batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l17120-l17175
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l17120-l17175
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER VII / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER VIII. / IN
THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 17120-17175
start: '17120'
end: '17175'
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 VIII, 'The Spoils.' It states that division of
spoils belongs to God and the apostle, urges believers to fear God, reconcile
with one another, obey God and the apostle, and describes true believers as those
who fear when God is mentioned, increase in faith at God's signs, trust their
Lord, pray, and give alms. It promises such believers degrees of felicity, forgiveness,
and provision. It recalls reluctance and dispute among some believers when the
Lord brought the apostle forth, and recalls God's promise of one of two parties,
while God intended to establish truth and cut off unbelievers, verifying truth
and destroying falsehood.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage says people ask the apostle about the spoils, and the answer given
is that division of the spoils belongs to God and the apostle.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The audience is told to fear God, settle the matter amicably among themselves,
and obey God and the apostle if they are true believers.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: True believers are described as fearing in their hearts when God is mentioned,
increasing in faith when God's signs are rehearsed, and trusting in their Lord.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: True believers are also described as observing stated prayer times and giving
alms from what has been bestowed on them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The passage promises true believers superior degrees of felicity with their
Lord, forgiveness, and an honourable provision.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Some believers are described as averse to the apostle's directions and as
disputing concerning the truth after it had been made known to them.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Those disputing are compared to people led forth to death and seeing it with
their eyes.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: God is said to have promised one of two parties to the believers, while they
desired the unarmed party.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: God's stated purpose is to make known the truth, cut off the uttermost part
of the unbelievers, verify truth, and destroy falsehood.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: A translator's note relates disputes over spoils taken at the battle of Bedr
and recounts Saad Ebn Abi Wakks asking Mohammed to keep a sword, being refused,
and later receiving it after authority to distribute spoils was received from
God.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: Divine authority to whom division of spoils belongs; the one whose
mention affects believers, whose signs increase faith, who promises, establishes
truth, and destroys falsehood.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the apostle
description: The addressee asked about the spoils; believers are commanded to obey
him along with God; he is brought forth from his house by his Lord in truth.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: true believers
description: Those whose hearts fear when God is mentioned, whose faith increases
at God's signs, who trust their Lord, pray, give alms, and are promised felicity,
forgiveness, and provision.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: part of the believers
description: A group described as averse to the apostle's directions and as disputing
about the truth after it had been made known.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: unbelievers / the wicked
description: Opposing group whose uttermost part God purposes to cut off; the wicked
are said to be averse to the destruction of falsehood.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Saad Ebn Abi Wakks
description: In the translator's note, a companion whose brother was slain in the
battle and who requested to keep a sword he had taken.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: In the translator's note, the prophet who first refused Saad's request
for the sword and later gave it after receiving authority from God to distribute
the spoils.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine owner or allocator of spoils
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The answer concerning the spoils says their division belongs to God and the
apostle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: establisher of truth and destroyer of falsehood
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is said to purpose to make known truth, verify truth, destroy falsehood,
and cut off unbelievers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: apostolic mediator
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:7
basis: The apostle is paired with God in commands of obedience and in the division
of spoils; the note identifies Mohammed as receiving authority from God to distribute
the spoils.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: faithful worshippers promised reward
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: True believers are described through fear, faith, trust, prayer, almsgiving,
and promised felicity, forgiveness, and provision.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: reluctant disputants
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Part of the believers are said to be averse to directions and to dispute
concerning truth after it was made known.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: opponents marked for defeat
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: God purposes to cut off the uttermost part of the unbelievers, and the wicked
are described as averse to truth's verification and falsehood's destruction.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: claimant to battle spoil
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The note says Saad took a sword in battle and asked Mohammed to allow him
to keep it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: authorized distributor in translator note
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The note says Mohammed later gave Saad the sword after receiving authority
from God to distribute the spoils.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: spoils
literal_form: spoils taken or asked about after battle
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: sym:2
label: God's signs
literal_form: signs rehearsed to believers
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: prayer and alms
literal_form: stated times of prayer and alms from bestowed goods
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: sword
literal_form: sword taken by Saad Ebn Abi Wakks and later given to him by Mohammed
in the translator's note
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: two parties
literal_form: one of two parties promised by God, including a party not furnished
with arms
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: truth and falsehood
literal_form: truth to be verified and falsehood to be destroyed
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Question about spoils and command to reconcile
summary: The audience asks about the spoils; the answer assigns their division to
God and the apostle and commands fear of God, amicable settlement, and obedience.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Traits and reward of true believers
summary: True believers are characterized by fear at God's mention, increased faith
at signs, trust, prayer, and almsgiving, and are promised felicity, forgiveness,
and provision.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Reluctance and dispute after truth is known
summary: Part of the believers are averse to the apostle's directions and dispute
about the truth, compared to people led forth to death and seeing it.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Promise of one of two parties and destruction of falsehood
summary: God promises one of two parties; the believers desire the unarmed party,
while God purposes to make truth known, cut off unbelievers, verify truth, and
destroy falsehood.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Translator note on Saad and the sword
summary: A note explains a dispute over Bedr spoils and recounts Saad asking to
keep a sword, Mohammed first refusing, and later granting it after divine authority
to distribute spoils is received.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divinely regulated distribution of battle spoils
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The passage says the division of spoils belongs to God and the apostle and
commands reconciliation and obedience regarding the matter.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is approximate; the passage concerns divinely authorized
allocation rather than a reciprocal exchange ritual.
- id: motif:2
label: faithful community rewarded by the divine
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: True believers are identified by inward fear, faith, trust, prayer, and almsgiving,
and are promised felicity, forgiveness, and provision with their Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes reward and status more than a detailed judgment
scene.
- id: motif:3
label: truth established and falsehood destroyed by divine purpose
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
- divine_judgment
basis: God purposes to verify truth, destroy falsehood, and cut off the unbelievers
despite the wicked being averse.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The duality is expressed as moral opposition between truth and falsehood,
not as a cosmological dualism.
- id: motif:4
label: reluctant followers confronted with known truth
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: Some believers are averse to directions and dispute about truth after it
is made known, with fear likened to being led to death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: low
cautions: The initiation reference is tentative; the passage does not describe a
formal rite of passage.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 17120-17175, opening command on spoils
quote_or_summary: They ask about the spoils; the answer says the division belongs
to God and the apostle, and commands fear of God, amicable settlement, and obedience
to God and the apostle.
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 17120-17175, traits of true believers
quote_or_summary: True believers' hearts fear when God is mentioned; their faith
increases when God's signs are rehearsed; they trust in their Lord.
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 17120-17175, prayer and alms
quote_or_summary: True believers observe stated times of prayer and give alms from
what has been bestowed on them.
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 17120-17175, promised reward
quote_or_summary: Such believers shall have superior degrees of felicity with their
Lord, forgiveness, and an honourable provision.
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 17120-17175, reluctance and dispute
quote_or_summary: As the Lord brought the apostle from his house with truth, part
of the believers were averse to his directions and disputed concerning truth after
it was made known, as if led forth to death and seeing it.
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 17120-17175, promise of two parties
quote_or_summary: God promised one of two parties; the believers desired the unarmed
party, but God purposed to make truth known, cut off the unbelievers, verify truth,
and destroy falsehood.
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 17120-17175, translator notes k and m
quote_or_summary: The notes connect the chapter with disputes over Bedr spoils and
recount Saad Ebn Abi Wakks taking a sword, asking Mohammed to keep it, being refused,
and later receiving it after Mohammed says he has authority from God to distribute
spoils.
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: Literal extraction is based on the supplied passage and notes. Motif taxonomy
assignments are cautious, especially where the available motif families do not
directly name battle spoils or communal legal distribution.
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 explicitly compare this material with another tradition or motif family beyond the extracted candidate motifs.
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