batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l27231-l27318
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l27231-l27318
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: ENTITLED, AL FORKAN; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL
GOD. / CHAPTER XXVI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 27231-27318
start: '27231'
end: '27318'
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 recounts Pharaoh threatening believers, Moses leading his people
by night, Pharaoh's pursuit, the sea being struck and divided into twelve paths,
the deliverance of Moses and his companions, and the drowning of their pursuers.
It then begins the story of Abraham, who rejects idol worship, praises the Lord
as creator, guide, provider, healer, life-giver after death, and judge, and prays
for wisdom, righteousness, blessed remembrance, paradise, forgiveness, and freedom
from shame on the day of resurrection.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A ruler threatens to cut off hands and feet on opposite sides and crucify
all those addressed.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Those threatened answer that the harm does not matter because they will return
to their Lord and hope for forgiveness since they are the first believers.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Moses receives a revelation commanding him to march forth with God's servants
by night because they will be pursued.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Pharaoh sends officers through the cities to assemble forces and describes
the opposing group as small while his own side is numerous and well provided.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The pursuers catch sight of Moses' group at sunrise, and Moses' companions
fear they will be overtaken.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Moses says his Lord is with him and will direct him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Moses is commanded to strike the sea with his rod; after he strikes it, the
sea divides into twelve parts with paths between them, and each part is compared
to a vast mountain.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Moses and all those with him are delivered, while the others are drowned.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Abraham asks his father and people what they worship, and they answer that
they worship and continually serve idols.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Abraham asks whether the idols hear invocations or can profit or hurt their
worshippers.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: Abraham declares that the worshipped gods are his enemies except for the Lord
of all creatures.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: Abraham describes the Lord as the one who created him, directs him, gives
him food and drink, heals him when sick, causes him to die, restores him to life,
and forgives sins on the day of judgment.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:13
text: Abraham prays for wisdom, association with the righteous, honorable remembrance
among later posterity, inheritance of the garden of delight, forgiveness for his
father, and protection from shame on the day of resurrection.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:14
text: The passage says that riches and children will not avail on the day of resurrection,
except for one who comes to God with a sincere heart.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:15
text: Paradise is described as being brought near to the pious, and hell as plainly
appearing to those who have erred.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Pharaoh
description: Ruler who threatens punishment and sends officers to assemble pursuing
forces.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Threatened first believers
description: Those threatened with mutilation and crucifixion who say they will
return to their Lord and hope for forgiveness.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Moses
description: Recipient of revelation who leads God's servants by night, reassures
his companions, and strikes the sea with his rod.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: God / the Lord
description: The revealer who commands Moses, delivers Moses and his companions,
and is described by Abraham as creator, guide, provider, healer, restorer to life,
and forgiver.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:12
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Moses' companions / God's servants / children of Israel
description: Group led by Moses, pursued by Pharaoh's forces, fearful of being overtaken,
and delivered with Moses.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Pharaoh's officers and forces / the others
description: Forces assembled by Pharaoh who pursue Moses' group and are drowned.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Abraham
description: Speaker who questions idol worship, rejects the worshipped gods, praises
the Lord, and prays for wisdom and salvation.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Abraham's father and people
description: Those to whom Abraham speaks; they answer that they worship idols and
follow the practice of their fathers.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Idols / worshipped gods
description: Objects of worship described by Abraham's father and people; Abraham
questions their ability to hear, profit, or harm.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
roles:
- id: role:1
label: persecuting ruler and pursuer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Pharaoh threatens severe punishment and mobilizes forces to pursue Moses'
group.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: steadfast believers under threat
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: They respond to threatened execution by affirming return to their Lord and
hope for forgiveness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: revealed leader and sea-divider
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Moses receives revelation, leads the servants by night, and strikes the sea
with his rod.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: divine revealer, deliverer, creator, and judge
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: God gives commands, delivers Moses' group, and is described as creator, guide,
healer, restorer to life, and forgiver on the day of judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:12
- id: role:5
label: pursued and delivered community
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Moses' companions are pursued, fear capture, and are delivered with Moses.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: pursuing force destroyed by drowning
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Pharaoh's forces pursue Moses' group and the others are drowned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: monotheistic critic of idols and petitioner
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Abraham questions idol worship, rejects the gods of his people, praises the
Lord, and prays for wisdom and afterlife blessing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:13
- id: role:8
label: ancestral idol worshippers
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: They say they worship idols and that their fathers did the same.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:9
label: powerless objects of worship as questioned by Abraham
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Abraham asks whether the idols hear, profit, or hurt, and declares the worshipped
gods his enemies except the Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: sea / divided water
literal_form: The sea divided into twelve parts with paths between them.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:2
label: rod
literal_form: Moses' rod used to strike the sea.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: twelve paths
literal_form: Twelve divided parts of the sea with paths between them.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: vast mountain-like sea parts
literal_form: Each divided part of the sea is compared to a vast mountain.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: idols
literal_form: Idols worshipped and served by Abraham's father and people.
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: sym:6
label: garden of delight / paradise
literal_form: A garden of delight requested by Abraham and paradise brought near
to the pious.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:15
- id: sym:7
label: hell
literal_form: Hell appearing plainly to those who have erred.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: sym:8
label: sincere heart
literal_form: A sincere heart that avails before God when riches and children do
not.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Threatened believers answer Pharaoh's punishment
summary: Pharaoh threatens mutilation and crucifixion, while those addressed accept
the threat in hope of returning to their Lord and receiving forgiveness.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Night departure and pursuit
summary: Moses is commanded to lead God's servants by night; Pharaoh mobilizes forces,
and the pursuers come in sight at sunrise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Sea divided and pursuers drowned
summary: Moses reassures his companions, strikes the sea with his rod, the sea divides
into twelve mountain-like parts with paths, Moses' group is delivered, and the
pursuers are drowned.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:4
label: Abraham disputes idol worship
summary: Abraham asks his father and people what they worship, hears their answer
that they serve idols, questions the idols' powers, and rejects their gods except
the Lord of all creatures.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: scene:5
label: Abraham's prayer and afterlife vision
summary: Abraham praises the Lord as creator, guide, provider, healer, restorer
to life, and forgiver; he prays for wisdom, righteousness, paradise, forgiveness,
and rescue from shame on the resurrection day, when sincere heart matters and
paradise and hell are disclosed.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:14
- ev:15
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divinely guided night departure from persecution
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Moses is commanded by revelation to lead God's servants out by night because
pursuit will follow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents a departure under pursuit; broader narrative context
is not included beyond this line range.
- id: motif:2
label: Water passage deliverance and drowning judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The sea is divided to create paths for Moses' group, who are delivered, while
the pursuing others are drowned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy contains water only as a symbol, not as a motif family; motif
assignment is to divine judgment based on deliverance and drowning.
- id: motif:3
label: Steadfast faith under threatened execution
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: Those threatened with mutilation and crucifixion accept the harm because
they expect return to the Lord and forgiveness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not narrate their actual death, only the threat and their
response.
- id: motif:4
label: Rejection of powerless idols
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Abraham questions whether idols can hear, profit, or harm, and distinguishes
the Lord of all creatures from the gods worshipped by his people.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy has no specific idol-polemics motif; wisdom is used because
Abraham requests wisdom and reasons against idol worship.
- id: motif:5
label: Death, restoration to life, and judgment day
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
- divine_judgment
basis: Abraham says the Lord will cause him to die, restore him to life, and forgive
sins on the day of judgment; the passage describes the day of resurrection, paradise,
and hell.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:14
- ev:15
confidence: high
cautions: This is an explicit theological motif in the passage rather than a cross-text
historical comparison.
- id: motif:6
label: Prayer for wisdom, righteous company, and blessed remembrance
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Abraham asks the Lord to grant wisdom, join him with the righteous, and grant
honorable remembrance among later posterity.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
confidence: high
cautions: No external wisdom tradition comparison is made.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 27231-27318
quote_or_summary: "“I will cut off your hands and your feet, on the opposite sides,
and I will crucify you all.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used for evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 27231-27318
quote_or_summary: Those addressed reply that the harm will not matter, because they
will return to their Lord and hope forgiveness as the first who have believed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 27231-27318
quote_or_summary: Revelation commands Moses to march forth with God's servants by
night because they will be pursued.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 27231-27318
quote_or_summary: Pharaoh sends officers through the cities to assemble forces and
says the opposing group is small while his own people are many and well provided.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 27231-27318
quote_or_summary: The pursuers follow at sunrise; when the two armies see each other,
Moses' companions say they will be overtaken.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 27231-27318
quote_or_summary: Moses answers, “By no means; for my LORD is with me, who will
surely direct me.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used for evidence.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 27231-27318
quote_or_summary: Moses is commanded to strike the sea with his rod; after he does
so, it divides into twelve parts with paths, each part like a vast mountain.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 27231-27318
quote_or_summary: Moses and all those with him are delivered, and the others are
drowned.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 27231-27318
quote_or_summary: Abraham asks his father and people what they worship; they answer
that they worship idols and constantly serve them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 27231-27318
quote_or_summary: Abraham asks whether the idols hear when invoked or can profit
or hurt them; they answer that they found their fathers doing the same.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 27231-27318
quote_or_summary: Abraham says the gods worshipped by his people and forefathers
are his enemy, except the Lord of all creatures.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 27231-27318
quote_or_summary: Abraham describes the Lord as the one who created and directs
him, gives him food and drink, heals him, causes him to die, restores him to life,
and forgives sins on judgment day.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 27231-27318
quote_or_summary: Abraham prays for wisdom, union with the righteous, honorable
remembrance among posterity, inheritance of the garden of delight, forgiveness
for his father, and no shame on the day of resurrection.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 27231-27318
quote_or_summary: On the resurrection day, neither riches nor children avail, except
for the one who comes to God with a sincere heart.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: lines 27231-27318
quote_or_summary: Paradise is brought near to the pious, and hell appears plainly
to those who have erred.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Core extraction is based directly on the passage. Motif assignments use only
the supplied taxonomy and are cautious where the taxonomy lacks more specific
entries for sea passage or idol polemic. No comparison claims were made because
the passage itself does not explicitly compare traditions or motif families.
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: |-
Passage includes both Qur'anic text in Sale's translation and translator notes; extraction focuses on the narrative and speech content visible in the supplied passage.
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