batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l2914-l2964
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l2914-l2964
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: THE KORAN. / PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I. / SECTION II.; lines 2914-2964
start: '2914'
end: '2964'
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: Be not grieved, for GOD is with us.
summary: The passage recounts Mohammed arranging his followers' move to Medina after
an alliance there, the Koreish plotting to kill him, Ali lying in Mohammed's place
as a decoy, Mohammed and Abu Becr hiding in a cave on Mount Thur, and traditions
of miraculous protection involving blindness, pigeons, and a spider web before
their departure toward Medina. A note compares the spider-web cave tradition with
a Jewish tradition about David fleeing Saul.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Mohammed concluded an offensive and defensive league with those of Medina
and directed his companions to go there.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Mohammed, Abu Becr, and Ali stayed behind in Mecca because Mohammed had not
yet received divine permission, according to the passage's wording.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The Koreish held a council and resolved that Mohammed should be killed by
men chosen from every tribe, each striking him with a sword.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Mohammed gave out that Gabriel had revealed the conspiracy to him and ordered
him to retire to Medina.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Ali lay down in Mohammed's place and wrapped himself in Mohammed's green cloak,
causing the watchers to mistake him for Mohammed until morning.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Mohammed and Abu Becr went to a cave in Mount Thur with Amer Ebn Foheirah
and Abd'allah Ebn Oreikat.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: They hid in the cave for three days to avoid enemies searching for them.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The passage reports traditions that the Koreish were struck with blindness
or that pigeons laid eggs and a spider wove a web at the cave entrance.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: 'When Abu Becr was sorrowful at the danger, Mohammed comforted him with words
recorded in the Koran: "Be not grieved, for GOD is with us."'
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: After their enemies withdrew, Mohammed and Abu Becr left the cave and set
out for Medina by a by-road.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: A footnote says Jews have a like tradition about David fleeing Saul into a
cave, in which God called a spider to weave a web at the cave mouth.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: Leader described as arranging the move to Medina, escaping a plot,
hiding in the cave, and comforting Abu Becr.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Abu Becr
description: Companion of Mohammed who stayed behind, went to the cave with him,
became sorrowful, and later left with him for Medina.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Ali
description: Stayed behind with Mohammed and Abu Becr and lay in Mohammed's place
wrapped in a green cloak.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: The Koreish
description: Group that feared Mohammed's alliance, plotted his killing, watched
at his door, and searched for him.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Gabriel
description: Angel said by Mohammed to have revealed the conspiracy and ordered
him to retire to Medina.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Amer Ebn Foheirah
description: Abu Becr's servant, accompanying Mohammed and Abu Becr to Mount Thur.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Abd'allah Ebn Oreikat
description: An idolater hired as a guide, accompanying the fugitives to Mount Thur.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Two pigeons
description: In one reported tradition, two pigeons laid eggs at the entrance of
the cave after Mohammed and his companions entered.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Spider
description: In one reported tradition, a spider covered the mouth of the cave with
her web.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: God
description: Named in Mohammed's words of comfort to Abu Becr as being with them.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: David
description: Mentioned in a footnote as having a like Jewish tradition concerning
flight from Saul into a cave.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Saul
description: Mentioned in a footnote as the one from whom David fled into the cave.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: fugitive leader
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Mohammed is described as escaping a killing plot, hiding in a cave, and setting
out for Medina.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: recipient or claimant of divine instruction
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says Mohammed gave out that Gabriel revealed the plot and ordered
him to retire to Medina.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: comforter
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Mohammed comforts Abu Becr with the words recorded in the Koran.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: companion in hiding
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Abu Becr accompanies Mohammed to the cave and hides there with him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: decoy or substitute sleeper
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Ali lies in Mohammed's place, wrapped in his green cloak, and is mistaken
for him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: plotters and pursuers
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Koreish resolve to kill Mohammed, watch his door, and search for him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: angelic messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Gabriel is said to reveal the plot and order Mohammed to retire to Medina.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: servant companion
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Amer Ebn Foheirah is named as Abu Becr's servant and one of the few accompanying
them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: hired guide
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Abd'allah Ebn Oreikat is described as an idolater hired for a guide.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:10
label: miraculous concealment agents in reported tradition
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: The pigeons and spider are reported as making the cave appear undisturbed
so enemies looked no farther.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:11
label: divine presence in quoted reassurance
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The quoted words state that God is with Mohammed and Abu Becr.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:12
label: comparative cave fugitive
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The footnote compares the tradition with David fleeing Saul into a cave.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:13
label: pursuer in comparative note
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: The footnote names Saul as the one from whom David fled.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: cave of concealment
literal_form: cave in Mount Thur
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- cave
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: sym:2
label: mountain refuge
literal_form: Mount Thur, to the south-east of Mecca
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: green cloak decoy
literal_form: Mohammed's green cloak wrapped around Ali
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: spider web at cave mouth
literal_form: web covering the mouth of the cave
associated_figures:
- fig:9
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: pigeon eggs at cave entrance
literal_form: two pigeons' eggs at the cave entrance
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: sword blows distributed among tribes
literal_form: men from every tribe striking with swords
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:7
label: by-road to Medina
literal_form: by-road used after leaving the cave
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Alliance and planned departure to Medina
summary: After concluding a league with those of Medina, Mohammed directs his companions
to go there while he, Abu Becr, and Ali remain in Mecca.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Koreish council and assassination plan
summary: The Koreish, fearing the consequences of the alliance, resolve that men
from every tribe should kill Mohammed together with swords.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Revelation report and Ali's substitution
summary: Mohammed reports Gabriel's warning and order to retire to Medina; Ali lies
in Mohammed's place under the green cloak, deceiving the watchers until morning.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Concealment in the cave on Mount Thur
summary: Mohammed and Abu Becr, accompanied by a servant and guide, go to a cave
on Mount Thur and hide there for three days from their enemies.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Miraculous protections at the cave
summary: The passage reports traditions in which the searchers are blinded or the
cave entrance is disguised by pigeons' eggs and a spider web.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Reassurance and departure by by-road
summary: Mohammed reassures sorrowful Abu Becr that God is with them; after the
enemies retire, they leave the cave and set out for Medina by a by-road.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:7
label: Comparative footnote on David's cave
summary: A note states that Jews have a like tradition about David fleeing Saul
into a cave, where a spider web is woven at the cave mouth for his sake.
figure_refs:
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divinely authorized flight from danger
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Mohammed is said to receive Gabriel's order to retire to Medina after a plot
against him is discovered, then leaves Mecca and proceeds toward Medina.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is a later English preliminary discourse and phrases the divine
instruction as Mohammed's claim.
- id: motif:2
label: substitute sleeper deceives assassins
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Ali lies in Mohammed's place under the green cloak, causing the conspirators
to think Mohammed remains inside until morning.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family directly matches this decoy-substitution pattern.
- id: motif:3
label: cave refuge from pursuers
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Mohammed and Abu Becr hide for three days in a cave on Mount Thur to avoid
their enemies' search.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The motif is literal in the passage, but not listed as an available motif
family; only the cave symbol is taxonomically available.
- id: motif:4
label: small animals conceal a sacred fugitive
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage reports traditions that pigeons' eggs and a spider web at the
cave entrance cause pursuers to look no farther.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage reports these as variant traditions with wording such as "some
say" and "others".
- id: motif:5
label: divine presence reassures endangered companions
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Mohammed comforts sorrowful Abu Becr in imminent danger with the quoted words,
"Be not grieved, for GOD is with us."
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The motif label is interpretive but based on the quoted reassurance.
- id: motif:6
label: protective covenant or alliance enabling community relocation
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: The passage describes an offensive and defensive league with those of Medina,
after which Mohammed directs his companions to repair there.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage uses the term "league" rather than covenant; the taxonomy
reference is approximate and should be reviewed.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The spider-web cave concealment associated with Mohammed's flight is explicitly
compared in the note to a Jewish tradition about David fleeing Saul into a cave.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Jewish tradition concerning David fleeing Saul into a cave, with a spider
weaving a web at the cave mouth
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The comparison is supplied by the passage's footnote, not demonstrated
historically; the note states likeness but does not establish contact, borrowing,
or common inheritance.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 2917-2924
quote_or_summary: Mohammed concluded an offensive and defensive league with those
of Medina, directed his companions there, and remained in Mecca with Abu Becr
and Ali while awaiting divine permission, as the passage phrases it.
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 2924-2934
quote_or_summary: The Koreish feared the alliance, held council, rejected milder
expedients, and resolved that a man from every tribe should strike Mohammed with
a sword so that blood-guilt would be shared.
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 2935-2946
quote_or_summary: Mohammed said Gabriel had revealed the conspiracy and ordered
him to retire to Medina; Ali lay in Mohammed's place wrapped in his green cloak;
the conspirators watched the door and discovered the deception in the morning.
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 2947-2953
quote_or_summary: Mohammed and Abu Becr went to a cave in Mount Thur with Amer Ebn
Foheirah and Abd'allah Ebn Oreikat and hid there three days from enemy search.
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 2953-2959
quote_or_summary: 'The passage reports variant miracle traditions: the Koreish were
struck with blindness, or pigeons laid eggs and a spider wove a web at the cave
entrance so the searchers looked no farther.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 2959-2962
quote_or_summary: '"Be not grieved, for GOD is with us."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 2962-2964
quote_or_summary: After their enemies retired, Mohammed and Abu Becr left the cave
and set out for Medina by a by-road, escaping pursuers according to the continuation
of the passage.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: footnote 3 within lines 2964ff.
quote_or_summary: A note says Jews have a like tradition about David fleeing Saul
into a cave, with a Targum paraphrase mentioning God calling a spider to weave
a web at the cave mouth for David's sake.
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: medium
notes: Passage events are explicit, but several miracle elements are reported as
variant traditions and the comparison is footnote-based rather than independently
established.
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: |-
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