batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l29670-l29714
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l29670-l29714
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 29670-29714
start: '29670'
end: '29714'
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 includes translator notes identifying persons and places connected
with the conflict around Medina, then states that true believers, seeing the confederates,
affirmed that God and the apostle had spoken truly. Some believers fulfilled their
promise to God, some had died, and some awaited the same. God may reward the faithful
covenant-keepers, punish or forgive the hypocritical, drive back the infidels,
protect the faithful in battle, and cause scripture-receiving allies of the confederates
to descend from their fortresses in terror, with some slain and some captured.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A note says Moatteb Ebn Kosheir complained that Mohammed had promised spoils
from Persians and Greeks while the group did not dare leave the entrenchment.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A note identifies Yathreb as the ancient and proper name of Medina or its
territory and gives reported origin traditions for the name or settlement.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: When true believers saw the confederates, they said that this was what God
and his apostle had foretold and that they had spoken the truth.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The sight of the confederates increased the true believers' faith and resignation.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Some true believers performed what they had promised to God; some had finished
their course, and some waited for the same advantage.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: God may reward the just performers of their covenant for fidelity and may
punish or turn mercifully toward the hypocritical.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: God drove back the infidels in their wrath so that they obtained no advantage,
and God was a sufficient protector to the faithful in battle.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: God caused scripture-receiving allies of the confederates to come down from
their fortresses, cast terror into their hearts, and some were slain while others
were made captives.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: Divine actor who foretells through his apostle, rewards, may punish
or forgive, protects the faithful, drives back enemies, and casts terror into
opponents' hearts.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God's apostle
description: The apostle whose foretelling is affirmed by the true believers.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: true believers
description: Believers who see the confederates, affirm divine and apostolic truth,
increase in faith and resignation, and include men who fulfilled their promise
to God.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: confederates
description: Opposing group seen by the true believers.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: hypocritical
description: Persons whom God may punish or toward whom God may turn mercifully.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: infidels
description: Opponents driven back by God in wrath, obtaining no advantage.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: scripture-receiving allies of the confederates
description: Those who had received the scriptures and assisted the confederates,
brought down from fortresses in terror; some were slain and some captured.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Moatteb Ebn Kosheir
description: Person identified in a note as having said Mohammed had promised spoils
of Persians and Greeks while no one dared leave the entrenchment.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God may reward faithful covenant-performers and punish or forgive the hypocritical.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: divine protector in battle
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is described as a sufficient protector to the faithful in battle and
as driving back the infidels.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: apostolic foreteller
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The true believers say God and his apostle had foretold the encounter and
spoken truth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: faithful witnesses
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They see the confederates and affirm the truth of what God and the apostle
foretold.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: covenant keepers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Some true believers performed what they promised to God and did not change
their promise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: opponents in conflict
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: The confederates are the opposing force seen by believers; infidels are driven
back; scripture-receiving allies assisted the confederates.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:7
label: potential recipients of punishment or mercy
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: God may punish the hypocritical or may be turned unto them, being forgiving
and merciful.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: defeated fortified group
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: They are brought down from fortresses, terror is cast into their hearts,
and some are slain or captured.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: named speaker in explanatory note
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The note identifies him as the person who uttered the complaint about promised
spoils and the entrenchment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: covenant or promise to God
literal_form: Promise made to God and described as a covenant performed with fidelity.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: fortresses
literal_form: Fortresses from which the scripture-receiving allies of the confederates
are caused to come down.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: entrenchment
literal_form: Entrenchment mentioned in the note as the place from which no one
dared to stir.
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Explanatory notes on conflict setting
summary: Notes identify a speaker complaining about promised spoils and danger at
the entrenchment, name Medina/Yathreb, and identify groups associated with hesitation
or poor conduct.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Believers see the confederates
summary: The true believers see the confederates and declare that God and the apostle
had foretold this truthfully, increasing their faith and resignation.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Fulfillment of the promise to God
summary: Some true believers fulfill what they promised to God, some have completed
their course, and others await the same, without altering their promise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Divine reward, punishment, and protection
summary: God may reward faithful covenant performers, punish or forgive the hypocritical,
drive back the infidels, and protect the faithful in battle.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Fortified allies defeated
summary: Those who received the scriptures and assisted the confederates are brought
down from fortresses; terror is cast into their hearts, and they are partly slain
and partly captured.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Faithful covenant rewarded by divine judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage explicitly describes believers performing a promise or covenant
to God and God rewarding fidelity while potentially punishing or forgiving the
hypocritical.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy labels are broad; the passage itself is a theological statement
about fidelity, reward, punishment, and mercy.
- id: motif:2
label: Divine protection and reversal of enemies in battle
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: God drives back the infidels, prevents their advantage, protects the faithful
in battle, and casts terror into the hearts of fortified allies of the confederates.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: No specific taxonomy item for divine battle aid is supplied; mapped only
cautiously to divine judgment.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 29670-29673
quote_or_summary: A note says Moatteb Ebn Kosheir told his fellows that Mohammed
had promised spoils from Persians and Greeks, but no one dared stir out of the
entrenchment.
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 29675-29680
quote_or_summary: A note identifies Yathreb as the ancient name of Medina or its
territory and reports traditions about its founder or Amalekite builders.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 29695-29698
quote_or_summary: "“When the true believers saw the confederates,” they affirmed
that God and his apostle had foretold this and that it increased their faith and
resignation."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 29699-29702
quote_or_summary: Some true believers performed what they had promised to God; some
had finished their course and others waited, without changing their promise.
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 29703-29705
quote_or_summary: God may reward just covenant performers for fidelity and may punish
or forgive the hypocritical; God is forgiving and merciful.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 29706-29708
quote_or_summary: God drove back the infidels in wrath, they obtained no advantage,
and God was a sufficient protector to the faithful in battle.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 29709-29714
quote_or_summary: Those who had received the scriptures and assisted the confederates
were caused to come down from fortresses; terror was cast into their hearts; some
were slain and some captured.
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. Motif classification is cautious because
available taxonomy does not include a specific divine battle-aid category. No
comparison claims were made because the passage itself does not support a cross-textual
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 provided passage and metadata were used; comparison claims are intentionally empty.
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