batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l18771-l18843
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l18771-l18843
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 18771-18843
start: '18771'
end: '18843'
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 exhorts believers to fear God, support the apostle, endure
hardship and expense in defense of religion, organize some members for religious
instruction, fight nearby infidels, and recognize differing responses to new revelation.
It contrasts believers whose faith increases with those whose hearts contain infirmity
and who turn away. It closes by describing an apostle from among the people as
compassionate toward believers and by declaring trust in God, lord of the magnificent
throne.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Believers are told to fear God and be with the sincere.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The inhabitants of Medina and surrounding desert Arabs are criticized for
staying behind the apostle of God or preferring themselves before him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Thirst, labor, hunger, movement that irritates unbelievers, and damage from
the enemy are described as occasions for a good work to be written down for the
believers.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Small or great contributions and passing through a valley are said to be written
down so that God may reward the contributors beyond what they have done.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Not all believers are required to go forth to war; a part may remain to instruct
themselves in religion and admonish their people when they return.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Believers are commanded to wage war against nearby infidels and to show severity,
with the statement that God is with those who fear him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: When a Sura is sent down, believers increase in faith and rejoice, while those
with infirmity in their hearts gain further doubt and die in infidelity.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The doubting group is described as being tried yearly once or twice without
repenting or being warned.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: When a Sura is sent down, some look at one another, ask whether anyone sees
them, and turn aside; God is said to turn aside their hearts from the truth.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: The apostle is described as from the people's own nation, grieved by their
wickedness, careful over them, and compassionate and merciful toward believers.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: If others turn back, the speaker is instructed to say that God is his support,
that there is no God but he, and that he trusts in God, lord of the magnificent
throne.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: A footnote recounts Abu Khaithama leaving garden ease, taking a camel, sword,
and lance, and joining the army after reflecting that the apostle was exposed
to heat and war.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The deity who rewards righteous works, is with those who fear him,
turns aside hearts from truth, supports the speaker, and is lord of the magnificent
throne.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: true believers
description: Those addressed to fear God, support the apostle, endure hardship,
contribute, fight when required, or study religion and admonish their people.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the apostle of God
description: The apostle whom the people should not abandon; later described as
from their own nation, grieved by wickedness, careful over them, and compassionate
toward believers.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:10
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: inhabitants of Medina and surrounding Arabs of the desert
description: Groups named as having no reason to stay behind the apostle or prefer
themselves before him.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: unbelievers or infidels
description: Opponents whom believers may irritate by movement and against whom
nearby believers are told to wage war.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: those with infirmity in their hearts
description: People whose doubt increases when a Sura is sent down and who die in
infidelity.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Abu Khaithama
description: A figure in the footnote who leaves comfort in his garden and joins
the army with camel, sword, and lance.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine rewarder
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is said to write down and reward good works, contributions, and travel.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: divine support and sovereign
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is named as support, the one trusted in, and lord of the magnificent
throne.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:3
label: faithful community
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The address repeatedly speaks to true believers and describes their faith,
obedience, and religious duties.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: religious learners and admonishers
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Some believers are to remain behind, study religion, and admonish their people
on return.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: compassionate apostolic leader
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The apostle is described as concerned, compassionate, and merciful toward
believers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:6
label: criticized stay-behind group
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They are said to have no reason to stay behind the apostle or prefer themselves
before him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: nearby hostile outsiders
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Believers are commanded to wage war against nearby infidels; enemy damage
is also mentioned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: doubting or hypocritical hearers
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: They respond to new Suras with increased doubt, turn aside, and are said
not to understand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:9
label: repentant campaign participant in commentary
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The footnote describes him abandoning ease to join the apostle's army.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: written record of works
literal_form: good works, contributions, and passing a valley are described as written
down for divine recompense
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: Sura sent down
literal_form: a Sura is sent down and causes different responses among hearers
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: sym:3
label: hearts turned aside
literal_form: God shall turn aside their hearts from the truth
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:4
label: magnificent throne
literal_form: the LORD of the magnificent throne
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: sym:5
label: valley passed
literal_form: passing a valley is written down for reward
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Exhortation to support the apostle
summary: Believers are urged to fear God and not remain behind the apostle, because
hardships and enemy damage endured for religion are recorded as good works.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Contribution and travel recorded for reward
summary: Monetary contributions and passage through a valley are described as written
down so that God may reward the believers beyond their deeds.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Division between warfare and religious instruction
summary: The passage states that not all believers need go to war at once; some
should remain to gain religious knowledge and admonish their people.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Command concerning nearby infidels
summary: Believers are commanded to wage war against nearby infidels and to show
severity, while being reminded that God is with those who fear him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Divergent responses to revelation
summary: When a Sura is sent down, believers increase in faith and rejoice, whereas
those with infirm hearts gain doubt, fail to repent under trials, and turn aside.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:6
label: Compassionate apostle and divine support
summary: The apostle is described as compassionate toward believers; if others turn
back, the speaker is instructed to rely on God, lord of the magnificent throne.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: scene:7
label: Footnote example of leaving ease for campaign
summary: The commentary tells of Abu Khaithama leaving shaded garden comfort, taking
military equipment, and joining the army after reflecting on the apostle's hardship.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine recording and recompense of deeds
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Hardships, contributions, and travel are written down as good works so that
God may reward them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes reward and recording more than a final judgment
scene.
- id: motif:2
label: revelation separating faithful from doubting hearers
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: A Sura sent down increases believers' faith and joy, but increases doubt
in those with infirm hearts; their hearts are turned aside from truth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a moral and communal sorting motif within the passage, not an
explicit afterlife judgment.
- id: motif:3
label: religious instruction as communal preservation
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Some believers are to remain from warfare to study religion and admonish
their people when they return.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage frames instruction practically
rather than as a personified wisdom motif.
- id: motif:4
label: trust in divine sovereign support
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The speaker is told to say that God is his support, that there is no God
but he, and that he trusts in God, lord of the magnificent throne.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly matches this motif.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 18771-18772
quote_or_summary: '"O true believers, fear GOD and be with the sincere."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; short quotation used for evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 18772-18776
quote_or_summary: The inhabitants of Medina and nearby desert Arabs are said to
have no reason to stay behind the apostle of God or prefer themselves before him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 18776-18782
quote_or_summary: Thirst, labor, hunger, steps that irritate unbelievers, and enemy
damage in defense of religion are said to be written down as good work, with God
not letting the righteous reward perish.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 18783-18786
quote_or_summary: Small or great contributions and passing through a valley are
written down so that God may reward them with more than they have wrought.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 18787-18791
quote_or_summary: The believers are not all obliged to go to war; some should remain
to learn religion and admonish their people when they return.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 18792-18794
quote_or_summary: Believers are told to wage war against nearby infidels, show severity,
and know that God is with those who fear him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 18795-18799
quote_or_summary: When a Sura is sent down, believers increase in faith and rejoice,
while those with infirm hearts receive added doubt and die in infidelity.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 18800-18801
quote_or_summary: The passage asks whether they see that they are tried once or
twice every year, yet do not repent or receive warning.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 18802-18805
quote_or_summary: When a Sura is sent down, some look at one another, ask if anyone
sees them, and turn aside; God turns aside their hearts because they do not understand.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 18840-18842
quote_or_summary: An apostle from their own nation is described as grieved by their
wickedness, careful over them, and compassionate and merciful toward believers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: quote
locator: lines 18842-18843
quote_or_summary: '"GOD is my support: there is no GOD but he. On him do I trust;
and he is the LORD of the magnificent throne."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; short quotation used for evidence.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: footnote k, lines 18806-18813
quote_or_summary: The footnote says Abu Khaithama left garden comfort, mounted his
camel, took his sword and lance, and joined the army after reflecting on the apostle's
exposure to heat and war.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage and notes. Motif taxonomy
links are limited to broad available categories; no explicit cross-tradition comparison
is made in the passage.
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 support a specific comparison to another text, tradition, or motif family beyond broad candidate taxonomy assignment.
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