batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l26803-l26899
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l26803-l26899
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXV. / ENTITLED, AL FORKAN;
REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 26803-26899
start: '26803'
end: '26899'
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: Blessed be he who hath revealed the Forkans unto his servant, that he may
be a preacher to all creatures
summary: The passage opens Al Forkan by affirming God's sovereignty, creation, lack
of partner or offspring, and revelation to his servant. It rejects other gods
as powerless, reports accusations against the Koran and the apostle, contrasts
fiery punishment with an eternal garden for the pious, describes an eschatological
assembly and judgment of false worship, and depicts angelic descent, heavenly
rupture, and the regret of an unjust person.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: God is described as having revealed the Forkan to his servant so that the
servant may preach to all creatures.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: God is described as possessing the kingdom of heaven and earth, having no
offspring or partner, and creating and ordering all things.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Other gods are described as created beings or objects that cannot create,
avert evil, procure good, cause death or life, or raise the dead.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Unbelievers call the Koran a forgery and fables of the ancients, and they
object that the apostle eats food and walks in the streets.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The unbelievers demand signs such as an angelic fellow preacher, a treasure,
or a garden with fruit.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Those rejecting the hour of judgment are said to face burning fire that sees
them from a distance, roars, and receives them bound in a narrow place.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The pious are promised a garden of eternal duration, with whatever they please,
as reward and retreat.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: On a certain day God assembles the people and the beings they worshipped besides
God, and questions the worshipped about whether they seduced the servants.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The worshipped deny taking protectors besides God and attribute the people's
loss to permitted abundance and forgetfulness of admonition.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Previous messengers are said to have eaten food and walked through streets,
and some people are made a trial for others.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Those who do not hope to meet God at the resurrection demand to see angels
or the Lord; when the angels are seen, there are no glad tidings for the wicked.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: On the day described, works are made like scattered dust, the people destined
for paradise have a better repose, heaven is cloven by clouds, angels descend
visibly, and the kingdom belongs wholly to the Merciful.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: obs:13
text: The unjust person bites his hand in anguish and wishes he had taken the way
of truth with the apostle.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / the Merciful / Lord
description: The revealer of the Forkan, possessor of heaven and earth, creator
of all things, judge at the eschatological assembly, and owner of the kingdom
on the grievous day.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Servant / apostle
description: The recipient of the Forkan, appointed as preacher to all creatures;
criticized for eating food and walking in streets.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:10
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Unbelievers / ungodly / wicked / unjust person
description: People who reject the Koran, demand signs, reject the hour of judgment,
face punishment, and express regret on the day of judgment.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Other gods / worshipped besides God
description: Figures or objects worshipped besides God, described as unable to create,
avert harm, give assistance, or control death, life, and resurrection; questioned
at the assembly.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: The pious / those destined to paradise
description: People promised an eternal garden, reward, retreat, happiness, and
a preferable place of repose.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Angels
description: Requested by unbelievers as visible confirmation, later seen on a day
with no glad tidings for the wicked, and described as descending visibly when
heaven is cloven.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Previous messengers
description: Earlier messengers who, like the present apostle, ate food and walked
through streets.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: revealer and creator
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God reveals the Forkan, owns heaven and earth, creates all things, and orders
them by will.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: human messenger / preacher
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:7
basis: The servant is made a preacher, and messengers are described as eating food
and walking in streets.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: rejecters and judged wrongdoers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They call the Koran forged, reject the hour, demand signs, and are associated
with punishment and regret.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: role:4
label: powerless false objects of worship
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They are said to create nothing, lack power over harm, benefit, death, life,
and resurrection, and cannot avert punishment or assist worshippers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: eschatological judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God assembles worshippers and the worshipped, questions them, and declares
the falsehood and torment of the unjust.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: rewarded pious
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The pious are promised an eternal garden and those destined to paradise are
given the better abode and repose.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: role:7
label: visible eschatological beings
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Angels are demanded as signs and are later seen or sent down visibly on the
day described.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Forkan / Koran as revealed criterion
literal_form: revealed Forkan / Koran
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: burning fire of punishment
literal_form: burning fire that sees, rages, roars, and receives the bound in a
narrow place
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: eternal garden reward
literal_form: garden of eternal duration, reward, and retreat
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: flowing rivers and gardens
literal_form: gardens through which rivers flow
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: scattered dust
literal_form: works made as dust scattered abroad
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:6
label: cloven heaven and descending angels
literal_form: heaven cloven by clouds and angels sent down descending visibly
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:7
label: bitten hand of regret
literal_form: unjust person biting his hand in anguish and despair
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Revelation and divine sovereignty
summary: God is praised as revealer of the Forkan to his servant and as sovereign
creator without partner or offspring.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Rejection of powerless other gods
summary: Other gods worshipped besides God are described as created and powerless
over creation, harm, benefit, death, life, and resurrection.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Accusations against the Koran and demands for signs
summary: Unbelievers call the Koran forged or ancient fables and demand that an
angel, treasure, or garden validate the apostle.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Punishment by fire and reward by garden
summary: Rejecters of the hour face a roaring fire and repeated calls for death,
while the pious are promised an eternal garden with desired goods.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Assembly of worshippers and the worshipped
summary: God assembles people with what they worshipped besides God, questions the
worshipped, and the worshipped deny seducing the servants.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Human messengers as trial
summary: Earlier messengers are described as ordinary in bodily needs and public
movement, and people's relations become a trial requiring perseverance.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:7
label: Angelic descent and cosmic judgment day
summary: On the day described, angels are seen, works become scattered dust, paradise
is better for its destined inhabitants, heaven is split by clouds, angels descend,
and the kingdom belongs to the Merciful.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:8
label: Regret of the unjust person
summary: The unjust person bites his hand in despair and wishes he had followed
the apostle's way of truth.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment of rejecters and false worship
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage describes the hour of judgment, punishment for rejecters, assembly
of worshippers and worshipped, divine questioning, exposure of falsehood, and
grievous torment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The extraction identifies the general motif family only; no historical
comparison is inferred.
- id: motif:2
label: resurrection and eschatological meeting
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage refers to power over raising the dead, rejection of the hour
of judgment, and people who do not hope to meet God at the resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage references resurrection and judgment rather than narrating
an individual resurrection episode.
- id: motif:3
label: afterlife reward and punishment landscape
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The text contrasts burning fire for rejecters with an eternal garden, reward,
retreat, and paradise for the pious.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage offers destinations and conditions, not a detailed journey
map.
- id: motif:4
label: revelation as divine instruction to a human messenger
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: God reveals the Forkan to a servant who preaches to all creatures, while
opponents dispute the revelation as forged or ancient fables.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage foregrounds revelation and
preaching more than wisdom in an abstract sense.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 26803-26812
quote_or_summary: God reveals the Forkan to his servant as preacher; God owns heaven
and earth, has no issue or partner, and creates and orders all things.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 26813-26817
quote_or_summary: Other gods are said to create nothing, to be created, and to lack
power over harm, benefit, death, life, and raising the dead.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 26818-26830
quote_or_summary: Unbelievers call the Koran forged and ancient fables, object that
the apostle eats and walks in streets, and demand an angel, treasure, or garden.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 26831-26844
quote_or_summary: God may provide gardens with rivers and palaces; rejecters of
the hour face burning fire that sees and roars, and the pious are promised an
eternal garden.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 26855-26867
quote_or_summary: The garden contains what the pious please forever; God assembles
people with what they worshipped besides God and asks the worshipped whether they
seduced the servants.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 26868-26873
quote_or_summary: God declares that the worshipped have exposed falsehood and cannot
avert punishment or give assistance; the unjust taste grievous torment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 26874-26879
quote_or_summary: Earlier messengers ate food and walked through streets; some people
are made a trial for others, with perseverance asked of them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 26880-26886
quote_or_summary: Those who do not hope for the resurrection demand angels or sight
of the Lord; on seeing angels, there are no glad tidings for the wicked, and works
become scattered dust.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 26887-26892
quote_or_summary: Those destined to paradise have the better abode and repose; heaven
is cloven by clouds, angels descend visibly, and the kingdom belongs wholly to
the Merciful.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 26893-26899
quote_or_summary: The unjust person bites his hand in anguish and wishes he had
taken the way of truth with the apostle.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Passage content is explicit for judgment, resurrection language, revelation,
and afterlife contrast. Motif mapping is limited to supplied taxonomy terms and
remains draft for review. No comparison claims were made because the passage itself
does not support a specific cross-textual 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; Sale's footnotes within the passage were not used to infer additional figures beyond the passage wording.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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