batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l30683-l30751
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l30683-l30751
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXXVI. / ENTITLED, Y. S.;
REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 30683-30751
start: '30683'
end: '30751'
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: "“Verily we will restore the dead to life, and will write down their works...”"
summary: The passage opens Sura XXXVI, declaring the addressed prophet to be a messenger
sent with revelation to warn a negligent people. It describes many as unable or
unwilling to believe, using images of yokes, barriers, and darkness. It promises
mercy and reward to one who follows the admonition, states that the dead will
be restored to life and that deeds and traces are recorded, and introduces the
inhabitants of Antioch as an example involving apostles of Jesus. Sale’s notes
add commentarial explanations, including blindness, the meaning of the mysterious
letters, and a story of disciples sent to Antioch.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage swears by the instructive Koran and states that the addressed
figure is one of God’s messengers, sent to show the right way.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The addressed messenger is to warn a people whose fathers were not warned
and who live in negligence.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: A sentence has been pronounced against the greater part of the people, and
they are said not to believe.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The unbelieving group is described with yokes on their necks, bars before
and behind them, and darkness covering them so they do not see.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Preaching is said to have effect only for one who follows the admonition of
the Koran and fears the Merciful in secret.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The receptive follower is promised mercy and an honourable reward.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The passage states that the dead will be restored to life and that works and
footsteps will be written in a plain register.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The inhabitants of Antioch are introduced as an example, at the time when
apostles of Jesus came to them.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: Sale’s note reports a commentarial story in which Jesus sends disciples to
Antioch, they heal the sick and blind, Habb believes after his child is healed,
and a prince later imprisons the disciples.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / the Merciful
description: The divine speaker associated with revelation, judgment, mercy, restoring
the dead to life, and recording deeds.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: The figure addressed as one of the messengers of God; Sale’s preceding
note identifies him as Mohammed.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Negligent people / greater part of them
description: A people whose fathers were not warned, who live in negligence, and
whose greater part is described as not believing.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Follower of the admonition
description: A person who follows the admonition of the Koran and fears the Merciful
in secret.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Inhabitants of Antioch
description: The city’s inhabitants are proposed as an example; Sale’s note describes
them as idolaters.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Apostles or disciples of Jesus
description: Envoys associated with Jesus who come to Antioch; Sale’s note says
they preach and perform healings.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Jesus
description: Named as the figure whose apostles came to Antioch; Sale’s note says
he sent disciples there.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Habb, surnamed al Najjar
description: In Sale’s note, a carpenter or shepherd near Antioch who is convinced
by the healing of his child and believes.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Prince of Antioch
description: In Sale’s note, the authority who orders the disciples imprisoned.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Revealer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage calls the message a revelation of the mighty and merciful God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: Judge and recorder
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage refers to a divine sentence and to works and footsteps being
written in a plain register.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: Restorer of the dead
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage states that the dead will be restored to life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: Messenger and warner
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The addressed figure is said to be one of the messengers, sent to show the
right way and warn a negligent people.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: Obstructed unbelievers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They are described as under a sentence, not believing, and blocked by yokes,
bars, and darkness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: Receptive believer
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: This figure follows the admonition, fears the Merciful in secret, and receives
good tidings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: Exemplary city population
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The inhabitants of Antioch are proposed as an example for the audience.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: Envoy-preachers and healers
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: They are described as apostles of Jesus who come to Antioch; Sale’s note
says they preach and cure infirmities.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: Sender of disciples
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Sale’s note says Jesus sent disciples to Antioch.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: Converted witness
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Sale’s note says Habb believed after witnessing his child’s healing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:11
label: Opposing ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Sale’s note says the prince ordered the disciples imprisoned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Instructive Koran
literal_form: Revealed admonition identified as the Koran
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: Yokes on necks
literal_form: Yokes or collars reaching to the chins
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: Bars before and behind
literal_form: A bar placed before them and a bar behind them
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: Darkness covering the unbelievers
literal_form: Darkness covering them so that they do not see
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: Plain register
literal_form: A register in which works and footsteps are set down
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: City of Antioch
literal_form: The city whose inhabitants are given as an example
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: Healing touch
literal_form: Disciples laying hands on a sick child in Sale’s note
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Revelation and prophetic commission
summary: The passage invokes the instructive Koran and declares that the addressed
figure is a messenger sent to show the right way and warn a negligent people.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Obstruction of unbelief
summary: The greater part of the people is described as not believing, with yokes
on their necks, barriers around them, and darkness covering them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Effective warning and final record
summary: Only the one who follows the admonition and fears the Merciful in secret
responds to preaching; the passage promises mercy and reward, resurrection of
the dead, and a written record of works and traces.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Antioch example
summary: The inhabitants of Antioch are introduced as an example when apostles of
Jesus came to them.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Sale’s commentarial Antioch mission
summary: Sale’s note recounts a story in which Jesus sends disciples to Antioch,
healings validate their preaching, Habb believes, and the prince imprisons the
disciples.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine judgment and record of deeds
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage mentions a divine sentence against unbelievers and states that
works and footsteps are written in a plain register.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not describe the full judgment scene here; it gives judgment
and record motifs in compressed form.
- id: motif:2
label: Restoration of the dead
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage explicitly states that the dead will be restored to life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No detailed resurrection sequence is provided in this excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: Revelatory wisdom guiding the right way
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The Koran is called instructive, and the messenger is sent to show the right
way and give admonition.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy label is broad; the passage emphasizes revelation
and admonition rather than wisdom as an abstract figure.
- id: motif:4
label: Miraculous healing validating envoys
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Sale’s note reports that the disciples prove their truth by curing the sick,
blind, and lepers, including Habb’s child.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: This motif comes from the translator’s commentarial note, not from the
Qur'anic wording in the excerpt.
- id: motif:5
label: Rejected or persecuted messengers
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Sale’s note says the disciples preached in Antioch and were imprisoned by
the prince for attempting to change the people’s worship.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The Qur'anic excerpt only introduces the Antioch example; the persecution
details are supplied by Sale’s note.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The Antioch example is explicitly connected in the passage and Sale’s note
with Jesus’ apostles or disciples, and the note presents a mission-and-healing
pattern comparable in function to Christian apostolic mission narratives.
claim_level: same_function
target: Christian apostolic mission and miracle-healing pattern
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The comparison is supported by the translator’s note and named Christian
figures, but this excerpt does not itself quote a parallel Christian text or establish
historical dependence.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 30683-30751, opening verses of Chapter XXXVI
quote_or_summary: "“I SWEAR by the instructive Koran, that thou art one of the messengers
of God, sent to show the right way.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 30683-30751, warning and sentence passage
quote_or_summary: The messenger is to warn a people whose fathers were not warned;
a sentence has been pronounced against the greater part of them, and they shall
not believe.
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 30683-30751, yokes and barriers passage
quote_or_summary: "“We have put yokes on their necks... and we have set a bar before
them, and a bar behind them; and we have covered them with darkness.”"
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 30683-30751, verse marked 10
quote_or_summary: Preaching is effective only for the one who follows the Koran’s
admonition and fears the Merciful in secret; that person receives good tidings
of mercy and an honourable reward.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 30683-30751, resurrection and register passage
quote_or_summary: "“Verily we will restore the dead to life, and will write down
their works... and everything do we set down in a plain register.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 30683-30751, Antioch example introduction
quote_or_summary: "“Propound unto them as an example the inhabitants of the city
of Antioch, when the apostles of Jesus came thereto.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 30683-30751, Sale note c
quote_or_summary: Sale’s note says commentators tell of Jesus sending disciples
to Antioch; they meet Habb, heal his sick child, cure many infirmities, preach
one God, are imprisoned by the prince, and another disciple, often identified
as Simon Peter, is sent.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: note
locator: lines 30683-30751, preceding note fragment
quote_or_summary: The passage begins with a note fragment identifying the preceding
reference as “viz., Mohammed.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Core observations from the Qur'anic passage are clear. Some Antioch details
and named figures come from Sale’s commentary rather than the translated Qur'anic
verses, so they require review.
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: |-
Used only the supplied passage text and metadata. Available taxonomy references were applied only where directly supported.
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