batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l29716-l29804
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l29716-l29804
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 29716-29804
start: '29716'
end: '29804'
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 combines explanatory notes on trials, martyrs, and the punishment
of the Koreidha after the war of the ditch with Qur'anic address to the prophet's
wives and to believers. It describes Gabriel urging renewed arms and leading the
campaign, God granting inheritance of land and wealth, the prophet's wives being
offered a choice between worldly life and God, and promises of doubled punishment
or reward, purification, forgiveness, and great reward for righteous men and women.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A note states that entering paradise should not be expected without trials
and tribulations.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Some men are described as fulfilling a vow or debt by falling as martyrs in
battle.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The Jews of the tribe of Koreidha are described as having gone over to Mohammed's
enemies despite being in league with him.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Gabriel is described as asking Mohammed why his people had laid down their
arms when the angels had not laid down theirs, and as ordering him to go against
the Koradhites.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Mohammed besieged the fortress of the Koradhites for twenty-five days until
they capitulated and surrendered to the judgment of Saad Ebn Moadh.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Saad judged that the men should be killed, the women and children enslaved,
and the goods divided among the Moslems; Mohammed called this the sentence of
God.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: Gabriel is described as appearing in the form of a person mounted on a white
mule and being sent to shake the castles of the sons of Koreidha and fill their
hearts with fear.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: God is said to have caused the believers to inherit the land, houses, wealth,
and another land not yet trodden.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: The prophet is instructed to tell his wives to choose between present life
with honorable dismissal and God, his apostle, and the life to come with great
reward.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The wives of the prophet are warned that manifest wickedness would receive
doubled punishment, while obedience and right action would receive doubled reward
and honorable provision in paradise.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: The wives are instructed in speech, domestic conduct, prayer, almsgiving,
obedience, remembrance of signs and wisdom, and purification from vanity.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: Men and women who are Muslim, believing, devout, truthful, patient, humble,
charitable, fasting, chaste, and frequently remembering God are promised forgiveness
and a great reward.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The deity who commands, judges, purifies, prepares reward, grants inheritance,
and is described as almighty and acquainted with actions.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Mohammed / the prophet / apostle
description: The prophet addressed in the passage and notes; he commands the campaign,
receives Gabriel's instruction, and is told what to say to his wives.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Gabriel
description: An angel who comes to the prophet, says the angels have not laid down
arms, orders action against the Koradhites, leads the way, and is said to shake
castles and cause fear.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Moslems / believers
description: The prophet's people and wider righteous community, including men and
women who are promised forgiveness and great reward.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Jews of the tribe of Koreidha / Koradhites / sons of Koreidha
description: A group described as formerly in league with Mohammed, then going over
to his enemies and later being besieged, surrendering, and punished.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Saad Ebn Moadh
description: The judge chosen by the Koradhites, who pronounces the sentence against
them and dies afterward when his wound reopens.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Wives of the prophet
description: Women directly addressed with a choice between worldly life and God,
and with instructions regarding conduct, punishment, reward, and purification.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge and rewarder
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is said to prepare punishment, reward, forgiveness, paradise provision,
and purification.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: giver of inheritance and victory
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God causes believers to inherit land, houses, and wealth after the conflict.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: prophet and commander
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Mohammed receives Gabriel's directive, makes proclamation, leads the expedition,
and is addressed as prophet and apostle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: angelic messenger and battle-aider
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Gabriel comes with a command, leads the way, and is said to terrify the enemy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: righteous community promised reward
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Believers and Moslems of both sexes are listed with virtues and promised
forgiveness and great reward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:6
label: treaty-breakers punished after siege
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Koreidha are described as being in league with Mohammed, defecting to
his enemies, then being besieged and punished.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: human adjudicator whose sentence is affirmed as divine
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Saad pronounces the sentence, and Mohammed says it is the sentence of God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:8
label: prophetic household under special instruction
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The wives are addressed as not like other women and are given special warnings,
rewards, and household instructions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: paradise / life to come
literal_form: Paradise and the life to come as promised destinations or provisions
for the righteous.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:2
label: laid-down arms versus angelic arms
literal_form: Weapons that the people had laid down while the angels had not laid
down theirs.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: white mule
literal_form: A white mule with satin housings ridden by the figure identified as
Gabriel.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: shaken castles and fearful hearts
literal_form: Castles shaken and hearts struck with fear and consternation.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: inherited land, houses, and wealth
literal_form: Land, houses, wealth, and a land not yet trodden inherited by the
believers.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: present life and pomp versus God and the life to come
literal_form: A choice between worldly life with provision and dismissal, or God,
the apostle, and the life to come.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:7
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: purification of the prophetic household
literal_form: Removal of abomination or vanity and perfect purification of the prophet's
household.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:8
label: signs of God and revealed wisdom
literal_form: Signs of God and wisdom revealed in the Koran, read in the houses
of the prophet's wives.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Trials, vows, and martyrdom in battle
summary: The notes state that paradise is preceded by trials and refer to men who
fulfilled vows or died as martyrs in battle.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Gabriel urges renewed action after the ditch
summary: After the confederates decamp, Mohammed's people lay down their arms; Gabriel
says the angels have not done so and commands immediate action against the Koradhites.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Siege, surrender, and sentence on the Koreidha
summary: The Koradhites are besieged for twenty-five days, surrender to Saad's judgment,
and receive a sentence of death for men, enslavement for women and children, and
division of goods.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:4
label: Angelic approach on a white mule
summary: Gabriel is identified with a rider on a white mule sent to shake the castles
of the sons of Koreidha and fill their hearts with fear.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:5
label: Divine inheritance after victory
summary: God is said to cause the believers to inherit the defeated group's land,
houses, wealth, and another land not yet trodden.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:6
label: Choice placed before the prophet's wives
summary: The prophet is instructed to tell his wives to choose either present life
and honorable dismissal or God, the apostle, and the life to come with great reward.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:7
label: Special discipline and purification of the prophet's household
summary: The wives of the prophet are warned of doubled punishment or reward and
instructed in speech, household conduct, prayer, alms, obedience, remembrance,
and purification.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:8
label: Promise to righteous men and women
summary: Righteous men and women of many listed virtues are promised forgiveness
and a great reward from God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Trials before paradise
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: The passage explicitly states that entry into paradise should not be expected
without trials and tribulations.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The term is in a translator's note, and the passage does not narrate a
full initiation sequence.
- id: motif:2
label: Covenant breach and punitive judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
- divine_judgment
basis: The Koreidha are described as being in league with Mohammed, defecting to
his enemies, and then receiving a sentence that Mohammed identifies as God's sentence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage frames the event through the translator's explanatory note
rather than only the translated Qur'anic verse.
- id: motif:3
label: Angelic intervention in battle
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Gabriel commands the prophet to move against the Koradhites, leads the way,
and is said to shake their castles and strike fear into their hearts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No more specific supplied taxonomy reference for angelic battle aid is
available.
- id: motif:4
label: Divinely granted inheritance after conflict
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: God is said to cause the believers to inherit land, houses, and wealth after
the conflict.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The inheritance is stated briefly and is tied to the surrounding conflict
by passage context.
- id: motif:5
label: Choice between worldly life and the life to come
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
- divine_judgment
basis: The prophet's wives are told to choose worldly provision and dismissal or
God, the apostle, and the life to come with great reward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents an ethical-religious choice, not a negotiated exchange
in narrative form.
- id: motif:6
label: Measured reward and punishment for sacred household
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The wives of the prophet are warned of doubled punishment for wickedness
and doubled reward for obedience, with purification of the household.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The motif is legal-exhortative rather than mythic narrative.
- id: motif:7
label: Wisdom and signs remembered in the household
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The wives are told to remember what is read in their houses of the signs
of God and the wisdom revealed in the Koran.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives an instruction to remember revealed wisdom rather than
a wisdom quest or proverb narrative.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 29716-29724
quote_or_summary: Translator notes state that paradise is not expected without trials
and tribulations, and that some men fulfilled a vow or debt by falling as martyrs
in battle.
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 29725-29761
quote_or_summary: The Koreidha are described as defecting despite alliance; Gabriel
tells Mohammed that angels have not laid down arms and orders action; the Koradhites
are besieged, surrender to Saad's judgment, and receive a sentence called the
sentence of God.
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 29762-29770
quote_or_summary: Gabriel is said to have gone before the Moslem army and to appear
as a rider on a white mule, sent to shake the castles of Koreidha and strike their
hearts with fear.
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 29776-29778
quote_or_summary: "“God hath caused you to inherit their land, and their houses,
and their wealth” and a land not yet trodden."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 29779-29785
quote_or_summary: The prophet is instructed to offer his wives either present life
and honorable dismissal or God, the apostle, and the life to come with great reward.
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 29786-29795
quote_or_summary: The prophet's wives are warned of doubled punishment for manifest
wickedness and doubled reward for obedience, and are instructed in proper speech,
staying in houses, prayer, alms, obedience, and purification.
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 29796-29804
quote_or_summary: The wives are told to remember signs of God and revealed wisdom;
Muslim and believing men and women with listed virtues are promised forgiveness
and a great reward.
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: uncertain
notes: Passage boundaries and most literal elements are clear. Motif labels are
cautious because part of the passage is translator commentary and part is exhortative
scripture rather than continuous mythic narrative. No comparison claims were added
because the passage itself does not explicitly compare traditions or motif families.
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'
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