batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l21470-l21482
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l21470-l21482
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER XIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XIV. / IN
THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 21470-21482
start: '21470'
end: '21482'
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: Translator notes explain possible meanings of a statement about not tasting
death or not being raised to judgment after death; identify the Adites and Thamdites
as referenced peoples; note histories, monuments, and traditions about judgments
that befell them; and describe a Muslim expectation that at the last day the earth
and heavens will be transformed.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: 'The note gives two possible explanations: continuing in the world forever
without tasting death, or not being raised to judgment after death.'
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Adites and Thamdites are identified as the peoples meant in the note.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The note mentions histories revealed in the Koran, remaining monuments, houses
of the Thamdites, and traditions about terrible judgments that befell those peoples.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The note states that Muslims suppose an event will occur at the last day,
when the earth becomes white and even, or according to some, silver, and the heavens
become gold.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Adites
description: A people identified in the note and associated with remembered terrible
judgments.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Thamdites
description: A people identified in the note; their houses are mentioned among remaining
monuments, and they are associated with remembered terrible judgments.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Muslims
description: The note attributes to Muslims a supposition about what will happen
at the last day.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: peoples who suffered remembered judgments
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: The note links these peoples with histories, monuments, traditions, and terrible
judgments that befell them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: believers in last-day transformation
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The note says Muslims suppose the last-day transformation will occur.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: earth transformed at the last day
literal_form: earth becoming white and even, or of silver
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: heavens transformed at the last day
literal_form: heavens of gold
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: remaining monuments of judged peoples
literal_form: monuments remaining, including houses of the Thamdites
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Death and postmortem judgment explained
summary: A note interprets the passage as referring either to not dying and continuing
in this world forever, or to not being raised to judgment after death.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Judged ancient peoples remembered
summary: The Adites and Thamdites are identified as the peoples in view, with histories,
monuments, houses, and traditions preserving memory of judgments that befell them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Last-day transformation of earth and heavens
summary: The note reports a Muslim expectation that at the last day the earth and
heavens will be altered in color, surface, or substance.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: resurrection to judgment after death
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
- divine_judgment
basis: The note explicitly mentions being raised to judgment after death as one
possible interpretation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: This is a translator's explanatory note rather than a continuous narrative
episode.
- id: motif:2
label: ancient peoples as examples of divine judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The note identifies the Adites and Thamdites and refers to traditions of
terrible judgments that befell them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage summarizes remembered judgments but does not narrate the judgments
themselves.
- id: motif:3
label: last-day cosmic transformation
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The note connects the last day with transformation of the earth and heavens.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage reports an exegetical supposition and gives variant descriptions;
it does not give a full eschatological sequence.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 21470-21471
quote_or_summary: The note explains a phrase as meaning either not tasting death
and continuing forever in this world, or not being raised to judgment after death.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: line 21472
quote_or_summary: The note identifies the referenced peoples as the Adites and Thamdites.
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 21473-21476
quote_or_summary: The note refers to Koranic histories, remaining monuments such
as houses of the Thamdites, and traditions of terrible judgments that befell those
peoples.
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 21477-21479
quote_or_summary: The note says Muslims suppose that at the last day the earth will
become white and even, or silver according to some, and the heavens gold.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: citation
locator: lines 21481-21482
quote_or_summary: The notes cite Al Zamakhshari, Yahya, and a preliminary discourse
section.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; citation summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage consists of translator footnotes and citations, not a primary
narrative passage; motifs are extracted from the explanatory content only.
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 make a comparative claim beyond internal exegetical explanation.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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