batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l24737-l24829
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l24737-l24829
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 24737-24829
start: '24737'
end: '24829'
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: LORD, increase my knowledge.
summary: The passage includes a note about al Smeri being shunned because touch
was believed to transmit burning fever, then presents eschatological statements
about permitted intercession, divine knowledge, humbled faces before God, reward
for believers, the Arabic Qur'an as warning and promise, and the command to seek
increased knowledge. It then recounts Adam forgetting a divine command, the angels
worshipping Adam while Eblis refuses, Satan tempting Adam and his wife with the
tree of eternity, their eating, nakedness, covering with leaves, Adam's repentance
and divine acceptance, descent from paradise, future guidance, and the resurrection
punishment of blindness for those who turn away.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A note says touching al Smeri, or persons he touched, was believed to cause
a burning fever, so he avoided communication, was shunned, and wandered in the
desert.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A note connects a purported Red Sea island tribe of Samaritan Jews with al
Smeri and reports the phrase 'Touch me not' as a mark of distinction.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: On the named day, intercession benefits only when the Merciful grants permission
and accepts what is said.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: God is described as knowing what is before and behind them, while they do
not comprehend it by knowledge.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Faces are humbled before the living, self-subsisting God, and the bearer of
iniquity is called wretched.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Those who do good works as true believers are told they need not fear injustice
or reduction of reward from God.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: The book is described as a Qur'an in Arabic containing various threats and
promises so that people may fear God or reflect.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: The addressee is told not to be over-hasty in receiving or repeating the Qur'an
before revelation is completed and to say, 'Lord, increase my knowledge.'
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: God previously gave Adam a command; Adam forgot it and ate the forbidden fruit.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: The angels are commanded to worship Adam; they do so, but Eblis refuses.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:11
text: God warns Adam that the enemy may turn Adam and his wife out of paradise,
making Adam miserable.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:12
text: Paradise is described as providing freedom from hunger, nakedness, thirst,
and heat.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:13
text: Satan whispers to Adam, offering guidance to the tree of eternity and an unfailing
kingdom.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:14
text: Adam and his wife eat from the tree; their nakedness appears, and they sew
leaves of paradise together to cover themselves.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:15
text: Adam is described as disobedient and seduced, but afterward his Lord accepts
him on repentance, turns toward him, and directs him.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:16
text: God commands all to get down from paradise and says they will be enemies to
one another, but future direction will come from God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:17
text: Those who follow divine direction are told they will not err or be unhappy;
those who turn aside will have a miserable life and be raised blind on the day
of resurrection.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: al Smeri
description: A figure in the note who is said to be avoided because touch associated
with him transmits burning fever and who wanders in the desert.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God / the Merciful / LORD
description: The living, self-subsisting God, King, and Truth who grants intercession
permission, knows what others do not, sends down the Arabic Qur'an, commands Adam,
accepts repentance, and gives direction.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Adam
description: Recipient of a divine command, worshipped by angels, warned about an
enemy, tempted by Satan, eater of the forbidden fruit, disobedient and then repentant.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Adam's wife
description: Adam's wife, warned together with Adam and later eating with him and
covering nakedness with leaves.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: angels
description: Beings commanded to worship Adam; they comply.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Eblis / Satan
description: Eblis refuses the command to worship Adam; Satan later whispers evil
suggestions about the tree of eternity and an unfailing kingdom.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: true believers who do good works
description: People described as not needing to fear injustice or diminution of
reward from God.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: those who turn aside from divine admonition
description: People said to lead a miserable life and to appear before God blind
on the day of resurrection.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: shunned wanderer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The note says al Smeri avoided communication, was shunned, and wandered in
the desert.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: divine judge
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage describes permitted intercession, humbled faces before God, iniquity,
reward, and resurrection consequences.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: revealer of scripture
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage says the book has been sent down as an Arabic Qur'an containing
threats and promises.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: acceptor of repentance and giver of guidance
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Adam's Lord accepts him on repentance and later promises direction from God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: commanded first human figure
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Adam receives a command, is worshipped by angels, and is warned in paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: repentant transgressor
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Adam forgets the command, eats the forbidden fruit, is disobedient, and is
later accepted on repentance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: companion in transgression
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Adam's wife is warned with Adam and eats with him before both cover their
nakedness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: obedient worshippers
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The angels worship Adam when commanded.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: refuser and tempter
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Eblis refuses to worship Adam, and Satan whispers suggestions about the tree
of eternity.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: rewarded righteous believers
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The passage says true believers who do good works need not fear injustice
or reduction of reward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:11
label: punished rejecters of admonition
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Those turning aside from admonition are said to live miserably and appear
blind at resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Touch me not formula
literal_form: The words 'La mess,' glossed as 'Touch me not.'
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: Arabic Qur'an
literal_form: A book sent down as a Qur'an in the Arabic tongue, containing threats
and promises.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: forbidden fruit
literal_form: Fruit eaten by Adam after he forgets the command.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: tree of eternity
literal_form: A tree presented by Satan as the tree of eternity and an unfailing
kingdom.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: leaves of paradise
literal_form: Leaves sewn together by Adam and his wife to cover their nakedness.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: blindness at resurrection
literal_form: The condition of being brought before God blind on the day of resurrection.
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: descent from paradise
literal_form: The command to get down from paradise after Adam's transgression and
repentance.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Al Smeri's avoided touch
summary: A note describes al Smeri as a shunned wanderer whose touch is associated
with burning fever and links the phrase 'Touch me not' to his supposed descendants.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Judgment, intercession, and reward
summary: The passage states that intercession only helps by divine permission, God
knows what humans do not, faces are humbled before God, bearers of iniquity are
wretched, and true believers are not deprived of reward.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Arabic revelation and prayer for knowledge
summary: The Qur'an is described as sent down in Arabic with threats and promises;
the addressee is instructed not to hasten the revelation and to ask the Lord for
increased knowledge.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Adam, angels, and Eblis
summary: God gives Adam a command, Adam forgets and eats forbidden fruit, the angels
worship Adam when commanded, and Eblis refuses.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Temptation by the tree of eternity
summary: Paradise is described as free from hunger, nakedness, thirst, and heat;
Satan tempts Adam with the tree of eternity and an unfailing kingdom.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Eating, nakedness, leaves, and repentance
summary: Adam and his wife eat, become aware of nakedness, sew leaves to cover themselves,
and Adam is described as disobedient and seduced; afterward his Lord accepts his
repentance and directs him.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:7
label: Descent, guidance, and resurrection blindness
summary: God commands the descent from paradise, announces enmity among them, promises
future direction, and contrasts those who follow guidance with those who turn
aside and are raised blind at resurrection.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine judgment with restricted intercession
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage describes a day when intercession is effective only by divine
permission, faces are humbled before God, iniquity brings wretchedness, and believers'
rewards are protected.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not provide a full narrative trial scene; it states doctrinal
features of judgment.
- id: motif:2
label: Revelation as warning, promise, and knowledge
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The Arabic Qur'an is said to contain threats and promises that prompt fear
or reflection, and the addressee is told to pray for increased knowledge.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The wisdom classification is thematic; the passage emphasizes revelation
and instruction rather than a wisdom quest narrative.
- id: motif:3
label: Forbidden tree and transgressive eating
taxonomy_refs:
- forbidden_knowledge
basis: Adam forgets a divine command, eats forbidden fruit, is tempted with the
tree of eternity, and becomes disobedient.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage names forbidden fruit and the tree of eternity, but it does
not explicitly call the tree a source of knowledge.
- id: motif:4
label: Expulsion or descent from paradise after transgression
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: After Adam's disobedience and repentance, God commands all to get down from
paradise and announces future enmity and guidance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy term 'departure' is broad; the passage specifically frames
the movement as a commanded descent.
- id: motif:5
label: Resurrection punishment of blindness
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
- divine_judgment
basis: Those who turn aside from divine admonition are said to lead a miserable
life and be brought before God blind on the day of resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents a resurrection consequence but not an extended resurrection
narrative.
- id: motif:6
label: Shunned contaminating touch
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The note says touching al Smeri or those he touched caused burning fever,
resulting in social avoidance and wandering in the desert.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: This is from translator commentary or note material within the supplied
passage, not from the main narrative excerpt.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 24737-24748; note beginning 'Lest they infect thee'
quote_or_summary: Touching al Smeri or those he touched is said to cause burning
fever; he avoids communication, is shunned, wanders in the desert, and a supposed
Samaritan Jewish tribe uses the phrase 'Touch me not.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 24760-24770; paragraph beginning 'On that day'
quote_or_summary: Intercession helps only by permission of the Merciful; God knows
what is before and behind them; faces are humbled before God; the bearer of iniquity
is wretched; true believers who do good works need not fear injustice or loss
of reward.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 24771-24778; paragraphs on the Arabic Qur'an and knowledge
quote_or_summary: The book is sent down as 'a Koran in the Arabic tongue' with threats
and promises; the addressee is told not to hasten before revelation is complete
and to say, 'LORD, increase my knowledge.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 24779-24786; Adam command and angels
quote_or_summary: God gave Adam a command, which Adam forgot, and Adam ate the forbidden
fruit; the angels were told to worship Adam and did so, but Eblis refused; Adam
is warned that this enemy may drive him and his wife from paradise.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 24787-24793; paradise provisions and Satan's whisper
quote_or_summary: Paradise provides that Adam will not hunger, be naked, thirst,
or suffer heat; Satan whispers about guidance to the tree of eternity and an unfailing
kingdom.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 24794-24799; eating, covering, disobedience, repentance
quote_or_summary: Adam and his wife eat, their nakedness appears, and they sew leaves
of paradise to cover themselves; Adam is disobedient and seduced, then his Lord
accepts him on repentance and directs him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 24800-24809; descent and resurrection blindness
quote_or_summary: God commands all to get down, says they will be enemies to one
another, promises future direction, and states that followers will not err while
those turning aside will live miserably and be raised blind on the day of resurrection.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction uses only the supplied English passage. Some source-line locators
are approximate within the supplied line range because the excerpt includes both
main text and translator notes. No comparison claims were made because the passage
itself does not support a specific cross-text comparison beyond internal cross-references.
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: |-
Taxonomy references were limited to the supplied lists; serpent was not used because no serpent appears in the passage.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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