batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l29949-l30004
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l29949-l30004
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 29949-30004
start: '29949'
end: '30004'
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 contains Sale’s notes on marriage regulations concerning the
prophet and the Qur'anic text regulating the prophet’s wives, later marriage restrictions,
etiquette for believers entering the prophet’s houses, communication with the
prophet’s wives from behind a curtain, prohibition against troubling the apostle
or marrying his wives after him, and statements that God knows and observes all
things.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The notes state that some marriage rules differ depending on whether a marriage
has been consummated and whether a dower has been assigned.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The notes say Mohammed is described as having a liberty, with restrictions,
to take more wives than ordinary Moslems, who are limited to four wives.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The text says the prophet may postpone the turn of wives, take whom he pleases,
and receive again one previously rejected without crime.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The text says this arrangement is to make the wives content and not grieved.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The text says God knows what is in hearts and is knowing and gracious.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The text says it will not be lawful for the prophet to take other women to
wife afterward or exchange his wives, except for slaves possessed by his right
hand.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The text instructs true believers not to enter the prophet’s houses unless
permitted for a meal, and to disperse after eating.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The text instructs that requests made of the prophet’s wives should be made
from behind a curtain.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The text forbids giving uneasiness to the apostle of God or marrying his wives
after him forever.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The text says God knows all things whether people divulge or conceal them.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The deity who knows hearts, observes all things, and knows what is
divulged or concealed.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the prophet / the apostle of God / Mohammed
description: The prophet whose wives, houses, marriage permissions, and visitors
are regulated in the passage.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: wives of the prophet
description: Women whose turns may be postponed, who are to be content with what
is given them, and whom believers must address from behind a curtain and not marry
after the prophet.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: true believers
description: People addressed with instructions about entering the prophet’s houses,
eating, departing, and speaking to the prophet’s wives.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: slaves whom the right hand shall possess
description: An exception named in the rule that no other women may be taken to
wife afterward.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: omniscient divine observer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is said to know what is in hearts, observe all things, and know what
is concealed or divulged.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: prophetic recipient of special household and marriage regulations
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage regulates the prophet’s wives, permissible marriages, household
entry, and treatment by believers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: protected wives of the prophet
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The wives are governed by rules about turns, communication from behind a
curtain, and a prohibition on remarriage after the prophet.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: addressed community under etiquette rules
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: True believers are commanded how to enter the prophet’s houses, when to leave,
and how to address the prophet’s wives.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: named exception in marriage rule
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The text names slaves possessed by the right hand as an exception to the
restriction on taking other women.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: curtain of separation
literal_form: curtain
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: right-hand possession
literal_form: slaves whom thy right hand shall possess
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: hidden and revealed knowledge
literal_form: what is divulged or concealed
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Regulation of the prophet’s wives
summary: The prophet is permitted to postpone or restore the turn of wives, with
the stated aim that they be content and not grieved.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Restriction on later marriages
summary: The prophet is told he may not take other women to wife or exchange wives
afterward, except for slaves possessed by his right hand, and God observes all
things.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Etiquette inside the prophet’s houses
summary: Believers are instructed to enter only when invited, to leave after eating,
and not to linger in conversation that inconveniences the prophet.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Curtain protocol and posthumous marriage prohibition
summary: Believers are instructed to ask the prophet’s wives from behind a curtain,
not to trouble the apostle, and never to marry his wives after him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Divine knowledge of hidden and disclosed things
summary: The passage closes by stating that whether a thing is divulged or concealed,
God knows all things.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine surveillance of hidden intention
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: God is repeatedly described as knowing hearts, observing all things, and
knowing what is concealed or divulged.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage emphasizes divine knowledge and observation; explicit judgment
language is limited to the statement that a prohibited act would be grievous in
God’s sight.
- id: motif:2
label: sacred regulation of marriage and household boundaries
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
basis: The passage gives divine rules concerning the prophet’s wives, permissible
and impermissible marriages, household access, and the protected status of the
prophet’s wives.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy label is broader than the literal passage; the passage is
legal and household-regulatory rather than a mythic marriage narrative.
- id: motif:3
label: veiled or screened sacred domestic space
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Believers must request things from the prophet’s wives from behind a curtain,
and this is said to be purer for hearts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly matches the curtain or seclusion
pattern.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 29949-29957
quote_or_summary: Sale’s notes explain rules for dismissing women before consummation
and the treatment of dower and presents when no dower has been assigned.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 29969-29978
quote_or_summary: Sale’s notes state that no Moslem can legally marry above four
wives, while Mohammed is described as left at liberty to take as many as he pleased,
with restrictions.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 29982-29988
quote_or_summary: The text permits the prophet to postpone or restore the turn of
wives, says the wives may be content, and states that God knows what is in hearts.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 29989-29992
quote_or_summary: The text says it is not lawful for the prophet to take other women
afterward or exchange wives, except for slaves possessed by his right hand, and
says God observes all things.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 29993-30001
quote_or_summary: True believers are told not to enter the prophet’s houses unless
permitted, to leave after eating, to speak to the prophet’s wives from behind
a curtain, not to trouble the apostle, and not to marry his wives after him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 30002-30004
quote_or_summary: The text states that whether people divulge or conceal a thing,
God knows all things.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is based directly on the supplied passage. Motif assignment
is cautious because the passage is primarily legal and etiquette-focused rather
than narrative-mythic. No comparison claims were made because the passage itself
does not supply an explicit comparative target.
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 and metadata were used. Taxonomy references were applied only where broadly supported by the passage.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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