batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l25749-l25812
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l25749-l25812
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 25749-25812
start: '25749'
end: '25812'
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 contrasts believers who do good with those who reject divine
signs; describes Satanic suggestion occurring in prophetic recitation and God
nullifying it; presents this as a test for hardened hearts and a confirmation
for those with knowledge; warns that doubters will face the hour of judgment or
a grievous day; describes divine judgment, reward, and punishment; promises provision
for those who emigrate, die, or are slain for God's religion; permits proportionate
vengeance against injury while promising divine assistance; and cites the alternation
of night and day as an act of God. A translator's note relates the passage to
a story about Muhammad, the Quraysh, and Gabriel, while also reporting that some
authorities reject that story.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Those who believe and do good works are promised forgiveness and honorable
provision.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Those who endeavor to make God's signs ineffective are identified as inhabitants
of hell.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The passage says that no apostle or prophet before the addressed figure read
without Satan suggesting some error in the reading.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: God is said to make void what Satan suggested and to confirm his signs.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Satanic suggestion is described as a temptation for those with infirm or hardened
hearts.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Those given knowledge are said to recognize the book as truth from the Lord
and to believe in it.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Infidels are described as continuing in doubt until the hour of judgment comes
suddenly or a grievous day overtakes them.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: On the day of judgment, the kingdom is God's and God judges between the groups.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: Believers who work righteousness are placed in gardens of pleasure, while
disbelievers who charge the signs with falsehood receive shameful punishment.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Those who flee their country for God's true religion and then are slain or
die are promised excellent provision and a pleasing introduction.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: A person who takes vengeance equal to the injury done and is afterwards unjustly
treated is promised God's assistance.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: God is said to cause night to succeed day and day to succeed night.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:13
text: The translator's note reports a story in which the devil put words into Muhammad's
mouth during recitation, the Quraysh rejoiced, and Gabriel later informed Muhammad
of the mistake.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:14
text: The translator's note also reports that some authorities reject the story
and interpret the passage as referring to devilish suggestions affecting holy
persons' affections or desires.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine actor who forgives, provides, nullifies Satanic suggestion,
confirms signs, directs believers, judges, assists the injured, and alternates
night and day.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Those who believe and do good works
description: People promised forgiveness, provision, guidance, and gardens of pleasure.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Those who make God's signs of none effect / infidels / disbelievers
description: Opponents or doubters associated with hell, falsehood against divine
signs, and shameful punishment.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Satan
description: The being said to suggest error in prophetic reading, with those suggestions
later made void by God.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Apostle or prophet before thee
description: Prior prophetic figures described as having experienced Satanic suggestion
when they read.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Those on whom knowledge has been bestowed
description: People who recognize the book as truth from the Lord and believe in
it.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Those who fled their country for God's true religion
description: Religious emigrants who are later slain or die and are promised excellent
provision and a pleasing introduction.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Person taking equal vengeance after injury
description: A person who takes proportionate vengeance for an injury and is then
unjustly treated.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Muhammad
description: In the translator's note, the prophet reciting the 53rd chapter and
later being informed of the reason for the Quraysh's compliance.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Gabriel
description: In the translator's note, the angel who acquaints Muhammad with the
reason for the Quraysh's compliance and with what he had uttered.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Quraysh
description: In the translator's note, the group sitting near Muhammad who rejoice
and join in adoration after hearing the inserted words.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage states that on the day the kingdom is God's and that he judges
between them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: divine provider
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is described as bestowing provision and as the best provider.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: divine confirmer of signs
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God makes void Satan's suggestion and confirms his signs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: rewarded righteous believers
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Believers doing good works are promised forgiveness, provision, guidance,
and gardens of pleasure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: punished rejecters of signs
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage associates rejecters of signs with hell, continued doubt, falsehood,
and shameful punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: tempter or suggester of error
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Satan is said to suggest error in prophetic reading, which becomes a temptation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: prophetic recipient or reciter
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:9
basis: The passage refers to apostles and prophets in connection with reading; the
note identifies Muhammad as reciting in the narrated occasion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:10
- id: role:8
label: knowers of the book's truth
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Those given knowledge know that the book is truth from the Lord and believe
in it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: religious emigrants and martyrs or deceased
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Those who flee for God's true religion and then are slain or die receive
divine provision.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: injured avenger receiving assistance
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: A person taking equal vengeance after injury and then being unjustly treated
is promised God's assistance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:11
label: angelic informant
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The note says Gabriel acquaints Muhammad with the reason for the Quraysh's
compliance and what he had uttered.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:12
label: audience rejoicing at recitation
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The note says the Quraysh rejoice at the words and join in adoration.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: divine signs
literal_form: signs of God
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: hell
literal_form: hell
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: the book
literal_form: this book
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: hour of judgment
literal_form: the hour of judgment
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: gardens of pleasure
literal_form: gardens of pleasure
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: night and day succession
literal_form: night succeeding day and day succeeding night
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Contrasting reward and punishment
summary: Believers doing good are promised forgiveness and provision, while those
opposing divine signs are identified with hell.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Satanic suggestion and divine confirmation
summary: Satan suggests error in prophetic reading; God nullifies the suggestion
and confirms his signs. The suggestion functions as a temptation for hardened
hearts and as a confirmation for those given knowledge.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Sudden judgment and separated destinies
summary: Doubters continue until sudden judgment or a grievous day; God judges,
assigning believers to gardens of pleasure and disbelievers to shameful punishment.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Provision for emigrants who die or are slain
summary: Those who flee their country for God's true religion and later die or are
slain are promised excellent provision and a pleasing introduction.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Proportionate vengeance and divine assistance
summary: A person who takes vengeance equal to an injury and is then unjustly treated
is promised assistance from God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:6
label: Alternation of night and day
summary: God causes night to succeed day and day to succeed night, and is described
as hearing and seeing.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: scene:7
label: Translator's narrative of recitation and correction
summary: A note reports a story in which the devil puts words into Muhammad's mouth
during recitation, the Quraysh rejoice and join in adoration, and Gabriel later
informs Muhammad of what happened; the note also reports that some authorities
reject this account.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine judgment separating believers and rejecters
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage describes a day when God's kingdom is manifest, God judges between
groups, and believers and disbelievers receive different outcomes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives judgment imagery but does not provide a detailed afterlife
journey map.
- id: motif:2
label: Satanic suggestion tested and nullified by God
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Satan suggests error in prophetic reading; God voids the suggestion and confirms
his signs, while the suggestion tests hardened hearts and confirms knowledgeable
believers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference exactly matches this temptation-and-revelation
pattern.
- id: motif:3
label: Rewarded religious exile and death for the faith
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Those who flee their country for God's true religion and then die or are
slain are promised excellent divine provision and a pleasing introduction.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not narrate an individual exile story; it gives a general
promise.
- id: motif:4
label: Cosmic alternation as sign of divine power
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
basis: God is said to cause night to succeed day and day to succeed night, linking
paired cosmic opposites to divine action.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states alternation directly but does not elaborate a full
dualistic cosmology.
- id: motif:5
label: Proportionate vengeance followed by divine assistance
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage allows vengeance equal to injury and promises God's assistance
if the avenger is again unjustly treated.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The motif is legal-moral rather than a developed narrative episode.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: 'The passage itself places the addressed prophet within a repeated pattern
affecting earlier apostles and prophets: Satanic suggestion occurs, and God nullifies
it and confirms divine signs.'
claim_level: same_function
target: Prior apostles and prophets mentioned in the passage
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: This is an internal textual comparison, not evidence for historical
contact or broader cross-cultural recurrence.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 25749-25752
quote_or_summary: Believers who do good receive forgiveness and honorable provision;
those who try to nullify God's signs are inhabitants of hell.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 25753-25756
quote_or_summary: No earlier apostle or prophet read without Satan suggesting error;
God voids Satan's suggestion and confirms his signs.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 25757-25760
quote_or_summary: Satanic suggestion is permitted as a temptation for those with
infirm or hardened hearts.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 25761-25764
quote_or_summary: Those given knowledge know the book is truth from the Lord, believe
in it, and are directed by God into the right way.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 25765-25767
quote_or_summary: Infidels continue doubting until the hour of judgment comes suddenly
or a grievous day overtakes them.
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 25768-25772
quote_or_summary: On that day the kingdom is God's and he judges; believers enter
gardens of pleasure, while disbelievers who call the signs false suffer shameful
punishment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 25773-25778
quote_or_summary: Those who flee their country for God's true religion and then
are slain or die receive excellent provision and a pleasing introduction from
God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 25779-25783
quote_or_summary: Whoever takes vengeance equal to the injury done and is then unjustly
treated will be assisted by God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: quote
locator: lines 25784-25786
quote_or_summary: "“GOD causeth the night to succeed the day, and he causeth the
day to succeed the night”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 25788-25802
quote_or_summary: A note reports that while Muhammad recited the 53rd chapter, the
devil put words into his mouth; the Quraysh rejoiced and joined in adoration;
Gabriel later explained the matter to Muhammad.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 25803-25808
quote_or_summary: The note says some authorities reject the preceding story and
interpret the passage as devilish suggestions affecting holy persons' affections
or desires.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage and notes. Motif labels
are conservative; several lack exact taxonomy matches.
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: |-
Translator's explanatory notes were treated as part of the supplied passage but distinguished from the main translated text.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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