batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l24146-l24213
---
record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l24146-l24213
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 24146-24213
start: '24146'
end: '24213'
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: "“gardens of perpetual abode shall be their reward”"
summary: The passage contrasts a generation that neglects prayer with those who
repent and act rightly, who are promised paradise. It affirms divine lordship,
answers a human question about being brought alive after death, and describes
assembly for judgment with devils, proximity to hell, the selection of obstinate
rebels for burning, and the deliverance of the pious while the ungodly remain
on their knees.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A succeeding generation neglects prayer and follows lusts, and is said to
fall into evil unless individuals repent, believe, and do right.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Those who repent, believe, and do right are said to enter paradise and receive
gardens of perpetual abode.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Paradise is described as an inheritance given to pious servants, where no
vain discourse is heard, only peace, and provision is prepared morning and evening.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: A speaker says descent from heaven occurs only by command of the Lord, to
whom belong what is before, behind, and between.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Man questions whether he will be brought forth alive from the grave after
death.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The response recalls that man was created previously when he was nothing.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The passage says people and devils will be assembled for judgment and set
around hell on their knees.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: From every sect, the most obstinate rebels against the Merciful are drawn
forth, and those more worthy to be burned are known.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: All are said to approach near hell by an established decree; afterward the
pious are delivered and the ungodly are left there on their knees.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: A note says true believers must pass by or through hell without being hurt,
and also reports an interpretation involving a narrow bridge laid over hell.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: The Merciful / the Lord / God
description: The divine figure who promises paradise, rules heaven and earth and
what is between them, created man from nothing, assembles beings for judgment,
and delivers the pious.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Succeeding generation
description: A generation that neglects prayer and follows lusts, excepting those
who repent, believe, and do right.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Repentant and pious servants
description: Those who repent, believe, do what is right, and are given paradise
as an inheritance; later they are delivered from hell.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Man
description: The human speaker who asks whether he will be brought forth alive from
the grave after death.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Devils
description: Beings assembled with people for judgment; a note says each infidel
will appear chained to the devil who seduced him.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Obstinate rebels / ungodly
description: Those drawn from every sect as more obstinate rebels against the Merciful
and left around hell on their knees.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Gabriel
description: A note says the words about descending from heaven are generally supposed
to be those of the angel Gabriel, though another opinion is also reported.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine promise-maker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Paradise is described as what the Merciful promised to his servants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: lord of heaven and earth
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Lord is described as lord of heaven, earth, and what is between them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: creator of man
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The response to the resurrection question says man was created previously
when he was nothing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: judge and deliverer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage describes assembling beings for judgment, determining who is
worthy to burn, and delivering the pious.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: neglectful generation
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The generation neglects prayer and follows lusts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: repentant righteous recipients
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Those who repent, believe, and do right enter paradise and are later delivered.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: questioner of resurrection
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Man asks whether he will be brought alive from the grave after death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: assembled devils
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Devils are assembled with people for judgment; the note associates seducing
devils with infidels.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:9
label: punished rebels
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The most obstinate rebels are drawn out and the ungodly are left around hell
on their knees.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:10
label: possible heavenly messenger speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The note says the words about descent from heaven are generally supposed
to be Gabriel's answer, while noting another view.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: paradise as gardens of perpetual abode
literal_form: gardens / paradise
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: grave as place from which the dead may be brought alive
literal_form: grave
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: hell approached at judgment
literal_form: hell
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: burning fire of hell
literal_form: fire / burning / flames
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: kneeling around hell
literal_form: knees / kneeling posture
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: narrow bridge over hell
literal_form: narrow bridge
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Repentance and promise of paradise
summary: A neglectful generation is contrasted with those who repent, believe, and
act rightly; the latter are promised entry into paradise and gardens of perpetual
abode.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Divine lordship and heavenly descent
summary: The passage states that descent from heaven occurs only by the Lord's command
and affirms the Lord's rule over heaven, earth, and what is between them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Question and answer about resurrection
summary: Man questions whether he will be brought alive from the grave after death,
and the answer recalls that he was first created from nothing.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Assembly at hell for judgment
summary: People and devils are assembled for judgment, set around hell on their
knees, and the most obstinate rebels are drawn out for burning.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Approach to hell and deliverance of the pious
summary: All are said to approach near hell; then the pious are delivered while
the ungodly remain there on their knees. A note adds interpretations of passing
through or over hell.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine judgment at hell
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage describes assembly for judgment with devils, placement around
hell, selection of obstinate rebels, burning, and deliverance of the pious.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level motif candidate, not a claim of comparison with
another text.
- id: motif:2
label: Resurrection from the grave
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: Man asks whether he will be brought alive from the grave after death, and
the answer appeals to prior creation from nothing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage frames resurrection polemically through a question and response.
- id: motif:3
label: Afterlife passage by or through hell
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The passage states that all approach near hell before the pious are delivered;
a note reports interpretations of passing by or through hell and of a narrow bridge
laid over hell.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The bridge detail appears in Sale's note as an interpretation, not in
the main translated verse.
- id: motif:4
label: Paradise as inherited gardens for the pious
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The repentant and pious are promised paradise, described as gardens of perpetual
abode and as an inheritance for pious servants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly matches this garden-paradise
reward motif.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 24146-24213; passage beginning at verse marker 60
quote_or_summary: A succeeding generation neglects prayer and follows lusts; those
who repent, believe, and do right are excepted and will enter paradise without
being wronged.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 24146-24213; paradise description after verse marker 60
quote_or_summary: "“gardens of perpetual abode shall be their reward”; paradise
is an inheritance for pious servants, with peace and prepared provision morning
and evening."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; short quotation and summary.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 24146-24213; paragraph beginning “We descend not from heaven” and
notes n-o
quote_or_summary: Descent from heaven is said to occur only by command of the Lord;
the Lord rules heaven, earth, and what is between them. A note says these words
are generally taken as Gabriel's answer, though another view assigns them to the
godly entering paradise.
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 24146-24213; resurrection question
quote_or_summary: Man asks whether, after death, he will be brought alive from the
grave; the response asks whether man remembers being created before, when he was
nothing.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 24146-24213; judgment scene beginning “But by thy LORD” through verse
marker 70
quote_or_summary: The Lord will assemble people and devils for judgment, set them
around hell on their knees, draw out the most obstinate rebels from every sect,
and knows who is more worthy to be burned.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 24146-24213; lines after verse marker 70
quote_or_summary: All are said to approach near hell by established decree; afterward
the pious are delivered and the ungodly remain there on their knees.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 24146-24213; note t
quote_or_summary: The note says true believers must pass by or through hell, with
fire damped and flames abated so they are not hurt; it also reports an interpretation
of passage over a narrow bridge laid over hell.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 24146-24213; note q
quote_or_summary: A note says every infidel will appear on the day of judgment chained
to the devil who seduced him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Main narrative features are explicit in the provided passage. Motif taxonomy
assignment is strongest for divine judgment and resurrection; afterlife-route
details partly depend on the translator's note. No comparison claims are made
because the passage does not itself compare traditions.
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: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata. Taxonomy refs are limited to the provided available refs.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg__l24146-l24213
passage_sha256=8f4be53f2bab3a78c7ef4f4a592937b624e1a126de0d9e675e78a62b51c288f9