batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l16186-l16261
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l16186-l16261
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 16186-16261
start: '16186'
end: '16261'
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 recounts explanatory notes and translated verses about the
destruction of Ad by a chosen black cloud containing divine vengeance, the miracle
of Salih's she-camel from a rock for Thamud, the killing of the camel and heavenly
punishment of Thamud, and Lot's warning to his people followed by the deliverance
of his family except his wife and a shower of stones upon the wicked.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The tribe of Ad was described as having suffered a three-year drought before
sending representatives to Mecca to obtain rain.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Three clouds, white, red, and black, appeared, and a heavenly voice instructed
Kail to choose one.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Kail chose the black cloud because he thought it contained the most rain,
but it brought divine vengeance and a destructive tempest.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: The Thamudites demanded a miracle from Salih at their festival after their
own gods did not answer.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: A rock standing by itself was asked to produce a pregnant she-camel, and the
rock was described as undergoing throes like labor before the she-camel appeared.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The she-camel immediately produced a young one and was associated in commentary
with extraordinary drinking of water and giving of milk.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: The Thamudites are said to have lived in the territory of Hejr, where they
cut habitations in the rocks for the sake of the mountains.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: The people cut off the feet of the camel and transgressed the command of their
Lord.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: A terrible noise from heaven assailed the people, and by morning they were
dead in their dwellings.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Salih departed after saying that he had delivered the message and advised
his people.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: Lot reproved his people for sexual wrongdoing, and they responded by proposing
to expel those who preserved themselves pure.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: Lot and his family were delivered except for his wife, and a shower of stones
was rained upon the wicked.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Tribe of Ad
description: Ancient tribe punished after incredulity and drought, destroyed by
a tempest from a black cloud.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Kail Ebn Ithar
description: Representative of Ad who chose the black cloud when instructed by a
heavenly voice to choose among three clouds.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Morthed Ebn Saad
description: Representative of Ad who advised repentance and obedience to their
prophet, then was imprisoned by request of the others.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Mowiyah Ebn Becr
description: Prince of Amalek who hosted the ambassadors near Mecca and reminded
them of their mission through verses placed in the mouth of a singing woman.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Salih / Sleh
description: Prophet to the Thamudites who asked God for the she-camel miracle and
later declared that he had delivered his Lord's message.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Thamudites / tribe of Thamud
description: Ancient Arab tribe described as falling into idolatry, demanding a
miracle, injuring the camel, and being killed by a heavenly noise.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Jonda Ebn Amru
description: Prince who pointed to a solitary rock and challenged Salih to bring
forth a pregnant she-camel from it, promising belief if it occurred.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Miraculous she-camel
description: She-camel produced from a rock, immediately giving birth to a young
one and later killed by the people.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Lot
description: Figure who rebuked his people and was delivered with his family except
his wife.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Lot's wife
description: Member of Lot's family who stayed behind and was not delivered.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: People of Lot
description: People rebuked by Lot, who proposed expelling the pure and were punished
by a shower of stones.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: punished community
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:11
basis: Each community is described as wicked, incredulous, or transgressive and
then destroyed or punished.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: chooser or challenger
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:7
basis: Kail chooses among clouds; Jonda poses the rock-and-camel miracle challenge.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: prophetic adviser or messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:9
basis: Morthed advises repentance; Salih delivers the message and advice; Lot rebukes
his people.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: host and indirect reminder
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Mowiyah hosts the ambassadors and reminds them of their mission indirectly
through verses.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: transgressor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:11
basis: The passage links these groups with incredulity, disobedience, idolatry,
or wickedness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: miraculous animal sign
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The she-camel appears from a rock in response to Salih's prayer as a demanded
miracle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: delivered righteous figure
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Lot is delivered with his family except his wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: one left behind
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Lot's wife is explicitly excepted from the delivered family and described
as staying behind.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: three clouds
literal_form: white cloud, red cloud, and black cloud
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: black cloud of vengeance
literal_form: black cloud containing destructive tempest rather than rain
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: rain sought during drought
literal_form: rain requested for the people of Ad after drought
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: solitary rock producing she-camel
literal_form: rock standing by itself, described as laboring and delivering a she-camel
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: miraculous water consumption
literal_form: well or river water drunk entirely by the she-camel in commentary
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:6
label: miraculous milk
literal_form: milk drawn from the she-camel in great quantity
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- milk
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:7
label: mountain rock dwellings
literal_form: habitations cut in rocks near mountains in Hejr
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:8
label: heavenly noise
literal_form: terrible noise from heaven that assailed the Thamudites
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:9
label: shower of stones
literal_form: stones rained upon the wicked people of Lot
associated_figures:
- fig:11
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Ad's envoys seek rain and choose the destructive cloud
summary: After drought, Ad sends envoys to Mecca for rain; Kail chooses the black
cloud among three clouds, but it brings divine vengeance and a tempest that destroys
them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Salih's she-camel emerges from the rock
summary: The Thamudites demand a miracle; Jonda asks for a pregnant she-camel from
a solitary rock; Salih asks God, and the rock brings forth the she-camel and its
young.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Thamud's rock dwellings
summary: The Thamudites settle in Hejr and cut dwellings into rock near mountains.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Killing of the camel and punishment by heavenly noise
summary: The people cut off the camel's feet, defy the Lord's command, challenge
Salih, and are struck dead by a terrible noise from heaven.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Lot's warning and the rain of stones
summary: Lot reproves his people; they speak of expelling the pure; Lot's family
is delivered except his wife, and stones are rained on the wicked.
figure_refs:
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment upon transgressive communities
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Ad, Thamud, and the people of Lot are each associated with transgression
or wickedness and then punished by destructive phenomena.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents distinct episodes; the motif label groups them by
repeated judgment structure.
- id: motif:2
label: ominous choice among supernatural signs
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Kail is commanded by a heavenly voice to choose among three clouds and selects
the black cloud, which brings destruction instead of rain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly names this choice pattern.
- id: motif:3
label: miraculous animal sign from stone
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A solitary rock produces a pregnant she-camel in response to Salih's request
to God, fulfilling a demanded sign.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The animal is not a human child, so available birth-related taxonomy labels
are not applied.
- id: motif:4
label: violation of divine command through harm to sacred animal
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The people cut off the camel's feet, transgress the Lord's command, and are
then destroyed by a noise from heaven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not provide the full prior command in this excerpt.
- id: motif:5
label: deliverance of righteous household with exception
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Lot and his family are delivered, except his wife, while the wicked are punished
by stones.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The excerpt gives only a brief account and does not expand the reason
for the wife's exception.
- id: motif:6
label: stone-rain punishment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The punishment of Lot's people is described as a shower of stones rained
upon them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No more specific supplied taxonomy reference exists for stone rain.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 16186-16213
quote_or_summary: Ad suffers drought, sends envoys for rain, receives a choice among
white, red, and black clouds, and the chosen black cloud brings divine vengeance
and a destructive tempest.
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 16214-16238
quote_or_summary: The Thamudites demand a miracle from Salih; a solitary rock produces
a pregnant she-camel and young, and commentary associates the camel with extraordinary
drinking and milk-giving.
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 16239-16243
quote_or_summary: The Thamudites move to Hejr for the mountains and cut habitations
in the rocks.
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 16250-16254
quote_or_summary: The people cut off the camel's feet, defy the Lord's command,
challenge Salih, and are struck by a terrible noise from heaven, leaving them
dead in their dwellings.
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 16255-16257
quote_or_summary: Salih departs and says he delivered the message of his Lord and
advised the people, but they did not love advisers.
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 16258-16261
quote_or_summary: Lot rebukes his people; they propose expelling the pure; Lot and
his family are delivered except his wife, and stones are rained on the wicked.
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: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based directly on the supplied passage. Motif labels are conservative
and use available taxonomy only where clearly supported. No comparison claims
were added because the passage does not itself require an external comparative
claim.
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: |-
Sale's notes and translated Qur'anic passage are treated together as the supplied passage; interpretive labels are separated from literal observations.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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