batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l25580-l25655
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l25580-l25655
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER XXI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXII. / IN
THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 25580-25655
start: '25580'
end: '25655'
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 includes explanatory notes on the pilgrimage and Abraham’s
proclamation, then commands reverence for God’s sacred ordinances, rejection of
idols and false speech, valuable offerings, sacrificial rites at the ancient house,
remembrance of God over cattle, humble prayer and almsgiving, and the slaughter
and distribution of sacrificial camels as signs of obedience and thanksgiving.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: An explanatory note says Abraham was related to have gone up Mount Abu Kobeis
near Mecca and cried out for people to perform pilgrimage to the house of their
Lord.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The notes describe pilgrimage acts including shaving, cutting nails, fulfilling
vows, and going round the Caaba or ancient house.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage instructs people to regard the sacred ordinances of God and to
avoid idols and false speech.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The passage compares associating another god with God to something falling
from heaven that birds snatch away or wind blows far off.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The passage states that valuable offerings to God proceed from the piety of
people’s hearts.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The passage says cattle intended for sacrifice have benefits until the appointed
time and that their place of sacrifice is at the ancient house.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The passage states that every religious community has appointed rites for
commemorating God’s name when slaying cattle provided by him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: The passage describes humble people as fearful at the mention of God, patient,
prayerful, and charitable.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: The passage identifies sacrificial camels as symbols of obedience to God and
instructs that God’s name be commemorated over them while they stand in order
before slaughter.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: After the camels have fallen dead, the passage instructs people to eat from
them and feed both those who do not ask and those who ask.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine recipient of ordinances, offerings, remembrance, obedience,
prayer, alms, and thanksgiving.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Abraham
description: In the explanatory note, Abraham is said to have proclaimed the pilgrimage
from Mount Abu Kobeis near Mecca.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Pilgrims or worshippers
description: People addressed as observing pilgrimage rites, sacred ordinances,
offerings, sacrifice, prayer, alms, and remembrance of God.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Sacrificial cattle and camels
description: Cattle and camels provided for sacrifice, benefit, slaughter, eating,
and distribution.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Recipients of sacrificial meat
description: Those who are content without asking and those who ask are named as
people to be fed from the sacrificial camels.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine recipient and giver
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Offerings, obedience, remembrance, prayer, alms, and thanks are directed
to God, and the animals are described as provided by God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:2
label: pilgrimage proclaimer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The note relates that Abraham cried out from Mount Abu Kobeis for people
to perform the pilgrimage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: ritual participants
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The addressed people are told to observe ordinances, avoid idols and false
speech, offer sacrifices, remember God, pray, give alms, and share meat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: sacrificial animals
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Cattle and camels are designated for sacrifice and slaughter with God’s name
commemorated over them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: beneficiaries of ritual distribution
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The passage instructs feeding both the content person and the asker from
the slaughtered camels.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: ancient house
literal_form: The Caaba or ancient house identified in the notes and passage as
the place of circumambulation and sacrifice.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: valuable offerings
literal_form: Offerings made to God, described as proceeding from piety of the heart.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: sacrificial camels as obedience symbols
literal_form: Camels slain for sacrifice are explicitly appointed as symbols of
obedience to God.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:4
label: falling-from-heaven image
literal_form: One who associates another with God is likened to something fallen
from heaven, snatched by birds or blown far away by wind.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Proclamation of pilgrimage
summary: An explanatory note relates Abraham ascending Mount Abu Kobeis near Mecca
and calling people to perform pilgrimage to the house of their Lord.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Pilgrimage rites at the ancient house
summary: Notes describe rites connected with pilgrimage, including bodily grooming
after consecration, fulfilling vows, and circumambulating the Caaba or ancient
house.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Ordinances, monotheism, and offerings
summary: The passage commands reverence for sacred ordinances, rejection of idols
and false speech, exclusive devotion to God, and valuable offerings proceeding
from pious hearts.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Sacrificial rites and distribution
summary: The passage assigns rites for remembering God’s name over sacrificial cattle
and camels, slaughtering them, eating from them, and feeding those who ask and
those who do not ask.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Sacrifice of cattle and camels to God
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: The passage repeatedly discusses cattle and camels appointed for sacrifice,
remembrance of God’s name over them, slaughter, and distribution of meat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The extraction is limited to the passage’s ritual instructions and does
not infer broader sacrificial theology.
- id: motif:2
label: Sacred offering as piety and obedience
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Valuable offerings are described as proceeding from piety, and sacrificial
camels are called symbols of obedience to God, followed by thanksgiving.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage frames offerings as obedience and piety; reciprocal exchange
is cautious because benefits and thanksgiving are mentioned but not developed
as a full exchange system.
- id: motif:3
label: Pilgrimage to a sacred house
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The notes and passage refer to proclamation of pilgrimage, rites of consecration
and completion, circumambulation, and sacrifice at the ancient house.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No exact available taxonomy reference for pilgrimage was supplied.
- id: motif:4
label: Exclusive devotion and rejection of idols
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage commands avoidance of idols and false speech and warns against
associating any other god with God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No exact available taxonomy reference for monotheistic anti-idolatry was
supplied.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 25580-25655, note h
quote_or_summary: An explanatory note relates that Abraham went up Mount Abu Kobeis
near Mecca and cried out for people to perform pilgrimage to the house of their
Lord; God caused future pilgrims to hear his voice.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 25580-25655, notes k-m
quote_or_summary: Explanatory notes describe pilgrimage completion by shaving and
grooming, fulfilling vows or ceremonies, and going round the Caaba, called the
ancient house.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 25580-25655
quote_or_summary: "“whoever shall regard the sacred ordinances of GOD... depart
from the abomination of idols, and avoid speaking that which is false”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 25580-25655
quote_or_summary: Whoever associates another with God is likened to something falling
from heaven that birds snatch away or wind blows to a distant place.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 25580-25655
quote_or_summary: The passage says valuable offerings to God come from pious hearts;
cattle for sacrifice have benefits until the appointed time, and their place of
sacrifice is at the ancient house.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 25580-25655
quote_or_summary: Every religious community has appointed rites to commemorate God’s
name when slaying cattle provided by him; God is one, and people are told to submit
to him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 25580-25655
quote_or_summary: Those who humble themselves are described as fearful when God
is mentioned, patient, performing prayers, and giving alms from what God has bestowed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 25580-25655
quote_or_summary: Sacrificial camels are appointed as symbols of obedience; God’s
name is commemorated over them while standing in order; after they fall dead,
people eat and feed both non-askers and askers, giving thanks for dominion over
them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Ritual, sacrificial, and pilgrimage elements are explicit. Taxonomy mapping
is strongest for sacrifice; sacred exchange is more interpretive. No comparison
claims were made because the passage does not itself support an external comparison.
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; translator’s explanatory notes were treated as part of the supplied passage.
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