batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l18697-l18768
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l18697-l18768
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 18697-18768
start: '18697'
end: '18768'
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 promises paradise to the penitent and obedient, forbids the
prophet and believers from praying for idolaters known to be destined for hell,
cites Abraham’s withdrawal from praying for his father after his opposition to
God became known, affirms God’s sovereignty over heaven, earth, life, and death,
and describes divine reconciliation with the prophet, the Mohajer, the Ansrs,
and three men who had been left behind and repented.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Penitent worshippers who serve, praise, fast, bow down, command justice, forbid
evil, and keep God’s ordinances are promised reward with paradise.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The prophet and true believers are told not to pray for idolaters, even if
they are kin, once it is known that those idolaters are inhabitants of hell.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Abraham’s request for forgiveness for his father is described as based on
a promise, and Abraham declared himself clear of his father when he knew him to
be an enemy of God.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: God is said not to lead people into error after directing them until what
they should avoid has been made known to them.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The kingdom of heaven and earth is said to belong to God, who gives life and
causes death.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: God is described as reconciled to the prophet, the Mohajer, and the Ansrs
who followed him in an hour of distress after some hearts nearly swerved from
duty.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Three persons who were left behind experienced the earth as too narrow despite
its spaciousness and concluded that there was no refuge from God except recourse
to him.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: An explanatory note identifies the expedition of Tabuc as a setting of extreme
heat, scarce provisions and water, shared riding animals, and minimal food.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine figure who rewards, forbids, knows, owns heaven and earth,
gives life, causes death, and is reconciled to repentant people.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the prophet
description: The prophet is addressed regarding prayer for idolaters and is described
as reconciled with God after the hour of distress.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: true believers / faithful
description: Believers are instructed not to pray for certain idolaters and are
associated with good tidings and obedience.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Abraham
description: Abraham had asked forgiveness for his father because of a promise,
then declared himself clear of him when his father’s enmity to God became known;
he is called pitiful and compassionate.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Abraham’s father
description: The father of Abraham is described as the one for whom Abraham asked
forgiveness and later as an enemy of God.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: the Mohajer and the Ansrs
description: Groups who followed the prophet in the hour of distress and were reconciled
with God.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: the three who were left behind
description: Three persons left behind who suffered constriction, recognized no
refuge except God, and were turned toward repentance.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: idolaters
description: Persons for whom prayer is forbidden once it is known that they are
inhabitants of hell.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge and rewarder
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God rewards obedient penitents with paradise and identifies some as inhabitants
of hell.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: sovereign over life and death
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage states that God owns heaven and earth, gives life, and causes
death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: merciful reconciler
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is described as turning toward or being reconciled with repentant figures
and groups.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: prophetic recipient of instruction and reconciliation
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The prophet is included in the prohibition on prayer for idolaters and in
the group reconciled to God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: obedient community
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The faithful are associated with worship, ordinances, and the rule against
praying for known idolaters.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: precedent of disavowal after knowledge
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Abraham ceases association with his father once his father’s enmity to God
becomes known.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: kin described as enemy of God
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Abraham’s father is identified as an enemy of God after prior prayer for
him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: followers in distress
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The Mohajer and Ansrs followed the prophet in an hour of distress.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: repentant excluded ones
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The three left behind are described as constrained and then turned toward
repentance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: forbidden objects of intercessory prayer after knowledge
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Prayer for idolaters is forbidden after their status as inhabitants of hell
is known.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: paradise
literal_form: paradise as reward for the penitent and obedient
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: hell
literal_form: hell as the declared habitation of some idolaters
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: kingdom of heaven and earth
literal_form: the kingdom of heaven and earth belonging to God
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: constricted earth
literal_form: the earth becoming too straight despite its spaciousness
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: scarce water in distress
literal_form: scarce water during the expedition described in the note
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Reward promised to obedient penitents
summary: A group characterized by repentance, worship, fasting, justice, and observance
of ordinances is promised paradise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Prohibition of prayer for idolaters
summary: The prophet and believers are forbidden to pray for idolaters, even kin,
after their hell-bound state is known.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Abraham separates from his father
summary: Abraham’s prayer for his father is limited by a promise; when the father’s
opposition to God is known, Abraham declares himself clear of him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Divine sovereignty declared
summary: The passage states that God owns heaven and earth, gives life, causes death,
and is the only patron or helper.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Reconciliation after the hour of distress
summary: God is reconciled with the prophet, the Mohajer, and the Ansrs after they
followed in a difficult hour when some nearly swerved.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: scene:6
label: The three left behind repent
summary: Three left-behind persons experience inner and outer constriction, recognize
that refuge from God is only by recourse to God, and are turned toward repentance.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: obedience and penitence rewarded with paradise
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage links specific devotional and ethical actions with reward in
paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The passage states reward and paradise directly; broader eschatological
details are not developed in this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: divine judgment overriding kin intercession
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The prophet and believers are forbidden to pray for idolaters, even kin,
once their hell-bound status is known.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage concerns a specific prohibition and does not describe a judgment
scene.
- id: motif:3
label: Abrahamic precedent for separation from impious kin
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: Abraham’s relation to his father changes when the father’s enmity to God
is known, making divine allegiance supersede kinship obligation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is interpretive; the excerpt itself does not use
the term covenant.
- id: motif:4
label: no refuge from God except recourse to God
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The three left behind find the earth and their souls constricted and conclude
that refuge from God is only through recourse to him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference precisely matches this repentance pattern.
- id: motif:5
label: trial of followers in extreme distress
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: The prophet’s followers are described as remaining with him during an hour
of distress, with the note detailing scarcity, heat, and hardship.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The initiation label is tentative; the passage describes hardship and
reconciliation but not a formal initiation rite.
- id: motif:6
label: divine sovereignty over life, death, heaven, and earth
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage asserts that God owns heaven and earth, gives life, causes death,
and is the only patron or helper.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The statement supports divine authority broadly; explicit judgment is
present elsewhere in the passage rather than in this sentence alone.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: Within the passage, Abraham’s withdrawal from praying for his father functions
as a precedent for the prophet and believers not praying for idolaters known to
be condemned.
claim_level: same_function
target: Abrahamic precedent for refusal of intercession for impious kin
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is an internal comparison made by juxtaposition in the passage;
it does not establish a historical relationship beyond the text’s own use of Abraham
as precedent.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 18697-18700
quote_or_summary: Penitent servants who praise, fast, bow, worship, command justice,
forbid evil, and keep God’s ordinances are promised paradise.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 18701-18704
quote_or_summary: The prophet and true believers may not pray for idolaters, even
kin, after it is known they are inhabitants of hell.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 18705-18709
quote_or_summary: Abraham asked forgiveness for his father only because of a promise;
when the father’s enmity to God became known, Abraham declared himself clear of
him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 18710-18713
quote_or_summary: God does not lead people into error after directing them until
what they must avoid is made known; God knows all things.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 18714-18716
quote_or_summary: "“unto GOD belongeth the kingdom of heaven and of earth; he giveth
life, and he causeth to die”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quote used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 18717-18722
quote_or_summary: God is reconciled to the prophet, the Mohajer, and the Ansrs,
who followed him in an hour of distress when some hearts nearly swerved from duty.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: quote
locator: lines 18723-18728
quote_or_summary: The three left behind found that “there was no refuge from GOD,
otherwise than by having recourse unto him,” and God turned to them so they might
repent.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quote used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: note h, lines 18753-18759
quote_or_summary: The note explains the hour of distress as the expedition of Tabuc,
marked by extreme heat, shared camels, scarce provisions and water, divided dates,
and drinking water from camels’ stomachs.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal extraction is based directly on the passage and notes. Some motif
taxonomy assignments are interpretive and should be reviewed, especially covenant
and initiation.
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 the provided passage and metadata were used. Taxonomy references are limited to the supplied available lists.
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