batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l21077-l21165
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l21077-l21165
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER XII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XIII. / IN
THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 21077-21165
start: '21077'
end: '21165'
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 addresses a prophet sent with revelation to a nation that does
not believe. It describes hypothetical miraculous signs, warns unbelievers of
punishment, describes paradise and hell, commands worship of God alone, identifies
the Koran as an Arabic rule of judgment, states that earlier apostles had families
and signs only by God's permission, and affirms God's judgment, knowledge, and
witness.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The addressed messenger is sent to a nation preceded by other nations, to
rehearse what has been revealed, while the nation does not believe in the merciful
God.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: 'The passage names hypothetical effects of a revealed Koran: mountains removed,
the earth cleaved, and the dead made to speak; it states that the matter belongs
wholly to God.'
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Unbelievers are said to be afflicted by adversity because of what they have
committed until God's promise comes.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Apostles before the addressed messenger were mocked; the infidels were allowed
enjoyment for a time and were afterward punished.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: God is described as standing over every soul to observe what it commits.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The passage rejects attributed companions of God and says those whom God causes
to err have no director.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The pious are promised paradise watered by rivers, with perpetual food and
shade; infidels are assigned hell fire.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Some recipients of scripture rejoice at what has been revealed, while some
confederates deny part of it.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: The addressed speaker is commanded to worship God alone, give God no companion,
call upon God, and return to God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: The Koran is described as sent down as a rule of judgment in Arabic.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: Former apostles are said to have had wives and children, and no apostle had
power to bring a sign except by God's permission.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: Every age is said to have its book of revelation, and the original of the
book is with God.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: The messenger's task is preaching, while inquisition and judgment belong to
God.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:14
text: God is described as judging without reversal, taking account swiftly, mastering
subtle devices, and knowing what every soul deserves.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / the Lord / the merciful God
description: The divine figure who sends revelation, directs or causes to err, observes
every soul, punishes, promises paradise, judges, takes account, and has the original
of the book.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Addressed messenger
description: The addressee sent to rehearse revelation, commanded to worship God
alone, and assigned the task of preaching.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Unbelievers / infidels
description: Those who do not believe, attribute companions to God, are afflicted
and punished, and are assigned hell fire.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:10
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: The pious / those who fear God
description: Those promised paradise as reward.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Recipients of scripture
description: Those given scriptures, some of whom rejoice at what has been revealed.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Confederates who deny part of the revelation
description: A group among the confederates who deny part of what has been revealed.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Former apostles / earlier prophets
description: Earlier messengers who were mocked; former apostles also had wives
and children and could bring signs only by God's permission.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Attributed companions of God
description: Unnamed companions attributed to God by the unbelievers; the passage
challenges their naming and denies their status.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge and accountant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God observes every soul, judges without reversal, takes account swiftly,
punishes, and assigns paradise or hell.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:2
label: revealer and source of authority
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God sends revelation, controls signs, and possesses the original of the book.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: messenger or apostle
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:7
basis: The addressed figure is sent to rehearse revelation and preach; earlier apostles
are named as predecessors.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: unbelieving opponents
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They disbelieve, attribute companions to God, and are threatened with punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: rewarded righteous
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Those who fear God are promised paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: scriptural recipients
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: They are described as those to whom scriptures were given and who rejoice
at the revelation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: partial deniers of revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Some confederates deny part of what has been revealed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: rejected divine associates
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The passage challenges the attribution of companions to God and commands
giving God no companion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: revealed Koran
literal_form: Koran / revelation / Arabic rule of judgment
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: sym:2
label: mountains moved by revelation
literal_form: mountains removed
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: earth cleaved
literal_form: earth cleaved in sunder
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: dead made to speak
literal_form: the dead caused to speak
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: paradisal rivers
literal_form: paradise watered by rivers
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: perpetual food and shade
literal_form: food is perpetual, and its shade also
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: hell fire
literal_form: hell fire
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:8
label: book of revelation
literal_form: every age hath its book of revelation; original of the book with God
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Sending of the messenger with revelation
summary: The divine speaker states that the messenger has been sent to rehearse
revelation to a disbelieving nation and to affirm trust and return to God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Miraculous signs subordinated to God's will
summary: The passage imagines revelation capable of moving mountains, cleaving the
earth, or making the dead speak, but states that the matter belongs to God and
that guidance depends on God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: scene:3
label: Warning and judgment of unbelievers
summary: Unbelievers are warned of adversity, punishment in this life and the next,
and lack of protection against God; past mockers of apostles were punished.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Paradise and hell as contrasting rewards
summary: Paradise is described as watered by rivers with perpetual food and shade
for those who fear God, while infidels receive hell fire.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Reception and denial of revelation among scripture communities
summary: Some who were given scriptures rejoice at the revelation, while some confederates
deny part of it; the messenger is commanded to worship God alone.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Book, signs, and divine accounting
summary: The Koran is identified as an Arabic rule of judgment; earlier apostles
had families and signs only by God's permission; every age has a book, and God
retains the original, judges, and takes account.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine judgment with paradise and hell
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage repeatedly states that God observes every soul, punishes unbelievers,
judges without reversal, takes swift account, and assigns paradise to the pious
and hell fire to infidels.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The motif is theological and didactic rather than a narrative trial scene.
- id: motif:2
label: Revelation as authoritative book and rule of judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The Koran is described as revealed guidance, an Arabic rule of judgment,
and part of a sequence in which every age has its book, while the original book
is with God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference 'wisdom' is broad; the passage specifically emphasizes
revelation and legal-judgment authority.
- id: motif:3
label: Miraculous sign demanded or imagined
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage imagines a Koran by which mountains are removed, the earth cleaved,
or the dead caused to speak; the note identifies these as miracles demanded by
the Koreish.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The signs are hypothetical or polemical in the passage, not narrated as
performed events.
- id: motif:4
label: Dead caused to speak as proof
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage names the dead being caused to speak as a hypothetical sign;
the note explains this as a request to raise ancestors to witness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
confidence: low
cautions: This is not a full resurrection episode; it is a hypothetical demanded
sign in a theological argument.
- id: motif:5
label: Return to God
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: The speaker affirms trust in God and return to God, and later says the messenger
calls upon God and shall return to him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage uses return in a devotional and eschatological sense, not
as a completed journey narrative.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage fits the divine_judgment motif family through its pattern of
divine observation, punishment, accounting, and opposed afterlife rewards.
claim_level: same_motif
target: divine_judgment
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:9
- ev:10
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage is exhortative scripture rather than a mythic narrative
with named judged individuals.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage supports comparison with a broad revealed-wisdom pattern in which
sacred knowledge is transmitted as an authoritative book under divine control.
claim_level: same_function
target: wisdom / revealed book pattern
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The supplied taxonomy lacks a specific 'revealed book' category; 'wisdom'
is only an approximate functional match.
- id: claim:3
claim: The imagined movement of mountains, cleaving of earth, and speech of the
dead form a sign-miracle pattern, but the passage stresses that such signs depend
on God's permission rather than on the messenger's independent power.
claim_level: same_function
target: miraculous sign pattern
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: No historical contact or cross-tradition derivation is indicated by
the passage.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 21077-21082
quote_or_summary: The divine speaker says the messenger has been sent to a nation
to rehearse revelation; the confession states trust in the Lord and return to
him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 21083-21088
quote_or_summary: "“mountains should be removed,” “the earth cleaved in sunder,”
and “the dead be caused to speak”; the matter belongs wholly to God."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 21089-21094
quote_or_summary: Adversity afflicts unbelievers until God's promise; earlier apostles
were mocked, and the infidels were later punished.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 21095-21103
quote_or_summary: God observes every soul, the attribution of companions to God
is challenged, those whom God causes to err have no director, and punishment in
the next life is more grievous.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 21104-21107
quote_or_summary: Paradise is “watered by rivers,” with perpetual food and shade;
the reward of infidels is “hell fire.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 21108-21113
quote_or_summary: Those given scriptures rejoice at the revelation, while some confederates
deny part of it; the messenger is commanded to worship God alone and give him
no companion.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 21114-21121, note f
quote_or_summary: 'The note explains the named miracles as demands from the Koreish:
removing mountains near Mecca, rapid travel by wind, or raising ancestors such
as Kosai Ebn Kelb to witness.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary of note.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 21149-21155
quote_or_summary: The Koran is sent down as an Arabic rule of judgment; former apostles
had wives and children; signs require God's permission; every age has a book of
revelation, and the original book is with God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 21156-21161
quote_or_summary: Whether punishment is shown to the messenger or he dies before
it, preaching belongs to him and inquisition to God; God judges and none reverses
his judgment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 21162-21165
quote_or_summary: Former opponents devised plots; God is master of every subtle
device, knows what every soul deserves, and is a sufficient witness, along with
one who understands the scriptures.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal extraction is strong for judgment, revelation, signs, paradise, and
hell. Motif taxonomy mapping is less certain for revelation-as-wisdom and return-to-God
because the available taxonomy is broad.
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 supplied passage and metadata were used. Footnotes were treated as part of the supplied passage text but kept distinct in evidence where relevant.
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