apparel and the clothing of piety.
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 strong because the passage is explicit. Motif labels
using supplied taxonomy are cautious where the taxonomy term is broader than the
passage wording, especially 'forbidden_knowledge' and 'departure'. No comparison
claims were made.
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: |-
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