batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l25657-l25746
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l25657-l25746
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 25657-25746
start: '25657'
end: '25746'
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 states that God accepts piety rather than the flesh or blood
of sacrificial victims; permits persecuted believers to take arms in defense;
says God repels some people by others to prevent the demolition of places of worship;
recalls earlier peoples who accused prophets and were later chastised; points
to ruined cities, abandoned wells, and castles as signs; and affirms delayed but
certain divine punishment and final judgment.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage says sacrificial flesh and blood are not accepted by God, but
piety is accepted.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: God is said to have given people dominion over sacrificial animals so that
they might magnify God for his guidance.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The passage says God will repel the ill designs of infidels from true believers.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Permission is granted to those who take arms because they have been unjustly
persecuted and expelled from their habitations for saying that their Lord is God.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The passage says that without God repelling the violence of some men by others,
monasteries, churches, synagogues, and Muslim temples where God's name is frequently
commemorated would be demolished.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Those whom God establishes in the earth are described as observing prayer,
giving alms, commanding what is just, and forbidding what is unjust.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Earlier peoples, including the people of Noah, Ad, Thamud, Abraham, Lot, Madian,
and the opponents of Moses, are said to have accused prophets of imposture or
falsehood.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: God is said to have granted unbelievers a long respite and afterwards chastised
them.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: The passage describes ungodly cities destroyed and fallen in ruin, abandoned
wells, and lofty castles.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: The passage asks whether people journey through the land with hearts to understand
or ears to hear, and says that hearts in breasts are blind.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: The passage says one day with the Lord is as a thousand computed years, and
that wicked cities granted respite later come to be judged at the last day.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: Mohammed is instructed to say that he is only a public preacher to the people.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine being who accepts piety, gives dominion over animals, repels
enemies, assists supporters, grants respite, chastises, and judges at the last
day.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: True believers / persecuted confessors
description: Those described as righteous or true believers, unjustly persecuted
and expelled because they say, 'Our LORD is GOD.'
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Infidels / unbelievers
description: Opponents described as perfidious unbelievers or infidels whose ill
designs are repelled and who may receive respite before chastisement.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: The addressee who is told to consider earlier accusations against prophets
and to say that he is a public preacher.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:10
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Former peoples who rejected prophets
description: The people of Noah, the tribes of Ad and Thamud, the people of Abraham
and Lot, the inhabitants of Madian, and those who charged Moses with falsehood.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Divine protector and judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is described as accepting piety, repelling enemies, assisting supporters,
chastising unbelievers after respite, and judging at the last day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:2
label: Persecuted believers
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: They are said to have been persecuted and expelled for affirming that their
Lord is God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: Unbelieving opponents
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They are described as infidels or unbelievers whose designs are opposed and
whose predecessors received chastisement.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: Public preacher
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Mohammed is instructed to say that he is only a public preacher.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:5
label: Exemplary rejected communities
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The former peoples are cited as earlier communities who accused prophets
of imposture or falsehood.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: Righteous community established in the earth
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Those whom God establishes are described as praying, giving alms, and commanding
justice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Sacrificial victims
literal_form: Flesh and blood of victims offered in rites of pilgrimage or sacrifice
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:11
- id: sym:2
label: Protected places of worship
literal_form: Monasteries, churches, synagogues, and temples of the Moslems where
God's name is commemorated
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: Ruined habitations
literal_form: Destroyed cities fallen to ruin, abandoned wells, and lofty castles
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: Thousand-year divine day
literal_form: One day with the Lord compared to a thousand computed years
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Sacrifice and accepted piety
summary: The passage contrasts the unaccepted flesh and blood of sacrificial victims
with piety accepted by God, and says dominion over the victims is given so people
may magnify God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Permission for defense of persecuted believers
summary: Persecuted believers are permitted to take arms after being expelled for
their confession, and God is said to be able to assist them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Preservation of worship places
summary: The passage says that God repels some men by others so that places where
God's name is commemorated are not demolished.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Earlier prophetic rejections and chastisement
summary: Earlier peoples are named as having accused prophets of imposture or falsehood;
God granted unbelievers respite and later chastised them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Ruins as signs and delayed judgment
summary: Destroyed cities, abandoned wells, and lofty castles are presented alongside
an exhortation to understand, and the passage states that divine punishment may
be delayed but culminates in judgment.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Sacrifice valued through piety rather than material offering
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: The passage explicitly says that God accepts piety rather than the flesh
or blood of sacrificial victims.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes ethical or devotional intention; it does not narrate
a full sacrificial myth.
- id: motif:2
label: Persecuted righteous community receives divine permission and aid
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Believers unjustly expelled for confessing God are granted permission to
take arms, and God is said to be able to assist them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: This is a legal-theological passage rather than a narrative episode.
- id: motif:3
label: Sacred places preserved through divinely sanctioned opposition to violence
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage states that without God repelling some men by others, multiple
kinds of worship buildings would be demolished.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage names buildings and protection but does not develop a separate
sanctuary myth.
- id: motif:4
label: Rejected prophets followed by delayed chastisement
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Named earlier communities accuse prophets, receive respite, and are later
chastised by God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The individual stories are only summarized by allusion.
- id: motif:5
label: Ruined cities and abandoned wells as signs of divine judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Destroyed ungodly cities, abandoned wells, and castles are presented as signs
for those who journey through the land and understand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not identify every ruined place; one explanatory note
offers a possible specific tradition.
- id: motif:6
label: Delayed but certain final judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage says God will not fail to perform threatened punishment, that
a day with the Lord equals a thousand years, and that wicked cities granted respite
will come to be judged at the last day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The time comparison is theological and eschatological rather than a travel
narrative of the afterlife.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: 'The passage explicitly aligns accusations against Mohammed with a repeated
pattern in earlier prophetic communities: prophets are accused, the unbelievers
are given respite, and chastisement follows.'
claim_level: same_function
target: Earlier prophetic rejection traditions involving Noah, Ad, Thamud, Abraham,
Lot, Madian, and Moses
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage lists the earlier communities only briefly and does not
recount each narrative in detail.
- id: claim:2
claim: The editor's note points to a textual similarity between the statement that
one day with the Lord is as a thousand years and 2 Peter iii.8.
claim_level: linguistic_similarity
target: 2 Peter 3:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: This comparison is supplied by the translator/editorial note in the
passage, not developed as a narrative comparison within the main text.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: 'lines 25657-25746: sacrifice and piety section'
quote_or_summary: '"Their flesh is not accepted of GOD, neither their blood; but
your piety is accepted of him. Thus have we given you dominion over them, that
ye might magnify GOD..."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 'lines 25657-25746: protection of believers'
quote_or_summary: God will repel the ill designs of infidels from true believers
and does not love perfidious unbelievers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: 'lines 25657-25746: permission to take arms'
quote_or_summary: '"Permission is granted unto those who take arms against the unbelievers,
for that they have been unjustly persecuted..." and were turned out for saying,
"Our LORD is GOD."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: 'lines 25657-25746: preservation of worship places'
quote_or_summary: Without God repelling violence, "monasteries, and churches, and
synagogues, and the temples of the Moslems" where God's name is commemorated would
be demolished.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 'lines 25657-25746: righteous established in the earth'
quote_or_summary: Those whom God establishes in the earth observe prayer, give alms,
command what is just, and forbid what is unjust.
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 25657-25746: earlier peoples and prophets'
quote_or_summary: The people of Noah, Ad, Thamud, Abraham, Lot, Madian, and Moses'
opponents are named as earlier rejecters of prophets; God granted respite to unbelievers
and afterwards chastised them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: quote
locator: 'lines 25657-25746: ruined places'
quote_or_summary: '"How many cities have we destroyed... now fallen to ruin on their
roofs? And how many wells have been abandoned, and lofty castles?"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 'lines 25657-25746: journey and blind hearts'
quote_or_summary: The passage asks whether people journey through the land with
hearts to understand or ears to hear, and says the hearts in their breasts are
blind.
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 25657-25746: delayed punishment and final judgment'
quote_or_summary: God will not fail to perform the threatened punishment; one day
with the Lord is as a thousand years; wicked cities granted respite are later
chastised and come to be judged at the last day.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: quote
locator: 'lines 25657-25746: public preacher'
quote_or_summary: '"Say, O men, verily I am only a public preacher unto you."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: 'lines 25657-25746: translator notes on victims'
quote_or_summary: Translator notes explain sacrificial victims, including the choice
of well-favoured costly victims and examples of camels offered by Mohammed and
Omar.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: citation
locator: 'lines 25657-25746: note z'
quote_or_summary: 'Translator note: "See 2 Pet. iii. 8."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short citation used for evidence.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The main theological and narrative patterns are explicit, but the passage
is partly legal-exhortative and partly composed of translator notes; motif labels
should be reviewed for atlas consistency.
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 text and metadata were used. Taxonomy references were limited to the provided motif families and symbols.
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