batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l24046-l24144
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l24046-l24144
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER XVIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XIX. / IN
THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 24046-24144
start: '24046'
end: '24144'
translation: The Koran (Al-Qur'an), Sale translation
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage includes notes on Mary, Jesus, and judgment, then recounts
Abraham admonishing his father for idol worship, separating from his people and
idols, and receiving Isaac and Jacob. It also recalls Moses at Mount Sinai with
Aaron as assistant, Ismael as a faithful prophet who commands prayer and alms,
Edris as a just prophet exalted to a high place, and a lineage of chosen prophets
who worship and weep when divine signs are recited.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A dry trunk is said to revive, put forth green leaves, and bear ripe fruit
after a woman speaks.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A note says Jesus' first words were placed in his mouth to prevent the belief
that his early speech implied divine nature or a right to worship.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Abraham is described as truthful and as a prophet.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Abraham asks his father why he worships what does not hear, see, or profit
him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Abraham says knowledge has been bestowed on him and asks his father to follow
him on an even way.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Abraham warns his father not to serve Satan and fears punishment for him from
the Merciful.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Abraham's father threatens to stone him if he does not desist.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Abraham replies with peace, says he will ask pardon for his father, and states
that he will separate from his people and their idols.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: After Abraham separates from them and their idols, God gives him Isaac and
Jacob and makes each a prophet.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Moses is called from the right side of Mount Sinai and drawn near for private
discourse.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: Aaron is given to Moses as a prophet and assistant.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:12
text: Ismael is described as true to his promise, an apostle, and a prophet, and
commands his family to pray and give alms.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:13
text: Edris is described as a just person and prophet, and is exalted to a high
place.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:14
text: The passage groups these prophets among the posterity of Adam, those carried
in the ark with Noah, and the posterity of Abraham and Israel.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:15
text: When the signs of the Merciful are read to the chosen prophets, they fall
down worshipping and weep.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:16
text: A note says Ismael is identified by Muslims as the son Abraham was commanded
to offer, rather than Isaac.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:17
text: A note says some explain Edris's exaltation as translation to heaven after
death and restoration to life.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Mary / the woman in the note
description: A woman connected by the notes with the Virgin Mary; after she speaks,
a dry trunk revives and bears fruit.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:13
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Jesus
description: A figure whose first words are described in a note as spoken soon after
birth.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Abraham
description: A truthful prophet who admonishes his father, rejects idols, separates
from his people, and receives Isaac and Jacob.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Abraham's father
description: The father addressed by Abraham; he worships gods rejected by Abraham
and threatens to stone him.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Satan
description: Described in Abraham's speech as rebellious toward the Merciful.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: God / LORD / Merciful
description: The divine figure who bestows knowledge, mercy, descendants, prophecy,
and calls Moses near.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Isaac
description: Given to Abraham after his separation and made a prophet.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Jacob
description: Given to Abraham after his separation and made a prophet.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Moses
description: An upright apostle and prophet called from Mount Sinai and brought
near for private discourse.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Aaron
description: Given to Moses through divine mercy as a prophet and assistant.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Ismael
description: True to his promise, an apostle and prophet, and a commander of family
prayer and almsgiving.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:11
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Edris / Enoch
description: A just person and prophet exalted to a high place; a note relates him
to Enoch traditions and heavenly translation interpretations.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:12
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Noah
description: Mentioned in connection with those carried in the ark.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Chosen prophets as a group
description: A group of prophets from the posterity of Adam and other lineages who
worship and weep when divine signs are read.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: prophet / apostle
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:14
basis: The passage explicitly calls Abraham, Moses, Ismael, Edris, and Aaron prophets
or apostles and says Isaac and Jacob were made prophets.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:2
label: admonishing monotheist and separator from idols
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Abraham rebukes his father for worshipping powerless objects and says he
will separate from his people and their idols.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: idol-worshipping father and threatener
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Abraham's father is addressed as worshipping gods and replies by threatening
to stone Abraham.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: divine giver and caller
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: God or the Merciful grants knowledge, descendants, prophecy, mercy, and calls
Moses near.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: rebellious adversary
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Abraham states that Satan was rebellious toward the Merciful.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: miraculously speaking infant
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The note says Jesus spoke soon after birth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: household religious commander
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Ismael commands his family to observe prayer and give alms.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: exalted or translated prophet
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Edris is exalted to a high place, with a note reporting interpretations of
heavenly translation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:12
- id: role:9
label: prophetic assistant
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Aaron is given to Moses as a prophet for his assistant.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: revived fruiting tree
literal_form: Dry trunk revived with green leaves and ripe fruit
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: idols invoked besides God
literal_form: Idols or gods worshipped by Abraham's father and people
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: Mount Sinai
literal_form: Right side of Mount Sinai
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: ark with Noah
literal_form: Ark in which people were carried with Noah
associated_figures:
- fig:13
- fig:14
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: high place / heaven
literal_form: High place to which Edris is exalted; note mentions heaven or paradise
associated_figures:
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:12
- id: sym:6
label: divine signs
literal_form: Signs of the Merciful read aloud
associated_figures:
- fig:14
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:7
label: pen and table of decrees
literal_form: Creaking pen writing on the table of God's decrees in a note on Moses'
elevation
associated_figures:
- fig:9
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Dry trunk revived after speech
summary: A note reports that after a woman speaks, a dry trunk revives, grows leaves,
and bears ripe fruit.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Jesus' infant speech explained
summary: A note explains Jesus' early speech as a safeguard against claims of divine
nature or worship.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Abraham admonishes his father
summary: Abraham urges his father not to worship powerless objects or serve Satan;
the father threatens him, and Abraham answers with peace and prayer for pardon.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Abraham separates and receives descendants
summary: After Abraham separates from his people and idols, God gives him Isaac
and Jacob and makes them prophets.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Moses at Mount Sinai
summary: Moses is called from the right side of Mount Sinai, drawn near for private
discourse, and given Aaron as prophetic assistant.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:10
- id: scene:6
label: Ismael's promise and household observance
summary: Ismael is remembered as true to his promise, a prophet and apostle, and
one who commands his family to pray and give alms.
figure_refs:
- fig:11
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:7
label: Edris exalted
summary: Edris is remembered as a just prophet who is exalted to a high place; a
note reports interpretations involving heavenly translation.
figure_refs:
- fig:12
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:12
- id: scene:8
label: Chosen prophets worship at recited signs
summary: The prophets from several lineages are identified as recipients of divine
bounty; when divine signs are read, they fall down worshipping and weep.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:13
- fig:14
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Miraculous child speech
taxonomy_refs:
- miraculous_child
- sacred_birth
basis: The note says Jesus spoke soon after birth and explains the doctrinal purpose
of those first words.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage excerpt contains the editorial explanation rather than the
full infancy-speech episode.
- id: motif:2
label: Revivified tree bearing fruit
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
basis: A dry trunk revives and produces leaves and ripe fruit after the woman's
speech.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The immediate narrative context is partly outside the excerpt; the taxonomy
has tree as a symbol but no exact fruit-tree miracle motif.
- id: motif:3
label: Prophet opposes ancestral idol worship
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Abraham claims bestowed knowledge, critiques his father's worship of powerless
objects, and offers guidance on an even way.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The motif is framed here as admonitory prophetic wisdom rather than a
separate wisdom tale.
- id: motif:4
label: Departure from idolatrous kin and cult
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Abraham says he will separate from his people and the idols they invoke;
after separation, he receives descendants and prophetic continuation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the separation briefly and a note supplies the travel
itinerary.
- id: motif:5
label: Divine encounter on sacred mountain
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
- world_center
basis: Moses is called from the right side of Mount Sinai and drawn near for private
discourse with God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The text names the mountain and divine nearness; broader world-center
interpretation is not explicit in the passage.
- id: motif:6
label: Prophetic assistant brother
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Aaron is given to Moses through divine mercy as a prophet and assistant.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family exactly matches the assistant-brother pattern.
- id: motif:7
label: Faithful son and commanded sacrifice tradition
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: A note says Ismael was known for constancy when Abraham received the command
to sacrifice him, and contrasts this with Isaac.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: This is in commentary rather than the main verse text of the excerpt.
- id: motif:8
label: Exaltation or translation to heaven
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
- death_rebirth
- resurrection
basis: Edris is exalted to a high place; a note reports that some say he died, was
restored to life, and was taken into heaven or paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: The main text only states exaltation; resurrection and heavenly-location
details come from explanatory notes.
- id: motif:9
label: Ark-borne remnant lineage
taxonomy_refs:
- ark_vessel
- flood_and_renewal
basis: The chosen prophets are linked to those whom God carried in the ark with
Noah.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: low
cautions: The ark and flood story are only alluded to, not narrated in this passage.
- id: motif:10
label: Worshipful response to divine signs
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: When the signs of the Merciful are read to the chosen prophets, they fall
down worshipping and weep.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The supplied taxonomy has no exact devotional-recitation motif.
- id: motif:11
label: Divine punishment and judgment warning
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Abraham fears punishment for his father from the Merciful, and a note discusses
the terrors and perception of the wicked on the day of judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:14
confidence: medium
cautions: The judgment-day material is partly in an editorial note attached to prior
wording.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage's note reports a comparison and controversy around Mary being
called Aaron's sister, with explanations linking the phrase to Aaron the brother
of Moses, Levitical descent, or another contemporary named Aaron.
claim_level: linguistic_similarity
target: Mary as 'sister of Aaron' in relation to Aaron/Moses traditions and Christian
objections
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
counter_evidence_refs:
- ev:13
confidence: low
limitations: This is an editorial discussion of naming and kinship language, not
a direct narrative motif claim.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage's note compares Edris with Enoch traditions, while also reporting
a scholarly view that Enoch surnamed Edris may be a different and younger figure.
claim_level: same_function
target: Edris and Enoch traditions of revelation, knowledge, and heavenly translation
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
counter_evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: low
limitations: The evidence is from commentary and includes an explicit alternative
identification; no historical contact is established by the passage.
- id: claim:3
claim: The note on Ismael connects the commanded sacrifice motif to an Abrahamic
tradition and explicitly contrasts the Muslim identification of Ismael with Isaac.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Abrahamic commanded sacrifice of the son, Ismael versus Isaac identification
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
counter_evidence_refs:
- ev:11
confidence: medium
limitations: The excerpt mentions the comparison in a note rather than narrating
the sacrifice episode.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 24046-24047
quote_or_summary: A dry trunk revived, put forth green leaves, and bore ripe fruit
after she spoke.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 24063-24065
quote_or_summary: A note says Jesus' first words were placed in his mouth to prevent
the idea that his early speech implied divine nature or a right to worship.
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 24080-24091
quote_or_summary: Abraham is called truthful and a prophet; he admonishes his father
against worshipping powerless things and serving Satan, receives a threat of stoning,
replies with peace, and says he will separate from the people and idols.
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 24092-24096
quote_or_summary: After Abraham separates from his people and their idols, God gives
him Isaac and Jacob, makes each a prophet, and grants mercy and high commendation.
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 24097-24101
quote_or_summary: Moses is remembered as upright, an apostle and prophet; God calls
him from the right side of Mount Sinai, draws him near for private discourse,
and gives Aaron as prophetic assistant.
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 24102-24104
quote_or_summary: Ismael is remembered as true to his promise, an apostle and prophet,
and as commanding his family to pray and give alms.
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 24105-24107
quote_or_summary: Edris is remembered as a just person and prophet, and God exalts
him to a high place.
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 24108-24112
quote_or_summary: The prophets are linked to the posterity of Adam, those carried
in the ark with Noah, and the posterity of Abraham and Israel; when the signs
of the Merciful are read, they fall down worshipping and weep.
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 24117-24120
quote_or_summary: A note explains Abraham's separation as flight to Harran and then
Palestine, and glosses the commendation as a lofty tongue of truth.
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 24121-24124
quote_or_summary: A note reports an interpretation that Moses was raised so high
he heard the creaking of the pen writing on the table of God's decrees.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 24125-24128
quote_or_summary: A note says Ismael was celebrated for fulfilling his promise when
Abraham was commanded to sacrifice him, and says Muslims identify Ismael, not
Isaac, as the intended offering.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 24129-24144
quote_or_summary: Notes identify Edris with or compare him to Enoch, associate him
with knowledge and books of revelation, report a contrary scholarly identification,
and explain his high place as prophetic honor or heavenly translation after death
and restoration to life.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 24053-24062
quote_or_summary: A note discusses Christian objections and Muslim explanations
regarding Mary being called Aaron's sister, including possibilities of an actual
brother, Aaron of Moses, Levitical descent, comparison, or another contemporary
Aaron.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 24067-24073
quote_or_summary: A note explains words concerning the wicked on the day of judgment,
when they perceive prepared torments, or as a threat or command to lay out the
terrors of that day.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: low
notes: The main narrative is clear for Abraham, Moses, Ismael, and Edris. Some extracted
motifs rely on Sale's explanatory notes and on partial context from the preceding
Mary/Jesus episode, so they require review.
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. Taxonomy references are limited to those provided in the request.
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