Comparative mythology corpus

batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l15886-l15961

batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l15886-l15961

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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l15886-l15961
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 15886-15961
  start: '15886'
  end: '15961'
  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 describes judgment at the resurrection: condemned nations
    of genii and men enter hell, accuse and curse one another, and receive punishment.
    Those who deny divine signs are barred from heaven and paradise, while believers
    who do right enter paradise, have grudges removed, dwell beside rivers, and speak
    across to the inhabitants of hell. A crier proclaims God''s curse on the wicked.'
  language: English
  quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: At the resurrection, God commands nations of genii and men to enter hell fire
    with nations that preceded them.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: As each nation enters hell, it curses its sister nation.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:3
  text: Later entrants accuse former entrants of seducing them and ask God to inflict
    double punishment on them.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:4
  text: God answers that punishment will be doubled for all.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:5
  text: Former entrants tell later entrants that they have no favor above them and
    should taste punishment for what they gained.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: obs:6
  text: Those who charge God's signs with falsehood and proudly reject them will not
    have the gates of heaven opened to them and will not enter paradise until a camel
    passes through the eye of a needle.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: obs:7
  text: The unjust have a couch in hell and coverings of fire over them.
  category: object
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: obs:8
  text: Those who believe and do right are called companions of paradise and remain
    there forever.
  category: attribute
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: obs:9
  text: God removes grudges from the minds of the companions of paradise, and rivers
    run at their feet.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: obs:10
  text: The companions of paradise praise God for directing them to their felicity
    and say the apostles of their Lord came with truth.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: obs:11
  text: Paradise is proclaimed to the righteous as an inheritance and reward for what
    they have wrought.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: obs:12
  text: The inhabitants of paradise call to the inhabitants of hell fire, and both
    groups affirm that their Lord's promise has proved true.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: obs:13
  text: A crier proclaims between paradise and hell that the curse of God is on the
    wicked.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: obs:14
  text: The wicked are described as turning men aside from the way of God, seeking
    to make it crooked, and denying the life to come.
  category: attribute
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: obs:15
  text: A note explains that, after death, the souls of those rejected at heaven are
    not admitted but are thrown down into the dungeon under the seventh earth.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:11
- id: obs:16
  text: A note says the camel-through-needle expression was probably taken from words
    in the Gospel and was also proverbial in the east.
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: God
  description: The divine speaker and judge who commands entry into hell, answers
    accusations, rewards believers, and is praised by the companions of paradise.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
  - ev:6
  - ev:7
  - ev:8
  - ev:10
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: Nations of genii and men
  description: Groups commanded to enter hell fire with nations that preceded them.
  role_refs:
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:3
  name_or_label: Former nations
  description: Earlier condemned groups accused by later groups of seducing them;
    they reply that the later groups have no favor above them.
  role_refs:
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
- id: fig:4
  name_or_label: Latter nations
  description: Later condemned groups who accuse former groups of seducing them and
    seek double punishment for them.
  role_refs:
  - role:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
- id: fig:5
  name_or_label: Those who reject God's signs
  description: People who charge the signs with falsehood and proudly reject them;
    heaven's gates are not opened to them and they do not enter paradise.
  role_refs:
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: fig:6
  name_or_label: Companions of paradise
  description: Those who believe and do right, remain in paradise forever, have grudges
    removed, and stand by rivers.
  role_refs:
  - role:5
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
  - ev:7
  - ev:8
- id: fig:7
  name_or_label: Inhabitants of paradise
  description: Those in paradise who call out to the inhabitants of hell fire about
    the truth of God's promise.
  role_refs:
  - role:5
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: fig:8
  name_or_label: Inhabitants of hell fire
  description: Those in hell fire who answer the inhabitants of paradise that they
    too have found their Lord's promise true.
  role_refs:
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: fig:9
  name_or_label: Crier
  description: A figure who proclaims between paradise and hell that God's curse is
    on the wicked; a note says some identify the crier as the angel Israfil.
  role_refs:
  - role:6
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
  label: divine judge and speaker
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  basis: God commands entry into hell, answers the condemned, and grants paradise
    as reward.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
  - ev:8
- id: role:2
  label: condemned wicked
  assigned_to:
  - fig:2
  - fig:5
  - fig:8
  basis: These figures are associated with hell fire, rejection of signs, and the
    curse on the wicked.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:4
  - ev:9
  - ev:10
- id: role:3
  label: preceding seducers
  assigned_to:
  - fig:3
  basis: Later nations accuse former nations of seducing them; a note explains they
    set the bad example.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:13
- id: role:4
  label: misled followers
  assigned_to:
  - fig:4
  basis: Later nations say the former nations seduced them and request double punishment
    for them.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: role:5
  label: rewarded righteous
  assigned_to:
  - fig:6
  - fig:7
  basis: Believers who do right are companions or inhabitants of paradise and receive
    felicity and inheritance.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
  - ev:7
  - ev:8
  - ev:9
- id: role:6
  label: proclaimer between realms
  assigned_to:
  - fig:9
  basis: The crier proclaims between the inhabitants of paradise and hell fire.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: hell fire
  literal_form: Fire as the realm and punishment of the condemned.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  - fig:4
  - fig:8
  taxonomy_refs:
  - fire
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:5
  - ev:9
- id: sym:2
  label: gates of heaven
  literal_form: Gates that are not opened to those who reject God's signs.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:5
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: sym:3
  label: camel through the eye of a needle
  literal_form: A camel passing through a needle's eye as the stated condition before
    the wicked enter paradise.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:5
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  - ev:12
- id: sym:4
  label: couch and coverings of fire
  literal_form: A couch in hell and coverings of fire over the unjust.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:5
  - fig:8
  taxonomy_refs:
  - fire
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: sym:5
  label: rivers at their feet
  literal_form: Rivers running at the feet of the companions of paradise.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:6
  taxonomy_refs:
  - water
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: sym:6
  label: paradise as inheritance
  literal_form: Paradise proclaimed as an inheritance and reward for what the righteous
    wrought.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:6
  - fig:7
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: sym:7
  label: dungeon under the seventh earth
  literal_form: A note describes rejected souls being thrown down into a dungeon under
    the seventh earth.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:5
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:11
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Condemned nations enter hell at the resurrection
  summary: God commands nations of genii and men to enter hell with previous nations,
    and the nations curse one another as they enter.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  - fig:4
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: scene:2
  label: Dispute over seduction and punishment
  summary: Later condemned groups accuse earlier groups of seducing them and ask for
    double punishment; God says the punishment is doubled for all, and former groups
    deny any advantage to the later ones.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:3
  - fig:4
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:13
- id: scene:3
  label: Exclusion from heaven and paradise
  summary: Those who falsely reject divine signs are barred from the gates of heaven
    and from paradise, with the impossible image of a camel passing through a needle's
    eye marking the condition.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:5
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:2
  - sym:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  - ev:11
  - ev:12
- id: scene:4
  label: Fiery bedding of the unjust
  summary: The unjust are described as having a couch in hell and coverings of fire.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:5
  - fig:8
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  - sym:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: scene:5
  label: Reward of the companions of paradise
  summary: Believers who do right remain in paradise forever; grudges are removed
    from their minds, rivers run at their feet, and paradise is proclaimed as their
    inherited reward.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:6
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:5
  - sym:6
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
  - ev:7
  - ev:8
- id: scene:6
  label: Dialogue between paradise and hell
  summary: The inhabitants of paradise and hell fire speak across realms, affirming
    that God's promise has proved true, and a crier announces God's curse on the wicked.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:7
  - fig:8
  - fig:9
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  - sym:6
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
  - ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: judgment at the resurrection
  taxonomy_refs:
  - divine_judgment
  - resurrection
  basis: The passage explicitly places the scene at the resurrection and describes
    God assigning hell or paradise according to conduct and belief.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:4
  - ev:6
  - ev:8
  confidence: high
  cautions: The extraction is limited to the supplied English translation and notes.
- id: motif:2
  label: afterlife realms divided into paradise and hell
  taxonomy_refs:
  - afterlife_journey_map
  - divine_judgment
  basis: The passage contrasts companions or inhabitants of paradise with inhabitants
    of hell fire and includes speech between the two realms.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
  - ev:7
  - ev:8
  - ev:9
  - ev:10
  confidence: high
  cautions: The passage gives selective features of the realms rather than a complete
    map.
- id: motif:3
  label: mutual accusation among the damned
  taxonomy_refs:
  - divine_judgment
  basis: Condemned nations curse one another, accuse earlier groups of seduction,
    and receive punishment without exculpation.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:13
  confidence: high
  cautions: No broader comparative claim is inferred beyond the immediate judgment
    motif.
- id: motif:4
  label: heavenly gate closed to the wicked
  taxonomy_refs:
  - divine_judgment
  - ascent
  basis: Those who reject signs have the gates of heaven closed to them; a note further
    describes rejected souls ascending after death and being thrown down.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  - ev:11
  confidence: medium
  cautions: The ascent element is supplied in the translator's note rather than the
    main passage wording.
- id: motif:5
  label: paradise as healing of social enmity
  taxonomy_refs: []
  basis: God removes grudges from the minds of the companions of paradise, and a note
    interprets this as forgetting lifetime differences and animosities in favor of
    love and amity.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
  - ev:14
  confidence: medium
  cautions: No listed taxonomy reference directly captures this reconciliation motif.
- id: motif:6
  label: fiery punishment enclosure
  taxonomy_refs:
  - divine_judgment
  basis: Hell is described with both a couch below and coverings of fire above the
    unjust.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
  confidence: high
  cautions: The fire symbol is explicit, but details of the spatial enclosure are
    brief.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
  claim: The passage's camel-through-the-eye-of-a-needle image is explicitly compared
    in the note to words in the Gospel and to an eastern proverb.
  claim_level: same_motif
  target: Gospel saying about a camel and the eye of a needle; eastern proverbial
    usage
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:12
  counter_evidence_refs: []
  confidence: medium
  limitations: The comparison is reported by the translator's note, not argued within
    the main translated verse; no historical dependence can be established from this
    passage alone.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: quote
  locator: lines 15886-15961
  quote_or_summary: '"God shall say unto them at the resurrection, Enter ye with the
    nations which have preceded you, of genii and of men, into hell fire; so often
    as one nation shall enter, it shall curse its sister"'
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:2
  type: summary
  locator: lines 15886-15961
  quote_or_summary: Later condemned groups say the former groups seduced them and
    ask God to inflict double punishment; God answers that it will be doubled for
    all.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:3
  type: summary
  locator: lines 15886-15961
  quote_or_summary: Former condemned groups tell later groups they have no favor above
    them and should taste punishment for what they gained.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:4
  type: quote
  locator: lines 15886-15961
  quote_or_summary: '"the gates of heaven shall not be opened unto them, neither shall
    they enter into paradise, until a camel pass through the eye of a needle"'
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:5
  type: quote
  locator: lines 15886-15961
  quote_or_summary: '"Their couch shall be in hell, and over them shall be coverings
    of fire"'
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:6
  type: summary
  locator: lines 15886-15961
  quote_or_summary: Those who believe and do right are companions of paradise and
    remain there forever; no soul is loaded beyond its ability.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:7
  type: summary
  locator: lines 15886-15961
  quote_or_summary: God removes grudges from the companions of paradise; rivers run
    at their feet, and they praise God for directing them to felicity.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:8
  type: summary
  locator: lines 15886-15961
  quote_or_summary: A proclamation tells the righteous that paradise is theirs as
    an inheritance and reward for what they wrought.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:9
  type: summary
  locator: lines 15886-15961
  quote_or_summary: The inhabitants of paradise call out to the inhabitants of hell
    fire, asking whether they found their Lord's promise true; they answer yes.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:10
  type: summary
  locator: lines 15886-15961
  quote_or_summary: A crier proclaims between the two groups that God's curse is on
    the wicked, who turn people aside from God's way, seek to make it crooked, and
    deny the life to come.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:11
  type: summary
  locator: note u, lines 15886-15961
  quote_or_summary: The note explains that after death the souls ascend to heaven
    but are not admitted and are thrown down into the dungeon under the seventh earth.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summarized translator note.
- id: ev:12
  type: summary
  locator: note x, lines 15886-15961
  quote_or_summary: The note says the camel-through-needle expression was probably
    taken from words in the Gospel, though it was proverbial in the east.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summarized translator note.
- id: ev:13
  type: summary
  locator: notes s-t, lines 15886-15961
  quote_or_summary: The notes explain the sister nation as the one whose example betrayed
    them into idolatry and wickedness, and explain doubled punishment for those who
    set the example and those who followed it.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summarized translator notes.
- id: ev:14
  type: summary
  locator: note y, lines 15886-15961
  quote_or_summary: The note explains removal of grudges as lifetime differences or
    animosities being forgotten and replaced by sincere love and amity.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summarized translator note.
confidence:
  extraction: high
  motif_candidates: medium
  comparison_claims: medium
  notes: Main passage features are explicit. Some motifs and the sole comparison claim
    rely partly on translator notes, so they should be reviewed.
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: |-
  Only supplied passage text and metadata were used. Taxonomy references were limited to available refs.
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