batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l18617-l18694
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l18617-l18694
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 18617-18694
start: '18617'
end: '18694'
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 contrasts people awaiting God's decree, builders of a harmful
temple or mosque, a pious temple where purified men pray, and a parable of a building
founded either on fear of God or on an eroding bank that collapses into hell-fire.
It then states that God has purchased the souls and substance of true believers
in exchange for paradise, on condition that they fight for God's cause, whether
slaying or being slain.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Some persons wait in suspense for God's decree, whether punishment or pardon.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A group built a temple or mosque described as intended to harm the faithful,
propagate infidelity, foment division, and provide a lurking place for one who
had fought against God and the apostle.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: obs:3
text: The builders swear that they intended only good, but God is said to witness
that they lie.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The apostle is commanded not to stand to pray in the harmful temple.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: A different temple is described as founded on piety from its first day and
as containing men who love to be purified.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: obs:6
text: The passage contrasts a building founded on fear of God and good will with
one founded on the brink of a water-washed bank that falls with its builder into
the fire of hell.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The harmful building is said to remain an occasion of doubt in the builders'
hearts until their hearts are cut in pieces.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:9
- id: obs:8
text: God is said to have purchased from true believers their souls and substance,
promising paradise in return.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The promised exchange is conditioned on believers fighting for God's cause,
whether they slay or are slain.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The promise is said to be assured by the law, the gospel, and the Koran.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: A note identifies the pious temple with the mosque of Koba in one tradition,
while another tradition identifies it with the mosque Mohammed built at Medina.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: Divine actor who decrees punishment or pardon, witnesses falsehood,
loves the clean, does not direct the ungodly, and purchases believers' souls and
substance in exchange for paradise.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: True believers
description: The faithful or true believers, including those whose souls and substance
God purchases and those who fight for God's cause.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Builders of the harmful temple
description: People who built a temple or mosque described as harmful, divisive,
and deceptive in their stated intention.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Apostle / Mohammed
description: The apostle is connected with God's cause and is commanded not to pray
in the harmful temple; the note identifies him as Mohammed in the mosque traditions.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Men who love to be purified
description: Men located in the pious temple, described as loving purification and,
in the note, associated with washing practices.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:10
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Abu Amer, the monk
description: A note identifies the lurking-place figure as Abu Amer, a monk and
enemy of Mohammed who opposed him and went to Syria.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God's decree may punish or turn toward those awaiting judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: witness of concealed intention
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is described as witness that the harmful temple builders lie about their
intentions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: divine purchaser and promiser
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God purchases believers' souls and substance and promises paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: faithful community
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage describes the harmful temple as hurting the faithful and fomenting
division among true believers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: combatants in God's cause
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: True believers fight for God's cause, whether they slay or are slain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: deceptive divisive builders
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They build a harmful temple and swear falsely that they meant only good.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: apostolic recipient of command
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The command not to pray in the harmful temple is directed to the apostolic
figure in the passage context.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: purified worshippers
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: They are described as men who love to be purified in the pious temple.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:10
- id: role:9
label: enemy and intended beneficiary of lurking place
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The note identifies Abu Amer as the enemy for whom the place was allegedly
prepared.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: harmful temple
literal_form: A temple or mosque built to harm the faithful, spread infidelity,
divide believers, and serve as a lurking place.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: sym:2
label: pious temple
literal_form: A temple founded on piety from its first day, where men who love purification
are present.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: sym:3
label: unstable bank washed by waters
literal_form: A bank of earth washed away by waters, causing the building and its
founder to fall.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: fire of hell
literal_form: The fire of hell into which the unstable building and its founder
fall.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: divine contract
literal_form: God's purchase of believers' souls and substance in exchange for promised
paradise.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: purifying water
literal_form: Water used in legal washing after stones, described in the translator's
note on purification.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Suspense before divine decree
summary: Some persons await God's decision, with punishment and pardon both presented
as possibilities.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Exposure of the harmful temple
summary: A temple is described as built for harm, unbelief, division, and a hiding
place for an enemy; the builders deny ill intention, but God declares their denial
false.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:3
label: Command to avoid the harmful temple and prefer the pious one
summary: The apostolic figure is commanded not to pray in the harmful temple; a
temple founded on piety is preferred and associated with purified men.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: scene:4
label: Parable of two foundations
summary: A righteous foundation on fear of God is contrasted with an unstable foundation
on a water-eroded bank collapsing into hell-fire.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Divine purchase of believers
summary: God purchases believers' souls and goods, promising paradise if they fight
in God's cause, whether killing or being killed; the promise is linked to the
law, gospel, and Koran.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment of concealed intention
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: God decides punishment or pardon, witnesses the builders' lie, and denies
guidance to the ungodly.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage frames this primarily as moral and legal instruction rather
than narrative myth.
- id: motif:2
label: righteous and unrighteous sacred foundations
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The pious temple is contrasted with the harmful temple and with a building
founded on an eroding bank that collapses into hell-fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: No available taxonomy item directly covers sacred architecture or foundation
symbolism; divine_judgment is used because the collapse leads to hell-fire and
ungodly rejection.
- id: motif:3
label: sacred exchange of life and goods for paradise
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
- covenant
basis: God purchases the believers' souls and substance and promises paradise under
a stated condition.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage uses commercial contract language in translation; the exact
nuance may depend on Arabic wording and exegetical context.
- id: motif:4
label: martial self-offering in God's cause
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: Believers receive the promised exchange on condition that they fight for
God's cause, whether they slay or are slain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not explicitly call the fighting a sacrifice; this is
a candidate motif based on the conditional offering of life.
- id: motif:5
label: purity and divine favor
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The pious temple contains men who love to be purified, and God is said to
love the clean.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: No supplied motif-family taxonomy item directly corresponds to ritual
purity.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage itself presents God's promise or contract with believers as attested
by the law, the gospel, and the Koran, supporting a cautious comparison of scriptural
promise or covenant language across these named corpora.
claim_level: same_function
target: the law, the gospel, and the Koran as named scriptural witnesses
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage does not quote the law or gospel, and the comparison rests
only on their explicit mention as validating the promise.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 18617-18619
quote_or_summary: Some others await God's decree, whether punishment or divine turning
toward them; God is knowing and wise.
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 18620-18625
quote_or_summary: Some build a temple to hurt the faithful, propagate infidelity,
create division among believers, and serve as a lurking place for one who fought
against God and the apostle; they swear they meant good, but God witnesses that
they lie.
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 18626-18630
quote_or_summary: The apostolic figure is told not to pray there; a temple founded
on piety is more fitting, and it contains men who love to be purified, while God
loves the clean.
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 18631-18638
quote_or_summary: A building founded on fear of God and good will is contrasted
with one founded on the edge of a water-washed bank that collapses with its founder
into hell-fire; the building remains a cause of doubt in the builders' hearts
until their hearts are cut apart.
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 18639-18645
quote_or_summary: God purchases the souls and substance of true believers, promises
paradise, and conditions the exchange on fighting for God's cause, whether slaying
or being slain; the promise is said to be due by the law, gospel, and Koran.
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 18663-18671
quote_or_summary: The note identifies Abu Amer the monk as an enemy of Mohammed
who opposed him and retreated to Syria after conflict.
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 18649-18662
quote_or_summary: A note explains a tradition in which rival groups built mosques;
Mohammed was asked to pray in the second, but revelation exposed its hypocrisy,
after which named men demolished and burned it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 18673-18677
quote_or_summary: A note identifies the pious temple as the mosque of Koba in one
account, or the mosque Mohammed built at Medina in another tradition.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 18688-18691
quote_or_summary: A note reports interpretations of the cutting of hearts as deprivation
of judgment or as punishment by death, sepulchral torment, or hell.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 18678-18687
quote_or_summary: A note recounts Mohammed questioning the Ansars about belief,
patience, thankfulness, and legal washing; they say they use stones and then wash
with water, after which the Quranic words on purification are repeated.
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: medium
notes: The extraction is based only on the supplied English passage and translator
notes. Motif assignments are conservative and limited to available taxonomy items.
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: |-
Translator footnotes are treated as part of the supplied passage metadata and cited separately from the translated Quranic passage.
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