batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l20003-l20084
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l20003-l20084
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER X. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XI. / IN THE
NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 20003-20084
start: '20003'
end: '20084'
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: that shall be a day, whereon all men shall be assembled
summary: The passage describes divine punishment of unjust cities, warns of the
Last Day when all people are assembled and judged, contrasts hell fire for the
miserable with paradise for the happy, recalls disputes over Moses's book of law
and the Koran, and exhorts steadfastness, avoidance of injustice, prayer, good
works, and patience.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage states that the invoked gods besides God gave no advantage when
the Lord's decree came to be executed.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Lord's punishment of unjust cities is described as grievous and severe.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The passage identifies a future day on which all men shall be assembled and
witness shall be borne.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: On that day no soul may speak in excuse or intercession except by God's permission.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The passage divides people into miserable and happy groups.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The miserable are thrown into hell fire and wail there.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The happy are admitted into paradise and receive uninterrupted bounty.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: The passage says Moses was formerly given the book of the law and that disputes
arose among his people concerning it.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: The addressed recipient and those converted with him are commanded to be steadfast
and not to transgress.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The passage commands regular prayer morning, evening, and in the former part
of the night, and states that good works drive away evils.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: GOD / LORD
description: The divine figure whose decree comes, who punishes, permits speech,
rewards works, protects, sees actions, and effects what he pleases.
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: unjust cities / unjust people
description: Cities and people described as unjust and subject to severe punishment.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: gods invoked besides God
description: Objects of invocation said to be of no advantage when the Lord's decree
came.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: all men / souls on the Last Day
description: All people are assembled; souls cannot speak except by God's permission.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: the miserable
description: Those thrown into hell fire, where they wail and bemoan themselves.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: the happy
description: Those admitted into paradise and given uninterrupted bounty.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Moses
description: Figure formerly given the book of the law.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Moses's people
description: People among whom disputes arose concerning the book of the law.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: addressed recipient and converts with him
description: The addressed party and those converted with him are told to be steadfast
and not to transgress.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine punisher and judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Lord's decree and punishment are executed; the Last Day occurs under
God's permission.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: rewarder of works
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says the Lord will render to everyone the reward of their works
and not let the reward of the righteous perish.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: protector and observer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says there are no protectors except God and that he sees what
people do.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: punished unjust collective
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The unjust cities are described as receiving severe divine punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: ineffective invoked powers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The invoked gods besides God are said to be of no advantage and a detriment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: assembled and judged humanity
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: All men are assembled on the day, and souls may not speak except by God's
permission.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: condemned group
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The miserable are thrown into hell fire and wail there.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: blessed group
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The happy are admitted into paradise and receive uninterrupted bounty.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:9
label: recipient of revealed law
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Moses is said to have been given the book of the law.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:10
label: disputing community
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Disputes arose among Moses's people concerning the book of the law.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:11
label: exhorted believers
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The addressed recipient and converts are commanded to be steadfast and avoid
transgression.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: hell fire
literal_form: fire of hell into which the miserable are thrown; fire that may touch
those who incline to the unjust
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
- divine_judgment
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: paradise
literal_form: place into which the happy are admitted, with continuing bliss and
bounty
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: Last Day assembly
literal_form: a determined day when all men are assembled and witness is borne
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: book of the law and Koran
literal_form: revealed texts named as the book of the law given to Moses and the
Koran concerning which people are in doubt
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Punishment of unjust cities
summary: The passage says invoked gods failed to help when the Lord's decree came,
and that the Lord severely punished unjust cities.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Assembly and restriction of speech on the Last Day
summary: A future determined day is described when all men are assembled, witness
is borne, and souls may speak only by God's permission.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Separation into hell fire and paradise
summary: The miserable are thrown into hell fire, while the happy are admitted into
paradise with continuing bounty.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Disputed revelation and recompense
summary: Moses received the book of the law, disputes arose concerning it, people
are in doubt concerning the Koran, and the Lord will reward everyone's works.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Exhortation to steadfast prayer and good works
summary: The addressed recipient and converts are told to be steadfast, avoid unjust
people, pray at stated times, do good works, and persevere patiently.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment of unjust cities and all souls
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage links punishment of unjust cities with a future Last Day when
all people are assembled, judged, and separated into misery or happiness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives theological judgment imagery but does not narrate a
full trial scene in detail.
- id: motif:2
label: eschatological separation into hell fire and paradise
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The miserable are assigned to hell fire and the happy to paradise, each described
as enduring according to the Lord's will.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: This is an outcome pattern rather than a journey or map of the afterlife.
- id: motif:3
label: ineffective false gods at the moment of divine decree
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The gods invoked besides God are said to provide no advantage when the Lord's
decree is executed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states the failure of invoked gods but does not provide a
separate mythic episode about them.
- id: motif:4
label: revealed book disputed by a community
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Moses receives the book of the law, disputes arise among his people concerning
it, and the addressed community is described as doubtful concerning the Koran.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The wisdom taxonomy link is based on revealed instruction and dispute;
the passage does not explicitly personify Wisdom.
- id: motif:5
label: ritual prayer and good works averting evils
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage commands prayer at specified times and states that good works
drive away evils.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives ethical-religious instruction rather than a narrative
myth episode.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage fits the divine_judgment motif family through its sequence of
divine punishment, Last Day assembly, restricted intercession, and differentiated
destinies.
claim_level: same_motif
target: divine_judgment
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This claim compares only to the supplied taxonomy label, not to a specific
external text or historical transmission.
- id: claim:2
claim: 'The passage uses fire with the same punitive function as a judgment symbol:
the miserable enter hell fire and the unjust are warned that fire may touch them.'
claim_level: same_function
target: fire as punitive judgment symbol
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage concerns hell fire, not world-destroying fire or a broader
fire myth.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 20021-20027
quote_or_summary: Invoked gods besides God do not help when the Lord's decree comes;
the Lord's punishment of unjust cities is grievous and severe.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 20028-20035
quote_or_summary: The passage describes a determined Last Day when all men are assembled,
witness is borne, and no soul may speak except by God's permission; people are
divided into miserable and happy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 20036-20044
quote_or_summary: The miserable are thrown into hell fire and wail; the happy are
admitted into paradise and receive uninterrupted bounty according to the Lord's
will.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 20045-20052
quote_or_summary: The passage says people worship what their fathers worshipped;
Moses was given the book of the law, disputes arose concerning it, people doubt
the Koran, and the Lord will reward works.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 20053-20060
quote_or_summary: The addressed recipient and converts are commanded to be steadfast,
avoid transgression and inclination toward the unjust, pray morning, evening,
and early night, do good works, and persevere patiently.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Core extraction is direct from the supplied English passage. Motif labels
are conservative and tied to supplied taxonomy where supported; broader comparative
claims are limited to motif-family/function alignment.
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. Opening footnotes about earlier material were not emphasized because the main passage-level motifs are judgment, afterlife recompense, revelation, and ethical exhortation.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg__l20003-l20084
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