batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l26071-l26174
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l26071-l26174
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXIII. / ENTITLED, THE TRUE
BELIEVERS; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 26071-26174
start: '26071'
end: '26174'
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 rebukes unbelievers for rejecting signs and the apostle, affirms
God's sole sovereignty over creation, life, death, and judgment, rejects divine
offspring or rival gods, instructs prayer for refuge from devils, and describes
death, an intervening barrier before resurrection, the trumpet, weighed balances,
and punishment in fire.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Those addressed are told that they will not be helped, because signs were
read to them and they turned back proudly, including pride connected with possession
of the holy temple.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage says the apostle is rejected and accused of madness, but that
he has brought the truth and invites them to the right way.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage states that if truth followed their desires, the heavens, earth,
and their inhabitants would be corrupted.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: God is described as creating hearing, sight, and hearts in humans, producing
them in the earth, giving life and death, and governing the alternation of night
and day.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The unbelieving Meccans ask whether they will be raised to life after becoming
dust and bones, and call the threat fables of the ancients.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: In a sequence of questions, the earth, the seven heavens, the magnificent
throne, and the kingdom of all things are all attributed to God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The passage denies that God has begotten issue or that any other god exists
with him; it presents a hypothetical in which multiple gods would divide what
they created and exalt themselves over one another.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The speaker is instructed to ask the Lord for refuge from the suggestions
of devils and for them not to be present with him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: When death overtakes an unbeliever, he asks the Lord to let him return to
life so that he may do right, but the request is denied; a bar remains behind
them until the day of resurrection.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: When the trumpet is sounded, kinship relations and mutual assistance do not
avail the people described.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Those with heavy balances of good works are happy; those with light balances
lose their souls and remain in hell, where fire scorches their faces and they
plead to be taken out.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / LORD
description: The sole deity, provider, creator of human faculties, giver of life
and death, owner of earth and heavens, knower of hidden and public things, and
judge of the dead.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Unbelieving Meccans / unbelievers
description: Those who reject the signs and apostle, question resurrection after
death, and are depicted as subject to punishment and judgment.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Apostle / preacher addressed as 'thou'
description: The apostle known to the people, accused of madness by opponents, said
to bring truth and invite them to the right way.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Devils
description: Beings whose suggestions the speaker is instructed to seek refuge against,
and whose presence is to be driven away.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: sole sovereign deity
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The earth, seven heavens, magnificent throne, and kingdom of all things are
attributed to God, and the existence of other gods is denied.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: creator and life-giver
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is said to create hearing, sight, and hearts, produce humans in the earth,
give life, put to death, and govern night and day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: judge and punisher
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage describes threatened vengeance, the resurrection, balances of
works, hell, and fire as part of divine judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:4
label: rejecters of signs
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: They turn back from signs, reject the apostle, detest the truth, and deny
resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: judged dead
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: At death they ask to return, encounter a bar until resurrection, and are
later assessed by balances.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:6
label: truth-bearing apostle
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The apostle is said to have come with the truth and to invite them to the
right way.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: tempters or harmful spiritual presences
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The passage speaks of seeking refuge from the suggestions of devils and from
their presence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: holy temple
literal_form: holy temple possessed by those who proudly elate themselves
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: seven heavens
literal_form: the seven heavens over which God is Lord
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: magnificent throne
literal_form: the magnificent throne belonging to God
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: bar before resurrection
literal_form: a bar behind the dead until the day of resurrection
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:5
label: trumpet
literal_form: the trumpet sounded before the loss of kinship aid and mutual assistance
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: balances of works
literal_form: heavy or light balances measuring good works
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:7
label: fire
literal_form: hell fire that scorches faces
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Rebuke for rejected signs
summary: Those addressed are told they will not receive help because signs were
read to them and they turned back proudly.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Apostle and truth rejected
summary: The passage asks why the apostle is rejected, denies the accusation of
madness, and says he has brought truth and admonition.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Divine sovereignty questioned and conceded
summary: A series of questions asks who owns the earth, the seven heavens, the throne,
and the kingdom of all things; the expected answer is God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Rejection of rival gods
summary: The passage denies divine offspring and rival gods, arguing that multiple
gods would each take what they created and exalt themselves over others.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Refuge from devils
summary: The addressed speaker is instructed to seek the Lord's refuge against the
suggestions and presence of devils.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:6
label: Death, barrier, and resurrection
summary: At death an unbeliever asks to return to life to do right, but the request
is refused; a bar remains until resurrection and the trumpet is sounded.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: scene:7
label: Balances and hell fire
summary: People are divided by heavy or light balances of good works; the latter
lose their souls, remain in hell, and are scorched by fire while pleading for
release.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: resurrection after death
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage explicitly depicts opponents doubting that dust and bones will
be raised, then describes a bar until the day of resurrection and a trumpet being
sounded.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is doctrinal and eschatological rather than a narrative myth
episode.
- id: motif:2
label: divine judgment by weighed deeds
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage distinguishes heavy and light balances of good works, with happiness
for one group and loss of souls and hell for the other.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The text names balances and outcomes but does not elaborate a full courtroom
scene.
- id: motif:3
label: afterlife sequence of death, barrier, trumpet, judgment, and punishment
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The passage provides a sequence from death and a denied request to return,
through an intervening bar until resurrection, the trumpet, and final evaluation
and hell fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The sequence is not framed as a journey by the soul, so the taxonomy fit
is functional rather than exact.
- id: motif:4
label: single divine sovereignty against plurality of gods
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: God is presented as owner of the cosmos and kingdom of all things, while
divine offspring and rival gods are denied.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy family directly labels monotheistic sovereignty.
- id: motif:5
label: refuge from demonic suggestions
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage instructs the speaker to seek refuge in the Lord from the suggestions
and presence of devils.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The devils are mentioned briefly without an extended episode.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 26071-26076
quote_or_summary: Those addressed are told not to cry for help; signs were read
to them, but they turned back and acted proudly because of possessing the holy
temple.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 26077-26087
quote_or_summary: The passage questions why they reject the apostle, denies the
charge of madness, says he brought truth, warns that desire would corrupt heaven
and earth, and says he invites them to the right way.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 26088-26096
quote_or_summary: The passage describes calamity and punishment that do not humble
them, ending with a severe punishment that drives them to despair.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 26097-26106
quote_or_summary: God creates hearing, sight, and hearts, produces humans in the
earth, gives life and death, governs night and day; unbelievers ask whether dust
and bones will really be raised to life.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 26107-26115
quote_or_summary: The passage asks whose are the earth, the seven heavens, the magnificent
throne, and the kingdom of all things; the answer given is God's.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 26116-26134
quote_or_summary: Translator notes identify possible explanations involving plurality
of gods, famine, and the slaughter at Bedr, with a note on possible Medinan or
prophetic interpretation.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 26135-26142
quote_or_summary: The text says God has not begotten issue, has no other god with
him, knows what is concealed and public, and is far from attributed sharers in
honor.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 26143-26153
quote_or_summary: The speaker is told to ask the Lord not to set him among the ungodly,
to turn aside evil with better action, and to seek refuge from the suggestions
and presence of devils.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 26154-26161
quote_or_summary: When death overtakes an unbeliever, he asks to return to life
and do right; the request is refused, a bar remains until resurrection, and the
trumpet is sounded.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 26162-26174
quote_or_summary: Heavy balances of good works bring happiness; light balances bring
loss of souls, hell, fire scorching faces, and a plea to be taken out of the fire.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is based directly on the supplied English passage. Taxonomy mapping
is strongest for resurrection and divine judgment; afterlife_journey_map is more
tentative because the passage gives a sequence but not an explicit journey narrative.
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not compare to
another tradition or corpus.
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: |-
All observations and motif candidates are limited to the supplied passage and metadata.
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