Comparative mythology corpus

batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l28528-l28539

batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l28528-l28539

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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l28528-l28539
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
  label: CHAPTER XXVII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXVIII.
    / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 28528-28539
  start: '28528'
  end: '28539'
  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 addressed recipient is told that he did not expect the Koran to be
    delivered to him, but received it through the Lord's mercy. He is instructed not
    to assist unbelievers, not to be turned aside from God's signs, to invite people
    to the Lord, and not to invoke any god besides the true God. The passage states
    that everything will perish except God, that judgment belongs to him, and that
    people will be assembled before him at the last day.
  language: English
  quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: The passage says the book of the Koran was delivered to the addressed recipient
    unexpectedly through the mercy of the Lord.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: The addressed recipient is instructed not to assist unbelievers.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:3
  text: The addressed recipient is instructed not to let others turn him aside from
    the signs of God after they have been sent down to him.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:4
  text: The addressed recipient is instructed to invite people to his Lord and not
    to be an idolater.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:5
  text: The passage forbids invoking any other god together with the true God and
    states that there is no god but he.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: obs:6
  text: The passage states that everything shall perish except God, that judgment
    belongs to him, and that people will be assembled before him at the last day.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: the addressed recipient
  description: The person addressed as "thee" and instructed regarding the delivered
    Koran and God's signs.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: the LORD / the true GOD
  description: The deity whose mercy delivers the Koran, whose signs are sent down,
    who alone is to be invoked, and to whom judgment belongs.
  role_refs:
  - role:3
  - role:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
- id: fig:3
  name_or_label: unbelievers
  description: A group whom the addressed recipient is told not to assist.
  role_refs:
  - role:5
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: fig:4
  name_or_label: men
  description: People whom the addressed recipient is instructed to invite to his
    Lord.
  role_refs:
  - role:6
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
  label: recipient of delivered scripture
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  basis: The Koran is described as delivered to the addressed recipient through the
    Lord's mercy.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: role:2
  label: one commanded to invite others to the Lord
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  basis: The addressed recipient is told to invite people to his Lord.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: role:3
  label: merciful divine giver
  assigned_to:
  - fig:2
  basis: The Koran is received through the mercy of the Lord.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: role:4
  label: sole deity and judge
  assigned_to:
  - fig:2
  basis: The passage states that there is no god but the true God and that judgment
    belongs to him.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: role:5
  label: forbidden allies
  assigned_to:
  - fig:3
  basis: The addressed recipient is told not to assist the unbelievers.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: role:6
  label: invited audience
  assigned_to:
  - fig:4
  basis: The addressed recipient is instructed to invite people to his Lord.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: book of the Koran
  literal_form: the book of the Koran delivered to the addressed recipient
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:2
  label: signs of God
  literal_form: signs of God sent down to the addressed recipient
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: sym:3
  label: last day assembly
  literal_form: people assembled before God at the last day
  associated_figures:
  - fig:2
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Unexpected delivery of the Koran and admonition
  summary: The addressed recipient is told that the Koran came to him through the
    Lord's mercy and is warned not to assist unbelievers or be turned aside from God's
    signs.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  - sym:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
- id: scene:2
  label: Exclusive invocation and final assembly
  summary: The passage affirms that only the true God is to be invoked, that all else
    will perish, that judgment belongs to God, and that people will be assembled before
    him at the last day.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: divine revelation of scripture
  taxonomy_refs:
  - wisdom
  basis: The passage presents the book of the Koran as delivered to the addressed
    recipient through divine mercy and refers to God's signs being sent down.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
  confidence: medium
  cautions: The available taxonomy has no specific revelation or scripture motif;
    the reference to wisdom is approximate and should be reviewed.
- id: motif:2
  label: exclusive monotheistic worship
  taxonomy_refs: []
  basis: The passage forbids invoking any god together with the true God and states
    that there is no god but he.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
  confidence: high
  cautions: No exact taxonomy reference is available in the supplied list.
- id: motif:3
  label: final divine judgment and assembly
  taxonomy_refs:
  - divine_judgment
  basis: The passage states that judgment belongs to God and that people will be assembled
    before him at the last day.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
  confidence: high
  cautions: The passage gives only a concise statement of judgment and assembly, without
    extended judgment imagery.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: summary
  locator: lines 28528-28530
  quote_or_summary: The addressed recipient did not expect the book of the Koran to
    be delivered to him, but received it through the mercy of the Lord.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:2
  type: summary
  locator: lines 28530-28534
  quote_or_summary: The addressed recipient is told not to assist unbelievers, not
    to be turned aside from God's signs after they are sent down to him, to invite
    people to his Lord, and not to be an idolater.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:3
  type: summary
  locator: lines 28535-28538
  quote_or_summary: The passage says not to invoke any other god with the true God;
    there is no god but he; everything shall perish except himself; judgment belongs
    to him; and people will be assembled before him at the last day.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
confidence:
  extraction: high
  motif_candidates: medium
  comparison_claims: uncertain
  notes: Literal extraction is straightforward from a short passage. Motif classification
    is limited by the supplied taxonomy, especially for revelation/scripture and monotheistic
    worship.
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 comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not make a comparison to another tradition or motif family beyond candidate motif classification.
  batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
  custom_id=motif_extract:islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg__l28528-l28539
  passage_sha256=8435f7b0df903f9bf4d92162231b15ce8a92464ad0b13f5057ab675e7dfd6d55