batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l22430-l22511
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l22430-l22511
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER XV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XVI. / IN THE
NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 22430-22511
start: '22430'
end: '22511'
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 divine mercy to persecuted believers who persevered,
describes a day when every soul pleads for itself and is repaid justly, gives
a parable of a prosperous city punished for ingratitude, warns Mecca's inhabitants
for rejecting an apostle, gives dietary prohibitions with an exception for necessity,
condemns false declarations of lawful and unlawful things, promises mercy after
repentance, presents Abraham as an obedient monotheistic model, mentions Sabbath
disagreement to be judged on the day of resurrection, and exhorts invitation by
wisdom, proportionate response, patience, and reliance on God.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Lord is said to favor those who fled their country after persecution,
violent compulsion, fighting in defense of the true religion, and patient perseverance.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A day is described when every soul comes to plead for itself and is repaid
according to what it has done without injustice.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: A parable describes a secure and quiet city receiving abundant provisions,
denying God's favor, and then tasting extreme famine and fear because of its deeds.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: An apostle is said to have come to the inhabitants of Mecca from among themselves,
and they accuse him of imposture.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The passage permits lawful and good food from God and forbids carrion, blood,
swine's flesh, and what is slain in the name of any besides God, with an exception
for necessity without lust or willful transgression.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The passage warns against falsely saying with one's tongue that something
is lawful or unlawful in order to devise a lie concerning God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Those who do evil through ignorance and afterward repent and amend are promised
divine grace and mercy after repentance.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Abraham is described as a model of true religion, obedient to God, orthodox,
not an idolater, grateful for benefits, chosen by God, and directed into the right
way.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: The Sabbath is described as appointed for those who differed with their prophet
concerning it, and the Lord is said to judge between them on the day of resurrection.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: The passage instructs invitation to the Lord's way by wisdom and mild exhortation,
proportionate vengeance if vengeance is taken, and patient endurance as better.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / the Lord
description: The divine speaker or agent who favors, forbids, judges, chooses, directs,
assists, and is described as gracious and merciful.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Persecuted believers who fled
description: Those who fled their country after persecution and violent compulsion,
fought in defense of true religion, and persevered patiently.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Every soul
description: Each soul that comes on the appointed day to plead for itself and receive
repayment for its deeds.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Parable city
description: A secure, quiet, abundantly provisioned city that denied God's favor
and was made to taste famine and fear.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Inhabitants of Mecca
description: The people to whom an apostle from among themselves has come and whom
they accuse of imposture.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Apostle to Mecca
description: An apostle said to have come to the inhabitants of Mecca from among
themselves.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Abraham
description: A model of true religion, obedient to God, orthodox, not an idolater,
grateful, chosen, and directed into the right way.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: The addressee of revelation instructing him to follow the religion
of Abraham.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Those who differed concerning the Sabbath
description: A group for whom the Sabbath was appointed after difference with their
prophet, to be judged on the day of resurrection.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: merciful patron
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Lord is repeatedly described as gracious and merciful toward persevering
believers and repentant wrongdoers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: divine judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God repays every soul justly and judges differences on the day of resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:9
- id: role:3
label: lawgiver
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage attributes food permissions and prohibitions to God and condemns
false declarations about lawful and unlawful things.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: persecuted faithful
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: They fled after persecution, were violently compelled, fought in defense
of religion, and persevered.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: accountable soul
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Each soul pleads for itself and is repaid according to its deeds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: ungrateful recipient of divine favor
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The city receives provisions abundantly but denies God's favor and suffers
famine and fear.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: rejecting audience
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The inhabitants accuse the apostle of imposture and are threatened with punishment
while acting unjustly.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: sent apostle
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: An apostle comes to the inhabitants of Mecca from among themselves.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: exemplary monotheist ancestor
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Abraham is called a model of true religion, obedient, orthodox, not an idolater,
chosen, and rightly directed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:10
label: recipient of revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Mohammed is addressed as receiving revelation to follow Abraham's religion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:11
label: religious disputants
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: They differed with their prophet concerning the Sabbath and await divine
judgment about their difference.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: parable city
literal_form: A secure and quiet city with abundant provisions from every side,
later experiencing famine and fear.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: lawful and forbidden foods
literal_form: Lawful good food, contrasted with carrion, blood, swine's flesh, and
animals slain in the name of any besides God.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: way or path of the Lord
literal_form: The way of the Lord, from which some stray and toward which others
are directed.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: sym:4
label: day of resurrection
literal_form: A future day on which the Lord judges between disputants concerning
their differences.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Mercy for persecuted believers
summary: Those who fled under persecution, defended the religion, and persevered
patiently are promised the Lord's grace and mercy.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Every soul pleads and is repaid
summary: A future day is described in which every soul pleads for itself and receives
just repayment for its deeds.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Parable of the ungrateful city
summary: A prosperous and secure city denies God's favor and is made to experience
famine and fear because of its actions.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Rejection of the apostle in Mecca
summary: An apostle from among the inhabitants of Mecca comes to them, but they
accuse him of imposture and are threatened with punishment.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Dietary boundaries and false lawmaking
summary: The passage distinguishes lawful and forbidden foods, allows exception
under necessity, and condemns false speech about lawful and unlawful things.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Abraham as model and revelation to Mohammed
summary: Abraham is presented as an obedient, grateful, non-idolatrous model chosen
and guided by God, and Mohammed is instructed by revelation to follow Abraham's
religion.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:7
label: Sabbath dispute and ethical exhortation
summary: The Sabbath disagreement is referred to divine judgment on the day of resurrection,
followed by commands to invite by wisdom, respond proportionately, and prefer
patience.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: final judgment of individual souls
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
- resurrection
basis: Every soul is described as pleading for itself and being repaid justly; God
also judges disputes on the day of resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives doctrinal statements rather than a detailed narrative
journey through the afterlife.
- id: motif:2
label: divine punishment of an ungrateful community
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The parable city receives abundance, denies God's favor, and is punished
with famine and fear because of what its people did.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The city is explicitly a parable; the note applies it broadly or to Mecca,
but the extraction keeps the literal parabolic form.
- id: motif:3
label: mercy after persecution, perseverance, and repentance
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Lord is favorable to persecuted believers who persevered and to those
who did evil through ignorance and then repented and amended.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No specific available taxonomy reference exactly matches this mercy-and-repentance
pattern.
- id: motif:4
label: sacred boundary between lawful and forbidden food
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage lists foods forbidden by God, permits lawful and good food, allows
necessity as an exception, and condemns false declarations about lawful and unlawful
things.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a legal-religious instruction more than a mythic narrative motif.
- id: motif:5
label: exemplary ancestral monotheist
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Abraham is presented as an obedient, grateful, non-idolatrous model chosen
by God, and Mohammed is told to follow Abraham's religion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not narrate Abraham's deeds, only summarizes his exemplary
status.
- id: motif:6
label: wisdom, mild exhortation, and patient forbearance
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage commands invitation to the Lord's way by wisdom and mild exhortation,
and says patient endurance is better than vengeance beyond proportion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: This is an ethical exhortation; its classification as a motif should be
reviewed.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 22430-22434
quote_or_summary: The Lord favors those who fled their country after persecution
and violent compulsion, fought in defense of true religion, and persevered with
patience.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 22435-22437
quote_or_summary: A day is described when every soul pleads for itself and is repaid
for what it has done without injustice.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 22438-22442 and note e
quote_or_summary: God gives a parable of a secure, quiet, abundantly supplied city
that denies God's favor and is made to taste famine and fear because of its deeds;
the note connects this to chastised cities or Mecca.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 22443-22445
quote_or_summary: An apostle has come to the inhabitants of Mecca from among themselves;
they accuse him of imposture and are threatened with punishment while acting unjustly.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 22446-22452 and note f
quote_or_summary: The passage commands eating what God has given that is lawful
and good, forbids carrion, blood, swine's flesh, and what is slain in the name
of another besides God, and allows necessity without willful transgression.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 22453-22460 and notes g-i
quote_or_summary: The passage warns against falsely declaring things lawful or unlawful
and says those who devise lies concerning God will not prosper; it also notes
restrictions placed on the Jews without divine injury to them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 22461-22464
quote_or_summary: Those who do evil through ignorance and afterward repent and amend
are promised the Lord's grace and mercy after repentance.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 22465-22472 and note j
quote_or_summary: Abraham is called a model of true religion, obedient to God, orthodox,
not an idolater, grateful, chosen, guided rightly, righteous in the next life;
Mohammed is told by revelation to follow Abraham's religion.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 22496-22498
quote_or_summary: The Sabbath was appointed to those who differed with their prophet
concerning it, and the Lord will judge between them on the day of resurrection.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 22499-22511
quote_or_summary: The passage instructs invitation to the Lord's way by wisdom and
mild exhortation, proportionate vengeance if vengeance is taken, patient endurance
as better, and reliance on God's assistance.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied English passage and notes. Motif
candidates involving ethical or legal material may require human review for atlas
taxonomy fit. No comparison claims were added because the passage does not itself
establish a specific cross-textual comparison beyond taxonomy-style motif identification.
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: |-
All observations and motif candidates are limited to the supplied passage and metadata. Available taxonomy references were used only where directly supported.
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