batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l29490-l29573
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l29490-l29573
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER XXXII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXXIII.
/ IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 29490-29573
start: '29490'
end: '29573'
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 opens Chapter XXXIII, commanding the Prophet to fear God, follow
revelation, and trust God rather than unbelievers and hypocrites. It rejects certain
kinship fictions involving divorce and adoption, instructs believers to name adopted
persons by their natural fathers where known, and defines the Prophet’s closeness
to believers, his wives’ maternal status, and the priority of blood relations
according to God’s book. Translator notes connect the chapter with the war of
the ditch and explain the abolished Arab customs.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Prophet is commanded to fear God, not obey unbelievers and hypocrites,
follow what is revealed, and put trust in God.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage states that God has not given a man two hearts, has not made certain
divorced wives true mothers, and has not made adopted sons true sons.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Adopted persons are to be called by the names of their natural fathers; if
their fathers are unknown, they are to be regarded as brethren in religion and
companions.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The Prophet is described as nearer to true believers than their own souls,
and his wives are described as their mothers.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Consanguineous relatives are stated to be nearer kin to one another according
to the book of God than other true believers and the Mohajern, except for fitting
and reasonable treatment of relations in general.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: A translator note says part of the chapter was revealed on the occasion of
the war of the ditch, when Medina was besieged by confederate forces.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: A translator note explains that the passage abolishes two old Arab customs
concerning divorce formulas and adopted sons.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine speaker and authority described as knowing, wise, gracious,
merciful, and a sufficient protector.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: The Prophet
description: The addressed prophet, instructed to fear God, follow revelation, and
trust God; described as nearer to believers than their own souls.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Unbelievers and hypocrites
description: Groups whom the Prophet is told not to obey.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: True believers
description: The believing community to whom the Prophet is said to be nearer than
their own souls.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: The Prophet’s wives
description: Women described as mothers of the true believers.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Adopted sons
description: Persons whose adoptive status is distinguished from natural sonship.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Natural fathers
description: Fathers by whose names adopted persons are to be called when known.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Consanguineous relatives
description: Blood relatives described as nearer kin according to the book of God.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Confederate forces at Medina
description: In the translator note, joint forces of Jewish tribes and inhabitants
of Mecca, Najd, and Tehama who besieged Medina.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine revealer and protector
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is the source of revelation and is called a sufficient protector.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: recipient of command and revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Prophet is directly addressed and told to follow what is revealed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: spiritual authority over believers
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Prophet is described as nearer to true believers than their own souls.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: rejected influence
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The Prophet is told not to obey unbelievers and hypocrites.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: religious community
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: True believers are the group whose relation to the Prophet and his wives
is defined.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: mothers of believers
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The passage states that the Prophet’s wives are the believers’ mothers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: adoptive kin distinguished from natural sons
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The passage says adopted sons are not true sons and should be called by natural
fathers where known.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: recognized biological parentage
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Natural fathers provide the proper naming relation for adopted persons when
known.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:9
label: priority kin group
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Consanguineous relatives are said to be nearer kin according to the book
of God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: besieging confederates
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The note identifies confederate forces besieging Medina during the war of
the ditch.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: two hearts
literal_form: A man having two hearts within him, used in the passage as a denied
condition.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: book of God
literal_form: The book of God as the written authority for kinship priority.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: mothers of believers
literal_form: The Prophet’s wives described as mothers of the true believers.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Command to the Prophet
summary: The Prophet is instructed to fear God, refuse obedience to unbelievers
and hypocrites, follow revelation, and trust God as protector.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Correction of kinship categories
summary: The passage rejects the identification of divorced wives as true mothers
and adopted sons as true sons, then instructs that adopted persons be named by
natural fathers or treated as religious brethren and companions if fathers are
unknown.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: scene:3
label: Definition of communal and blood relations
summary: The Prophet’s closeness to believers, his wives’ maternal status, and the
priority of blood relations according to the book of God are stated.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Medinan conflict background in translator note
summary: A note associates part of the chapter with the war of the ditch and the
siege of Medina by confederate forces.
figure_refs:
- fig:9
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine legal ordering of kinship
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: The passage presents divine speech as correcting social kinship categories
and grounding communal and blood relations in the book of God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy has no specific kinship-law motif; 'covenant' is
a broad approximation because the passage concerns divine ordering of communal
relations.
- id: motif:2
label: prophetic mediation of revelation
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The Prophet is commanded to follow what is revealed from the Lord, while
God is described as knowing and wise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is primarily legal and exhortative; the wisdom taxonomy reference
is supported only by the explicit language of divine knowledge and wisdom.
- id: motif:3
label: sacred text as authority for social order
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: The priority of consanguineous kin is said to be according to the book of
God and written in the book of God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not narrate a covenant-making event; it invokes divine
written authority.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 29490-29573
quote_or_summary: "“O PROPHET, fear GOD, and obey not the unbelievers and the hypocrites”;
follow revelation and “put thy trust in GOD.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 29490-29573
quote_or_summary: "“GOD hath not given a man two hearts within him”; he has not
made certain divorced wives true mothers nor adopted sons true sons."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt and summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 29490-29573
quote_or_summary: Adopted persons should be called sons of their natural fathers;
if the fathers are not known, they are to be brethren in religion and companions.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 29490-29573
quote_or_summary: "“The prophet is nigher unto the true believers than their own
souls; and his wives are their mothers.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 29490-29573
quote_or_summary: Consanguineous relatives are nearer kin according to the book
of God than other true believers and the Mohajern; this is written in the book
of God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: translator note q, lines 29490-29573
quote_or_summary: The note says part of the chapter was revealed on occasion of
the war of the ditch, when Medina was besieged by confederate forces.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: translator note s, lines 29490-29573
quote_or_summary: 'The note says the passage was revealed to abolish two old Arab
customs: a divorce formula treating a wife as a mother, and treating adopted sons
as equivalent to natural sons.'
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 straightforward from the supplied passage and notes.
Motif labels are broad because the available taxonomy lacks a specific kinship-law
category. No comparison claims are made because the passage itself does not support
cross-tradition 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: |-
Only the supplied passage text and metadata were used. Taxonomy references are limited to the available list and applied cautiously.
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