batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l27059-l27127
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l27059-l27127
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 27059-27127
start: '27059'
end: '27127'
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 instructs the speaker to ask no reward except that people take
the way to the Lord; describes God as living, undying, creator of heaven and earth
who ascended his throne; reports unbelievers rejecting the name of the Merciful;
presents celestial signs and the alternation of night and day; describes the servants
of the Merciful through worship, ethical restraint, repentance, attentiveness
to signs, and prayer for family; and contrasts paradise reward with lasting punishment
for those who charge the apostle with imposture.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The speaker is told to ask for no reward for preaching except the conversion
of one who desires to take the way unto his Lord.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: God is described as living and not dying, acquainted with servants' faults,
creator of the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and as
having ascended his throne.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Unbelievers respond to the command to adore the Merciful by asking who the
Merciful is and refusing the command.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The passage states that twelve signs, a daytime lamp identified in a note
as the sun, and the moon shining by night are placed in the heavens.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Night and day are ordained to succeed each other for those who consider or
desire to show gratitude.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The servants of the Merciful walk meekly on earth and answer ignorant speech
with peace.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The servants pass the night adoring their Lord, stand to pray, and ask that
the torment of hell be averted from them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The servants are described as moderate in giving, neither profuse nor niggardly.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: The passage prohibits invoking another god with the true God, unlawful slaying,
and fornication, and states that offenders meet punishment.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Punishment for such wrongdoing is doubled on the day of resurrection and endured
with ignominy forever, except for those who repent, believe, and do righteous
work.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: obs:11
text: God changes the former evils of repentant believers into good and is described
as ready to forgive and merciful.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: The servants avoid false witness, pass vain discourse with decency, and attend
to the signs of their Lord when admonished by them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:13
text: The servants pray for wives and offspring who satisfy their eyes and ask to
be made patterns for those who fear God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:14
text: Those who persevere are rewarded with the highest apartments in paradise,
greeting and salutation, and permanent residence there.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:15
text: The passage ends by saying that those who charged the apostle with imposture
will receive lasting punishment.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: the speaker or apostle
description: The addressed preacher who is told to ask no reward and whose opponents
have charged him with imposture.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:15
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God / the Merciful / Lord
description: The living, undying creator who knows servants' faults, is to be adored,
forgives repentance, rewards perseverance, and inflicts punishment.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:11
- ev:14
- ev:15
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: unbelievers
description: Those who ask who the Merciful is, resist the command to adore him,
and are associated with rejection of faith.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: servants of the Merciful
description: People who walk meekly, answer ignorant speech with peace, worship
at night, act moderately and ethically, attend to signs, and pray for their families.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: repentant believer
description: One who repents, believes, and works righteous work, whose former evils
God changes into good.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: wrongdoer
description: One who invokes another god, unlawfully slays, or commits fornication,
and meets punishment unless repentance and righteousness follow.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
roles:
- id: role:1
label: preacher or apostle
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage mentions preaching, command formulae addressed to the speaker,
and that his apostle has been charged with imposture.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:15
- id: role:2
label: creator and enthroned deity
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: God creates the heavens and earth in six days and then ascends his throne.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: forgiving judge and rewarder
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: God changes evils into good for the repentant, gives paradise reward to the
persevering, and inflicts punishment on rejecters.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:14
- ev:15
- id: role:4
label: rejecters of worship
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They question who the Merciful is and refuse the command to adore him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: exemplary righteous servants
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They are defined by meek conduct, worship, restraint, avoidance of false
witness, attentiveness, and prayer.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: role:6
label: repentant righteous convert
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Repentance, belief, and righteous work lead to transformation of former evils
into good.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:7
label: punished transgressor
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Specific grave acts are followed by doubled punishment on the day of resurrection
unless repentance occurs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: throne
literal_form: God's throne, ascended after creation of the heavens and earth
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: twelve signs in the heavens
literal_form: Twelve signs placed in the heavens
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: daytime lamp
literal_form: A lamp by day, identified in the note as the sun
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: moon shining by night
literal_form: The moon which shineth by night
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: night and day succession
literal_form: Night and day succeeding each other
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: hell
literal_form: A miserable abode and wretched station whose torment is perpetual
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: sym:7
label: highest apartments in paradise
literal_form: Highest apartments in paradise where the persevering remain forever
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: sym:8
label: signs of the Lord
literal_form: Signs by which people are admonished and to which the attentive respond
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Preaching without demanded reward
summary: The speaker is instructed to ask no reward for preaching except that a
person desire to take the way to his Lord.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Creator enthroned and rejected by unbelievers
summary: God is described as undying creator and enthroned Merciful; unbelievers
question and resist the command to adore the Merciful.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Celestial ordering for consideration and gratitude
summary: The heavens contain twelve signs, the sun-like daytime lamp, and the moon
by night; night and day succeed one another for reflection and gratitude.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Conduct of the servants of the Merciful
summary: The servants of the Merciful are described through meek walking, peaceful
response to ignorant speech, night worship, prayer against hell, moderate giving,
ethical prohibitions, attentiveness to signs, and family prayer.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: scene:5
label: Punishment, repentance, and paradise reward
summary: Wrongdoers face doubled punishment on the day of resurrection, while repentance,
belief, and righteous work lead to forgiveness and transformation of evil into
good; the persevering receive permanent paradise reward.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:14
- ev:15
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment with punishment and reward
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage contrasts doubled punishment and lasting punishment with paradise
reward for those who persevere.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:14
- ev:15
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is theological and ethical rather than a narrative myth episode.
- id: motif:2
label: resurrection judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The text explicitly locates doubled punishment on the day of resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The passage mentions resurrection as judgment timing; it does not narrate
a resurrection event.
- id: motif:3
label: divine ascent to throne after creation
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: After creating the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days,
God is said to have ascended his throne.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The ascent is a concise theological statement, not an extended ascent
narrative.
- id: motif:4
label: repentance transforming evil into good
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Those who repent, believe, and work righteousness have their former evils
changed into good by God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family directly names repentance or moral transformation.
- id: motif:5
label: celestial signs prompting gratitude
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage presents heavenly signs and the succession of night and day as
objects for consideration and gratitude, and praises attentiveness to the Lord's
signs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: The link to the supplied wisdom family is thematic; the passage does not
use the term wisdom.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 27059-27064
quote_or_summary: The speaker says he asks no reward for preaching except the conversion
of one who desires to take the way unto his Lord.
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 27064-27069
quote_or_summary: The passage tells the speaker to trust the living God who does
not die, knows servants' faults, created the heavens and earth and what is between
them in six days, and ascended his throne.
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 27069-27073
quote_or_summary: When told to adore the Merciful, unbelievers ask who the Merciful
is and resist the command, increasing their flight from faith.
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 27073-27076 and note c
quote_or_summary: God places twelve signs in the heavens, a lamp by day, explained
in the note as the sun, and the moon shining by night.
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 27076-27078
quote_or_summary: Night and day are ordained to succeed each other for one who considers
or wants to show gratitude.
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 27078-27081 and note d
quote_or_summary: The servants of the Merciful walk meekly on earth and answer ignorant
speakers with peace; the note explains this as waiving further discourse with
idolaters.
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 27081-27086
quote_or_summary: The servants spend the night adoring and standing in prayer, and
ask their Lord to avert hell's perpetual torment, called a miserable abode and
wretched station.
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 27086-27088
quote_or_summary: When giving, the servants are neither profuse nor niggardly, but
keep a just medium.
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 27088-27092
quote_or_summary: The passage describes those who do not invoke another god with
the true God, do not unlawfully slay, and are not guilty of fornication; whoever
does this meets the reward of wickedness.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 27092-27096
quote_or_summary: The wrongdoer's punishment is doubled on the day of resurrection
and endured forever with ignominy.
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 27096-27101 and note f
quote_or_summary: An exception is made for one who repents, believes, and works
righteousness; God changes former evils into good and is forgiving and merciful.
The note explains this as blotting out former rebellion and increasing faith and
obedience.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 27101-27107
quote_or_summary: The servants do not bear false witness, pass vain discourse decently,
and when admonished by the signs of their Lord do not act deaf or blind but stand
attentive.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 27107-27110
quote_or_summary: They pray for wives and offspring to be the satisfaction of their
eyes and ask to be made patterns for those who fear God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 27110-27115
quote_or_summary: These people are rewarded with the highest apartments in paradise
because they persevered, meet greeting and salutation there, and remain forever
in an excellent abode and delightful station.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: lines 27115-27119
quote_or_summary: The speaker is told that the Lord is not solicitous if people
do not invoke him; they have charged his apostle with imposture and will later
receive lasting punishment.
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: high
notes: Literal extraction is well supported by the supplied passage. Motif assignments
use only available taxonomy references where directly or thematically supported;
no comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not provide a
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: |-
No taxonomy symbol references were assigned because the supplied symbol list does not include the passage's main literal images such as throne, sun, moon, celestial signs, hell, or paradise apartments.
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