batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l17735-l17807
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l17735-l17807
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER VIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE
MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER IX.; lines 17735-17807
start: '17735'
end: '17807'
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: Chapter IX opens with a declaration from God and his apostle dissolving
immunity or league with idolaters after a fixed period, announces this publicly
at the greater pilgrimage, calls for repentance, and warns unbelievers of disgrace
and painful punishment. Sale's notes explain the omission of the Bismillah, discuss
the four-month period and the pilgrimage date, and report a proclamation by Ali
at Mecca concerning access to the temple, circumambulation of the Caaba, paradise,
and public faith.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage begins Chapter IX, entitled “The Declaration of Immunity,” and
identifies it as revealed at Medina.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A declaration from God and his apostle is addressed to idolaters with whom
a league had been made.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The addressed idolaters are allowed to go securely in the earth for four months.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The declaration says that God will disgrace the unbelievers and that those
who do not believe are to be denounced with a painful punishment.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: A declaration is made to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage that
God and his apostle are clear of the idolaters.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The passage states that repentance would be better for the addressed group,
while turning back is followed by warning.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The note explains that this chapter lacks the prefatory Bismillah and records
explanations connected with the removal of security or with uncertainty about
chapter placement.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The note identifies the relevant four months as Shawl, Dhu'lkaada, Dhu'lhajja,
and Moharram, while also reporting another computation from the tenth of Dhu'lhajja.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: The note identifies the day of the greater pilgrimage as the tenth of Dhu'lhajja,
when victims are slain at Mina and pilgrimage ceremonies are completed.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: The note says Mohammed committed the promulgation of the chapter to Ali, who
rode from Medina to Mecca on the prophet's slit-eared camel.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: Ali is described as standing before the assembly at al Akaba, identifying
himself as the messenger of the apostle of God, reading verses, and announcing
four commands.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: The four commands reported in the note concern exclusion of idolaters from
the temple of Mecca after that year, prohibition of naked circumambulation of
the Caaba, entry into paradise only for true believers, and the keeping of public
faith.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: Divine source of the declaration and the one said to disgrace unbelievers.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God's apostle
description: The apostle associated with God in issuing the declaration and being
clear of idolaters.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Idolaters
description: Those with whom a league had been made and to whom the declaration
of immunity or discharge is addressed.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:9
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Unbelievers / those who believe not
description: Those whom the passage says God will disgrace and to whom painful punishment
is denounced.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: People at the greater pilgrimage
description: The audience to whom a declaration from God and his apostle is made
on the day of the greater pilgrimage.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: Named in the notes as the one who renounced league with those who would
not receive him as apostle of God or submit to tribute, and as the one who committed
the proclamation to Ali.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Ali
description: The person said in the note to ride from Medina to Mecca and proclaim
the chapter before the assembly.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: True believers
description: The group named in Ali's reported command as those who shall enter
paradise.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: declaring authority
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
basis: The declaration is said to come from God and his apostle; the notes describe
Mohammed as directing or renouncing league in this context.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:2
label: addressed audience
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:5
basis: The declaration is addressed to idolaters and to the people on the day of
the greater pilgrimage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: proclamation messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Ali is described as carrying the promulgation, standing before the assembly,
reading verses, and announcing commands.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: recipients of warning or punishment
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:4
basis: The passage says God will disgrace the unbelievers and that painful punishment
is to be denounced to those who believe not.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: excluded from sanctuary after fixed time
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Ali's reported first command says no idolater is to come near the temple
of Mecca after that year.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:6
label: admitted to paradise
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Ali's reported third command says none but true believers shall enter paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: declaration of immunity
literal_form: formal declaration from God and his apostle concerning idolaters and
prior leagues
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: four-month interval
literal_form: four months during which the addressed idolaters may go securely in
the earth
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: greater pilgrimage day
literal_form: the tenth of Dhu'lhajja, associated in the note with sacrifice at
Mina and completion of pilgrimage ceremonies
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:4
label: temple of Mecca
literal_form: the temple of Mecca, from which idolaters are barred after that year
in Ali's reported command
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:5
label: Caaba circumambulation
literal_form: compassing the Caaba, specifically with future prohibition against
doing so naked
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: paradise
literal_form: paradise, into which Ali's reported command says none but true believers
shall enter
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:7
label: slit-eared camel
literal_form: the prophet's slit-eared camel ridden by Ali from Medina to Mecca
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Opening declaration of immunity
summary: A declaration from God and his apostle addresses idolaters bound by league,
gives a four-month secure interval, and warns that God cannot be weakened and
will disgrace unbelievers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Announcement at the greater pilgrimage
summary: On the day of the greater pilgrimage, a declaration is made to the people
that God and his apostle are clear of the idolaters, with repentance urged and
painful punishment warned for unbelief.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Explanatory note on the chapter's form and timing
summary: Sale's note explains the absence of the Bismillah, links it to the removal
of security or to disputes over the chapter's placement, and reports traditions
about the chapter's revelation.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Ali's proclamation at Mecca
summary: The notes report that Mohammed sent Ali from Medina to Mecca to proclaim
the chapter at al Akaba during the pilgrimage assembly and to announce four commands
concerning idolaters, the temple, the Caaba, paradise, and public faith.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: dissolution or restriction of covenant after a fixed term
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: The passage centers on a declaration concerning idolaters with whom a league
had been made, allowing a four-month interval and then ending or restricting security;
the note explicitly interprets this as discharge from truce or league after that
time.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage concerns political-religious league and immunity rather than
a covenant ceremony in the narrow ritual sense.
- id: motif:2
label: divine warning and punishment for unbelief
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage says God will disgrace unbelievers and commands denunciation
of painful punishment to those who do not believe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage announces punishment but does not narrate an enacted judgment
scene.
- id: motif:3
label: public proclamation at sacred assembly
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The text places a declaration on the day of the greater pilgrimage, and the
note describes Ali proclaiming verses and commands before the assembly at al Akaba.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: No matching supplied taxonomy family directly names pilgrimage proclamation;
label remains descriptive.
- id: motif:4
label: sanctuary access restricted to approved worshippers
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Ali's reported commands exclude idolaters from the temple of Mecca after
that year, prohibit naked circumambulation of the Caaba, and limit paradise to
true believers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: This is an institutional-religious rule cluster in the note, not a narrative
episode in the main verses.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: Sale's note reports that the argument of this chapter bears a near resemblance
to the preceding chapter, contributing to a dispute over whether the two chapters
were one or distinct.
claim_level: same_function
target: the preceding chapter of the Koran in Sale's note
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The note states resemblance in argument but does not specify exact
shared motifs or detailed parallels in the supplied passage.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: citation
locator: lines 17735-17737
quote_or_summary: Chapter IX is entitled “The Declaration of Immunity” and described
as revealed at Medina.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; short citation/summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 17739-17740
quote_or_summary: "“A DECLARATION of immunity from GOD and his apostle, unto the
idolaters, with whom ye have entered into league.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; short quotation used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 17741-17743
quote_or_summary: The addressed group may go securely in the earth for four months;
they are told they cannot weaken God, and God will disgrace unbelievers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 17744-17749
quote_or_summary: A declaration on the day of the greater pilgrimage states that
God and his apostle are clear of idolaters; repentance is urged, and painful punishment
is announced for those who believe not.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 17751-17770
quote_or_summary: The note explains the chapter's title, omission of the Bismillah,
removal of security after a fixed time, dispute over chapter placement, resemblance
to the preceding chapter, and traditions about its revelation.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 17784-17788
quote_or_summary: The note identifies the four months as Shawl, Dhu'lkaada, Dhu'lhajja,
and Moharram, while reporting another reckoning from the tenth of Dhu'lhajja.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 17789-17796
quote_or_summary: The greater pilgrimage is identified with the tenth of Dhu'lhajja,
when victims are slain at Mina and pilgrimage ceremonies are completed; explanations
for the term “greater” are given.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summary used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 17797-17801
quote_or_summary: The note says Mohammed committed promulgation of the chapter to
Ali, who rode the prophet's slit-eared camel from Medina to Mecca and stood before
the assembly at al Akaba.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summary used.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 17801-17807
quote_or_summary: 'Ali reads verses and announces four things: no idolater near
the temple of Mecca after that year; no naked compassing of the Caaba; only true
believers enter paradise; public faith is to be kept.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The main declarations and explanatory notes are explicit. Motif labels are
cautious, especially where the supplied taxonomy lacks exact categories for pilgrimage
proclamation or sanctuary regulation.
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: |-
Extraction uses only the supplied passage and metadata. Taxonomy references are limited to supplied motif families where directly supportable.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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