batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l24565-l24635
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l24565-l24635
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER XIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XX. / IN THE
NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 24565-24635
start: '24565'
end: '24635'
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 recounts believers refusing an earthly sentence and trusting
God for forgiveness, contrasts hell with the gardens prepared for righteous believers,
narrates Moses leading God's servants from Egypt through a dry path in the sea
while Pharaoh's forces are overwhelmed, recalls deliverance, Sinai, manna and
quails, and ends with Moses hastening to receive the law while God announces that
his people have been tried and seduced to idolatry by al Smeri. Translator notes
add exegetical comments about the divided sea, Moses's companions, the golden
calf, and al Smeri's identity.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A group of speakers says they will not prefer the addressee over the evident
miracles or over the one who created them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The speakers say the addressee can only sentence them in the present life,
and they profess belief in their Lord for forgiveness of sins and forced sorcery.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The passage states that a criminal appearing before the Lord on the day of
judgment will have hell as reward and will neither die nor live therein.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The passage states that true believers who work righteousness receive high
degrees of happiness, described as perpetual gardens watered by rivers.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: God reveals to Moses that he should go out of Egypt by night with God's servants
and strike the waters with his rod to make a dry path through the sea.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Pharaoh follows Moses and the servants with his forces, and the waters of
the sea overwhelm them.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The children of Israel are described as delivered from their enemy and appointed
to the right side of Mount Sinai, where Moses is to discourse and receive the
law.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Manna and quails descend upon the children of Israel as food, with a warning
not to transgress concerning the good things given.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Moses says he hastened to the Lord so that the Lord might be pleased with
him, while his people follow close on his footsteps.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: God says Moses's people have been tried since his departure and that al Smeri
has seduced them to idolatry.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: A translator note reports that expositors added twelve separate sea paths,
one for each tribe, and describes this as borrowed from Jewish tradition.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Unnamed believing speakers
description: Speakers who profess belief in their Lord, ask forgiveness for sins
and forced sorcery, and reject fear of an earthly sentence.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God / Lord
description: The creator and Lord before whom people appear on the day of judgment;
he rewards, punishes, reveals to Moses, delivers Israel, provides food, and warns
against transgression.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Moses
description: Recipient of revelation, leader commanded to bring God's servants out
of Egypt, wielder of the rod at the sea, and one who hastens to receive the law.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Pharaoh
description: Pursuer of Moses and the servants with forces; described as causing
his people to err and not directing them aright.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Children of Israel / God's servants
description: The community delivered from Egypt and from its enemy, provided manna
and quails, and later said to be tried after Moses's departure.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: al Smeri
description: Named figure said by God to have seduced Moses's people to idolatry;
translator notes discuss proposed identifications.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Pharaoh's forces
description: Forces following Moses and the servants into the sea and overwhelmed
by its waters.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: faithful witnesses under threat
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: They profess belief in the Lord, seek forgiveness, and state that the earthly
sentence affects only present life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: divine judge and rewarder
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: People appear before the Lord on the day of judgment; hell and gardens are
presented as outcomes, and God is better to reward and more able to prolong punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: divine revealer and provider
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: God reveals commands to Moses, appoints Sinai, and causes manna and quails
to descend.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: prophetic leader and law recipient
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Moses is commanded to lead the servants out of Egypt, to make a dry sea path,
and to receive the law.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: misdirecting enemy ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Pharaoh follows with forces and is said to have caused his people to err
rather than direct them aright.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: delivered covenant community
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The children of Israel are delivered from their enemy, appointed to Sinai,
and given food and warnings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: seducer to idolatry
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: God states that al Smeri seduced Moses's people to idolatry during Moses's
departure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: pursuing army
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The forces follow Moses and the servants and are overwhelmed by the sea waters.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: sea waters
literal_form: Waters of the sea struck by Moses's rod, forming a dry path and later
overwhelming Pharaoh's forces.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: rod
literal_form: Moses's rod used to strike the waters.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: gardens watered by rivers
literal_form: Gardens of perpetual abode watered by rivers, prepared for righteous
believers.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: hell
literal_form: Place or condition assigned as reward to the criminal on the day of
judgment, where he neither dies nor lives.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: Mount Sinai
literal_form: The right side of Mount Sinai appointed for discourse with Moses and
giving the law.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: manna and quails
literal_form: Food caused to descend upon the children of Israel.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: law
literal_form: The law Moses hastens to receive and for which Sinai is appointed
as the place of discourse.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Believers reject earthly coercion
summary: Unnamed speakers profess belief in their Lord, ask forgiveness for sins
and coerced sorcery, and state that the threatened sentence concerns only present
life.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Judgment and afterlife outcomes
summary: The passage contrasts the fate of criminals before the Lord on the day
of judgment with the reward of righteous believers in perpetual gardens watered
by rivers.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Night departure from Egypt and dry path through the sea
summary: God commands Moses to lead the servants out of Egypt by night, strike the
waters with his rod, and make a dry path through the sea without fear of Pharaoh
overtaking him.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Pharaoh's pursuit and drowning
summary: Pharaoh follows with his forces, and the waters of the sea overwhelm them;
Pharaoh is described as having misled his people.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Deliverance, Sinai, and heavenly food
summary: The children of Israel are addressed as delivered from their enemy, appointed
to Mount Sinai for Moses's discourse and the giving of law, and supplied with
manna and quails, with warnings against transgression.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Moses hastens and the people are tried
summary: Moses explains that he hastened to please the Lord, while God tells him
that his people have been tried after his departure and that al Smeri has seduced
them to idolatry.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment with divergent afterlife fates
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
- resurrection
basis: The passage describes appearing before the Lord on the day of judgment and
contrasts hell for criminals with gardens for righteous believers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes judgment and outcomes; resurrection is implied
by appearance on the day of judgment but not elaborated as a separate event in
this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: deliverance through parted waters
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Moses is commanded to lead the servants out of Egypt by night and strike
the waters to make a dry sea path, followed by Pharaoh's forces being overwhelmed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No taxonomy family specifically named 'water crossing' is available; 'departure'
captures only part of the motif.
- id: motif:3
label: mountain lawgiving after deliverance
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: After deliverance from the enemy, the children of Israel are appointed to
the right side of Mount Sinai for discourse with Moses and the giving of law,
with commands and warnings attached.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The excerpt mentions law and warning but does not explicitly use the term
covenant.
- id: motif:4
label: divine provision in the wilderness community
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: God causes manna and quails to descend upon the children of Israel as food
and commands them to eat of the good things given.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy motif family directly matches this provision motif.
- id: motif:5
label: apostasy during the leader's absence
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: God states that Moses's people have been tried since his departure and that
al Smeri seduced them to idolatry; the translator note connects this with worship
of the golden calf.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The canonical passage in this excerpt names idolatry but does not describe
the idol; golden calf details appear in the translator note.
- id: motif:6
label: faithful defiance before temporal power
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The speakers refuse to prefer the threatened earthly authority over miracles
and the creator, saying the addressee can sentence only in present life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The identity of the earthly authority is not included in the excerpted
opening lines, so the role is inferred only from the speech context within this
passage.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: A translator note compares the exegetical detail of twelve separate sea paths,
one for each tribe, with Jewish tradition and says it was borrowed from the Jews.
claim_level: historical_contact
target: Jewish exegetical tradition concerning the sea crossing
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: low
limitations: This is Sale's translator note rather than the Qur'anic passage itself,
and the note's historical-contact claim is not independently substantiated within
the provided passage.
- id: claim:2
claim: Translator notes connect the trial after Moses's departure with the golden
calf episode known from related Israelite narrative tradition.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Golden calf apostasy during Moses's absence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The canonical excerpt says only that al Smeri seduced the people to
idolatry; the explicit golden calf identification is supplied by the note.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 24565-24572
quote_or_summary: Unnamed speakers say they will not prefer the addressee to evident
miracles or to their creator, that the addressee can sentence only in present
life, and that they believe in their Lord for forgiveness of sins and forced sorcery.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 24573-24581
quote_or_summary: The passage states that criminals appearing before the Lord on
the day of judgment receive hell and neither die nor live there, while righteous
believers receive high happiness in perpetual gardens watered by rivers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 24582-24586
quote_or_summary: God reveals to Moses to leave Egypt by night with God's servants,
strike the waters with his rod, make a dry path through the sea, and not fear
Pharaoh's overtaking.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 24587-24590
quote_or_summary: Pharaoh follows Moses with his forces; the sea waters overwhelm
them, and Pharaoh is said to have caused his people to err.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 24591-24599
quote_or_summary: The children of Israel are addressed as delivered from their enemy;
the right side of Mount Sinai is appointed for discourse with Moses and the giving
of law; manna and quails descend, and a warning against transgression is given,
followed by mercy for repentance and right action.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 24600-24607
quote_or_summary: Moses is asked why he hastened from his people to receive the
law; he says they follow close and he hastened to please the Lord; God replies
that the people have been tried since his departure and that al Smeri seduced
them to idolatry.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: footnote f, lines 24610-24612
quote_or_summary: The translator note says expositors add that the sea was divided
into twelve separate paths, one for each tribe, and calls it a fable borrowed
from the Jews.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: footnotes i-j, lines 24617-24625
quote_or_summary: Translator notes explain that Moses outwent the seventy elders
chosen to accompany him to the mount and that after a reckoning of his absence
the people fell into worship of the golden calf.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: footnote k, lines 24626-24635
quote_or_summary: A translator note discusses al Smeri as an appellation, gives
possible identifications, and reports Selden's conjecture that the figure may
be Aaron called by a term related to keeping or guardianship.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted at length.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: low
notes: Core extraction is based directly on the supplied passage. Motif labels are
cautious where no exact supplied taxonomy family exists. Comparison claims rely
on translator notes and therefore require human 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: |-
Used only the supplied passage text, line metadata, available taxonomy references, and public-domain source information.
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