batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l30754-l30821
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l30754-l30821
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 30754-30821
start: '30754'
end: '30821'
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 recounts messengers sent to a city, their rejection and threatened
punishment, a believer from the far side of the city who urges obedience and is
killed, his admission to paradise, and the destruction of the unbelieving people
by a single heavenly cry. Sale’s notes and commentary identify the city with Antioch,
the martyr as Habb al Najjar, and recount associated miracle traditions involving
Peter, healing, raising a dead lad, destruction of idols, and the destruction
of unbelievers by Gabriel’s cry.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Two apostles are sent to the people and are rejected as impostors; they are
then strengthened with a third apostle.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The apostles state that they are sent by God and that their duty is public
preaching.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The inhabitants deny the apostles’ claim and threaten stoning and painful
punishment if they do not stop preaching.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: A man comes hastily from the farther parts of the city and urges his people
to follow the messengers, who ask no reward and are rightly directed.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The man declares belief in the Lord, rejects reliance on other gods, and says
all will return to the creator.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The people stone the man; at his death he is told to enter paradise, and he
speaks of God’s mercy and honor toward him.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: After the man is slain, no army is sent down; instead one cry of Gabriel from
heaven makes the people utterly extinct.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The passage says many earlier generations were destroyed and that all will
be assembled before God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: The accompanying commentary says Peter arranged for the imprisoned apostles
to be examined, miracles were performed, a dead lad was raised, idols were demolished,
many embraced the faith, and unbelievers were destroyed by Gabriel’s cry.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: A note identifies the slain man as Habb al Najjar and says his tomb near Antioch
was visited by Muslims.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: two apostles
description: The first two apostles sent to the people and rejected as impostors.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: third apostle
description: A third apostle sent to strengthen the first two; the note identifies
him as Simon Peter.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:11
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: inhabitants of the city / Antioch
description: The people who reject the apostles, threaten them, stone the believing
man, and are destroyed by a heavenly cry.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:12
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: certain man / Habb al Najjar
description: A man from the farther parts of the city who urges his people to follow
the messengers, professes belief, is stoned, and is admitted to paradise.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:10
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: God / LORD / Merciful
description: The creator and sender of the apostles, to whom people return and before
whom all are assembled.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Gabriel
description: The angel whose single cry from heaven destroys the unbelieving people.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Simon Peter
description: In Sale’s note and commentary, the third apostle and a figure who examines
the other apostles, acknowledges their proof, and demolishes idols.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: dead lad
description: In the commentary, a lad who had been dead seven days and is raised
to life at the apostles’ prayers.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: blind person
description: In the commentary, a blind person whose sight is restored as a proof
of the apostles’ mission.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: sent messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
basis: The apostles say they are sent by God, and the third is sent to strengthen
the first two.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:11
- id: role:2
label: rejecting community
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The inhabitants deny the apostles, threaten violence, kill the believer,
and are destroyed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: believing witness
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The man urges his people to follow the messengers and declares belief in
the Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: martyr admitted to paradise
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: He is stoned and, as he dies, is told to enter paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: divine sender and judge
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: God sends the apostles, is identified as creator, receives return, and assembles
all before himself.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: angelic destroyer
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Gabriel’s single cry from heaven destroys the unbelieving people.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:7
label: destroyer of idols
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The commentary says Peter ran and demolished the idols after being convinced
by the miracle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:8
label: miracle recipient
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: The commentary describes a blind person restored to sight and a dead lad
raised to life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: one cry from heaven
literal_form: A single cry of Gabriel from heaven that causes the people’s extinction.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:2
label: paradise
literal_form: The place into which the stoned believer is told to enter at death.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: stoning
literal_form: The killing of the believing man by stoning.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: idols
literal_form: Images demolished by Peter in the commentary after the miracle convinces
him.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:5
label: raising of the dead
literal_form: A lad dead seven days is raised to life at the apostles’ prayers in
the commentary.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Sending and rejection of the apostles
summary: Two apostles are sent and rejected; a third strengthens them; the inhabitants
accuse them of lying and threaten them if they continue preaching.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Witness from the far side of the city
summary: A man from the far parts of the city urges the people to follow the messengers,
declares belief in the creator, and rejects other gods.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Martyrdom and paradise
summary: The people stone the believing man; at death he is told to enter paradise
and speaks of God’s mercy and honor.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Destruction by Gabriel’s cry
summary: After the killing, the people are not attacked by a heavenly army but are
made extinct by one cry from Gabriel.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Final assembly before God
summary: The passage states that destroyed generations do not return to their people,
but all will be assembled before God.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:6
label: Commentarial miracle proof and idol demolition
summary: The commentary recounts Peter’s examination of the apostles, miracles of
healing and raising the dead, Peter’s destruction of idols, conversions, and destruction
of unbelievers by Gabriel’s cry.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: messengers rejected by a city
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The apostles are sent, accused of lying, and threatened by the inhabitants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not provide a listed taxonomy reference for this exact
narrative pattern.
- id: motif:2
label: believing witness martyred and admitted to paradise
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The man professes belief, is stoned, and is told at death to enter paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The afterlife element is explicit, but the passage gives only a brief
admission to paradise rather than an extended afterlife journey map.
- id: motif:3
label: divine judgment on an unbelieving people
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: After rejecting the apostles and killing the believer, the people are destroyed
by a single cry from Gabriel.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The destruction is presented theologically in the passage; no broader
comparative claim is inferred.
- id: motif:4
label: final assembly before God
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage states that all will be assembled before God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage summarizes the final assembly without extended judgment-scene
detail.
- id: motif:5
label: raising of the dead as proof of mission
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The commentary says the apostles’ prayers raise a lad who had been dead seven
days, convincing Peter.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: This detail appears in Sale’s accompanying commentary rather than in the
main translated verses.
- id: motif:6
label: destruction of idols after miraculous proof
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The commentary says Peter acknowledges the miracle, demolishes idols, and
many people embrace the faith.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a commentarial narrative detail and has no exact listed taxonomy
reference.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 30754-30757
quote_or_summary: Two apostles are sent, rejected as impostors, and strengthened
with a third.
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 30757-30762
quote_or_summary: The apostles say they are sent by God and that their duty is public
preaching.
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 30758-30768
quote_or_summary: The inhabitants call the apostles mere men, accuse them of lying,
read evil omens from them, and threaten stoning and painful punishment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 30769-30773
quote_or_summary: A man comes from the farther parts of the city and urges his people
to follow the messengers, who ask no reward and are rightly directed.
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 30774-30781
quote_or_summary: The man says he should worship the creator, to whom all return;
other gods cannot deliver him; he declares belief in the Lord.
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 30782-30785
quote_or_summary: The man is stoned; as he dies, he is told to enter paradise and
says he wishes his people knew God’s mercy and honor toward him.
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 30786-30791
quote_or_summary: After the people slay him, no heavenly army is sent; one cry of
Gabriel from heaven makes them utterly extinct.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 30792-30797
quote_or_summary: The passage laments that apostles are mocked, recalls destroyed
generations, and says all will be assembled before God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 30798-30813
quote_or_summary: The commentary recounts Peter’s examination of the apostles, miracles
of healing and raising a dead lad, Peter’s demolition of idols, conversions, and
destruction of unbelievers by Gabriel’s cry.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 30817-30819
quote_or_summary: A note identifies the martyr as Habb al Najjar and says his tomb
near Antioch is shown and visited by Muslims.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 30814-30815
quote_or_summary: Notes say some identify the first two apostles as John and Paul,
while the third is Simon Peter.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: passage label and lines 30764-30769
quote_or_summary: The passage and commentary frame the city as Antioch and its inhabitants
as the people addressed by the apostles.
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: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motifs based on the main
translated verses are higher confidence; details from Sale’s notes and commentary
are marked as such. No comparison claims are asserted beyond candidate motif classification.
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: |-
Taxonomy references are limited to the supplied available taxonomy list. Symbols not present in that list are retained with empty taxonomy_refs when directly supported by the passage.
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