batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l28985-l29042
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l28985-l29042
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER XXIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXX. / IN
THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 28985-29042
start: '28985'
end: '29042'
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 lists signs of God in creation, human diversity, sleep, provision,
lightning, rain, revivified earth, and the stability of heaven and earth. It states
that God will call humans out of the earth, that all beings are subject to him,
and that he creates and restores life. It rejects associating partners with God,
urges adherence to the true religion, criticizes sectarian division, and describes
people who call on God in adversity but return to associating other deities after
receiving mercy.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The creation of the heavens and the earth is named as one of God's signs.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The variety of human languages and complexions is named as one of God's signs.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Human sleeping by night and day and seeking provision from God's abundance
are named as signs.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: God shows lightning as a cause of terror and hope of rain.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: God sends water from heaven and thereby quickens the earth after it has been
dead.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Heaven and earth are said to stand firm at God's command.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: At a future summons, people will be called out of the earth and will come
forth.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: All beings in the heavens and on earth are described as subject and obedient
to God.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: God is described as producing a creature originally and later restoring the
same to life.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: A comparison is made with human slave ownership to deny equal partnership
in what God bestows.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Those who attribute companions to God are described as following lusts without
knowledge and having no helper.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: The addressees are told to turn to God, fear him, be constant at prayer, and
not be idolaters.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:13
text: Some people are described as dividing their religion into sects, each rejoicing
in its own opinion.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:14
text: When adversity befalls people, they call upon their Lord; after tasting mercy,
some associate other deities with their Lord.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:15
text: The passage asks whether any authority has been sent down that speaks in favor
of the false gods associated with God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine figure whose signs are listed, who creates, sends water,
commands heaven and earth, calls people forth, produces and restores life, and
is to be worshiped without partners.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Men / people / mankind
description: Human beings addressed as observers of signs, sleepers, seekers of
provision, recipients of adversity and mercy, and those called to true religion.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Those who attribute companions to God
description: People described as acting unjustly, following lusts without knowledge,
and lacking a helper.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Idolaters / sectarian groups
description: People warned not to be idolaters and described as divided into various
sects, each rejoicing in its own opinion.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: False gods / other deities
description: Associated deities or false gods whom some people associate with their
Lord.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
roles:
- id: role:1
label: creator
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is said to create the heavens and earth and originally produce a creature.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: life-restorer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God quickens dead earth with water and restores a creature to life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: sovereign commander
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Heaven and earth stand by God's command, and all in heaven and earth are
subject to him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: sign-observers
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The signs are said to be for people who understand, hearken, or have understanding.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: future summoned beings
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: People will be called out of the earth at one summons and come forth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: associators of partners with God
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: The passage condemns attributing companions to God and warns against being
idolaters.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:7
label: religious schismatics
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They are described as divided into various sects, each rejoicing in its own
opinion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:8
label: unauthorized objects of worship
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The passage asks whether any authority supports the false gods associated
with God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: heavens and earth
literal_form: The created heavens and earth, also said to stand firm at command.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: human linguistic and bodily variety
literal_form: The variety of languages and complexions among people.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: lightning
literal_form: Lightning shown to strike terror and give hope of rain.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: water from heaven
literal_form: Water sent down from heaven that quickens the dead earth.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: dead earth revived
literal_form: Earth described as dead and then quickened by water from heaven.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:6
label: summons from the earth
literal_form: A future call by which people come forth out of the earth.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Signs in creation and human life
summary: The passage names the creation of heaven and earth, human variety, sleep,
and seeking provision as divine signs for understanding people.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Lightning, rain, and revived earth
summary: God shows lightning, sends water from heaven, and quickens the earth after
death.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Cosmic command and future emergence
summary: Heaven and earth stand by God's command, and at a future summons people
will come forth from the earth.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Creation and restoration of life
summary: God is described as originally producing a creature and later restoring
it to life.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Denial of divine partners
summary: A comparison from human property relations is used to argue against attributing
equal partners to God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:6
label: True religion, sectarian division, and relapse after mercy
summary: The addressees are urged to turn to God and avoid idolatry; sectarian division
is criticized; some people call on God in adversity but associate other deities
with him after receiving mercy.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine signs in the natural and human order
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Natural phenomena, human diversity, sleep, provision, and cosmic stability
are repeatedly called signs for people who understand or hearken.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage frames the signs as instruction
for understanding rather than as a narrative quest for wisdom.
- id: motif:2
label: rain revives the dead earth
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
- seasonal_cycle
basis: Water from heaven quickens the earth after it has been dead.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage uses the image as a divine sign; it does not narrate an agricultural
myth cycle.
- id: motif:3
label: resurrection by divine summons
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: People will be called out of the earth at one summons and come forth; God
restores a creature to life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage states resurrection doctrinally and briefly, without an extended
afterlife journey description.
- id: motif:4
label: divine sovereignty over cosmos and creatures
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Heaven and earth stand at God's command, and all beings in heaven and on
earth are subject and obedient to him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No more specific supplied taxonomy reference fits this motif closely.
- id: motif:5
label: rejection of unauthorized divine partners
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage rejects attributing companions to God, warns against idolatry,
and asks whether any authority supports the associated false gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: This is a doctrinal polemic in the passage, not a developed mythic episode.
- id: motif:6
label: turning to God in adversity and relapsing after mercy
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: People call upon their Lord when adversity befalls them, but after tasting
mercy some associate other deities with him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: The motif is expressed as a general pattern of human conduct, not as a
named story.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 28985-28988
quote_or_summary: '"the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the variety of
your languages, and of your complexions" are called signs.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 28989-28992
quote_or_summary: Sleeping by night and day and seeking provision from God's abundance
are presented as signs for people who hearken.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 28993-28997
quote_or_summary: God shows lightning for terror and hope of rain, sends "water
from heaven," and "quickeneth thereby the earth, after it hath been dead."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 28998-29001
quote_or_summary: Heaven and earth stand firm at command; when God calls people
"out of the earth at one summons," they will come forth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 29002-29003
quote_or_summary: All beings in the heavens and on earth are subject and obedient
to God.
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 29004-29007
quote_or_summary: God "originally produceth a creature" and "afterwards restoreth
the same to life."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 29008-29013
quote_or_summary: A comparison from human slave ownership asks whether slaves are
equal partners in what has been bestowed on their owners.
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 29014-29017
quote_or_summary: Those who attribute companions to God are said to act unjustly,
follow lusts without knowledge, and have no helper.
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 29018-29024
quote_or_summary: The addressees are told to set their face toward the true religion,
turn to God, fear him, pray constantly, and not be idolaters.
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 29025-29027
quote_or_summary: Those who made a schism in their religion are divided into sects,
each rejoicing in its own opinion.
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 29028-29033
quote_or_summary: When adversity befalls people they call upon their Lord; after
tasting mercy, some associate other deities with their Lord and show ingratitude.
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 29034-29036 and note d
quote_or_summary: The passage asks whether any authority has been sent down that
speaks for the false gods associated with God; the note glosses this as prophet
or written revelation authorizing worship of more gods than one.
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: high
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage and notes. Motif labels
are cautious because the passage is primarily doctrinal and exhortative rather
than a developed narrative myth.
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 comparative claim beyond its internal analogical argument about partners.
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