batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l30894-l30975
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l30894-l30975
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 30894-30975
start: '30894'
end: '30975'
translation: The Koran (Al-Qur'an), Sale translation
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: '"who giveth you fire out of the green tree"'
summary: The passage describes awakening after death, assembly before God, judgment
according to deeds, the joy of paradise for the righteous, separation and punishment
of the wicked, bodily testimony against sinners, admonition through Mohammed and
the Koran, signs in cattle and milk, rejection of false gods, and an argument
for resurrection from creation, rotten bones, fire from the green tree, and the
divine command.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The awakened speakers ask who has awakened them from their bed and identify
the event as what the Merciful promised through his apostles.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A single trumpet sound is followed by all being assembled before God.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: On the day described, no soul is treated unjustly and recompense is according
to deeds.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The inhabitants of paradise, with their wives, rest in shady groves on magnificent
couches and have fruit and what they desire.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Peace is spoken to the righteous by a merciful Lord.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The wicked are ordered to separate from the righteous and are reminded not
to worship Satan.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Satan is called an open enemy who has seduced a great multitude.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Hell is identified as the threatened place, and the wicked are ordered to
be cast into it to be burned because of unbelief.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Mouths are sealed, while hands speak and feet bear witness to what their owners
committed.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: The passage states that God could put out their eyes or transform them into
other shapes, but grants respite according to the footnote.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: obs:11
text: A long life is associated with the body bowing down through age.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:12
text: Mohammed is said not to have been taught poetry; the book is described as
an admonition from God and a clear Koran for warning the living.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:13
text: Cattle are described as created for humans, subjected to them, used for riding,
food, other advantages, and milk.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:14
text: People take other gods besides God in hope of assistance, but those gods cannot
assist them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: obs:15
text: Man is described as created from seed yet openly disputing resurrection.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: obs:16
text: A disputer asks who can restore rotten bones to life, and the answer says
the first creator will restore them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- id: obs:17
text: Fire is said to be given out of the green tree, from which fuel is kindled.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
- id: obs:18
text: The creator of the heavens and earth is said to be able to create new creatures,
and his command is described as saying 'Be,' whereupon the thing is.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:19
- id: obs:19
text: The passage concludes that the kingdom of all things is in God's hand and
that all return to him at the last day.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:20
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / the Merciful / merciful Lord
description: The divine figure who promises resurrection, assembles all, judges
without injustice, speaks peace to the righteous, condemns the wicked, creates,
restores life, commands things to be, and receives all at the last day.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:17
- ev:19
- ev:20
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Apostles
description: Messengers whose words about the promised awakening are affirmed as
true.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: All assembled / awakened dead
description: Those awakened from their bed and assembled after the trumpet sound.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Inhabitants of paradise
description: Those wholly taken up with joy in paradise.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Wives of the inhabitants of paradise
description: Companions who rest with the inhabitants of paradise in shady groves.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Righteous
description: Those to whom peace is spoken and from whom the wicked are separated.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Wicked / unbelievers
description: Those separated from the righteous, condemned to hell, burned for unbelief,
and subject to bodily testimony.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Satan
description: An open enemy who has seduced a great multitude.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: Recipient not taught poetry; associated with warning through the book
described as admonition and Koran.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Humans / sons of Adam / man
description: Humans are addressed regarding worship, seduction, created cattle,
creation from seed, dispute over resurrection, and return to God.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:14
- ev:16
- ev:20
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Cattle
description: Created things placed in human possession and subjection, used for
riding, food, advantages, and milk.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
roles:
- id: role:1
label: merciful promiser and speaker of peace
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The awakening is described as what the Merciful promised, and peace is spoken
to the righteous by a merciful Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: divine judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: All are assembled before God, recompense is according to deeds, and the wicked
are separated and condemned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: creator and restorer of life
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says the one who first produced humans restores rotten bones
to life, created heavens and earth, and commands creation by saying 'Be.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- ev:19
- id: role:4
label: truth-speaking messengers
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The awakened speakers say the apostles spoke the truth about the promised
event.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: resurrected assembly
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They awaken from a bed and are all assembled after one trumpet sound.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: blessed righteous
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:6
basis: The inhabitants of paradise enjoy rest and desired goods, and peace is spoken
to the righteous.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: paradise companions
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The wives rest with the inhabitants of paradise in shady groves.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: condemned wicked
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The wicked are separated, sent to hell, burned for unbelief, and have their
bodies testify against them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:9
label: enemy and seducer
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Satan is called an open enemy and said to have seduced many.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: warner, not poet
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The passage says Mohammed was not taught poetry and that the book warns the
living.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:11
label: addressed human disputant and beneficiary
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Humans are addressed as sons of Adam, benefit from cattle, and man disputes
resurrection despite being created from seed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:14
- ev:16
- id: role:12
label: subdued provision animals
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Cattle are in human possession and subjection, used for riding, food, other
advantages, and milk.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: trumpet sound
literal_form: one sound of the trumpet
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: bed of awakening
literal_form: bed from which the dead awaken
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: paradise garden furnishings
literal_form: shady groves, magnificent couches, fruit, and desired things
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: hell fire
literal_form: hell as the place into which the wicked are cast to be burned
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: sealed mouth and speaking limbs
literal_form: sealed mouths, speaking hands, and witnessing feet
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: milk from cattle
literal_form: milk drunk from cattle
associated_figures:
- fig:10
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs:
- milk
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: sym:7
label: seed origin
literal_form: man created of seed
associated_figures:
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: sym:8
label: rotten bones restored
literal_form: bones restored to life when rotten
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- id: sym:9
label: fire from the green tree
literal_form: fire out of the green tree, used to kindle fuel
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
- id: sym:10
label: creative command
literal_form: the command 'Be,' and it is
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:19
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Awakening and assembly
summary: Speakers awaken from their bed, recognize the promised event, and after
one trumpet sound all are assembled before God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Judgment by deeds
summary: The day is described as one without injustice, where each soul receives
according to what it has done.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Paradise for the righteous
summary: The inhabitants of paradise and their wives enjoy shade, couches, fruit,
desired things, and a greeting of peace from the merciful Lord.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Separation and punishment of the wicked
summary: The wicked are separated from the righteous, reminded of the command not
to worship Satan, and ordered into hell to be burned.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Bodily testimony
summary: The mouths of the wicked are sealed while their hands speak and their feet
bear witness to what they committed.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: scene:6
label: Warning and signs in created provision
summary: Mohammed is described as a warner through the Koran, and cattle are presented
as created provisions for riding, food, advantages, and milk.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
- id: scene:7
label: Argument for resurrection and return
summary: A human disputant questions restoration of rotten bones; the answer appeals
to first creation, fire from the green tree, creation of heavens and earth, the
command 'Be,' and final return to God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:8
- sym:9
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- ev:17
- ev:18
- ev:19
- ev:20
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Resurrection after death
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage describes awakening from a bed after death, assembly after the
trumpet, restoration of rotten bones to life, and return to God at the last day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:17
- ev:20
confidence: high
cautions: The 'bed' language is explained by the footnote as sleep between trumpet
blasts; the extraction treats only the supplied text and note.
- id: motif:2
label: Divine judgment according to deeds
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage states that no soul will be unjustly treated, recompense will
match deeds, and the wicked will be separated and condemned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: ''
- id: motif:3
label: Paradise reward for the righteous
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The righteous or inhabitants of paradise receive joy, shade, couches, fruit,
desired things, and peace from the Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The available taxonomy does not include a separate paradise motif; linked
to divine judgment as reward outcome.
- id: motif:4
label: Hell punishment for unbelief
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The wicked are separated, shown the threatened hell, and ordered to be cast
into it to be burned for unbelief.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The available taxonomy does not include a separate hell motif; linked
to divine judgment as punishment outcome.
- id: motif:5
label: Body parts testify against the sinner
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Mouths are sealed and hands and feet speak or bear witness to what has been
committed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: No specific taxonomy reference for bodily testimony is available.
- id: motif:6
label: Creator restores what has decayed
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage answers the question of rotten bones by saying the one who produced
them the first time will restore them to life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
confidence: high
cautions: ''
- id: motif:7
label: Fire from the green tree as sign of creative power
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Fire from the green tree is presented among arguments for God's ability to
create and restore life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
- ev:19
confidence: medium
cautions: The symbol is explicit, but its classification as a motif is interpretive;
available symbol taxonomy supports fire and tree but not this exact motif.
- id: motif:8
label: Satanic seduction away from right worship
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage states that the sons of Adam were commanded not to worship Satan,
who is an open enemy and seduced many.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: No specific available taxonomy reference for Satanic seduction is provided.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage can be compared to the resurrection motif family because it presents
awakening after death, trumpet assembly, restoration of rotten bones, and final
return.
claim_level: same_motif
target: resurrection
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:17
- ev:20
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is a taxonomy-level comparison only; the passage does not establish
historical relation to other resurrection traditions.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage can be compared to the divine judgment motif family because it
describes recompense by deeds, separation of righteous and wicked, paradise reward,
hell punishment, and testimony against sinners.
claim_level: same_motif
target: divine_judgment
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This comparison is limited to thematic function within the supplied
taxonomy and does not imply cross-cultural borrowing.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 30894-30895
quote_or_summary: '"Alas for us! who hath awakened us from our bed? ... what the
Merciful promised us; and his apostles spoke the truth."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 30896-30897
quote_or_summary: One sound of the trumpet occurs, and all are assembled before
God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 30898-30899
quote_or_summary: No soul is treated unjustly; reward is according to what each
has wrought.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 30900-30904
quote_or_summary: The inhabitants of paradise and their wives rest joyfully in shady
groves on couches and have fruit and whatever they desire.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: line 30905
quote_or_summary: '"Peace shall be the word spoken unto the righteous, by a merciful
LORD"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 30906-30909
quote_or_summary: The wicked are told to separate from the righteous; the sons of
Adam are reminded not to worship Satan, an open enemy, and to worship God as the
right way.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 30910-30911
quote_or_summary: Satan is said to have seduced a great multitude.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 30912-30914
quote_or_summary: Hell is identified as the threatened place, and the wicked are
ordered to be cast into it and burned for unbelief.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 30915-30917
quote_or_summary: Mouths are sealed; hands speak and feet bear witness concerning
what was committed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 30918-30922
quote_or_summary: God could put out their eyes or transform them into other shapes
so they could not depart or repent.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:11
type: note
locator: footnote x
quote_or_summary: The footnote explains that they deserve such treatment for infidelity
and disobedience, but mercy grants them respite.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 30923-30924
quote_or_summary: One granted long life is caused to bow down the body through age.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 30925-30928
quote_or_summary: Mohammed is not taught poetry; the book is an admonition from
God and clear Koran, to warn the living.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 30929-30934
quote_or_summary: Cattle are created for humans, subjected to them, and provide
riding, food, other advantages, and milk.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: lines 30935-30938
quote_or_summary: Other gods are taken in hope of assistance, but cannot assist;
the addressee is told not to grieve over speech because God knows what is concealed
and disclosed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:16
type: summary
locator: lines 30939-30940
quote_or_summary: Man is created of seed but becomes an open disputer against resurrection.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:17
type: summary
locator: lines 30952-30956
quote_or_summary: A comparison is proposed asking who will restore rotten bones
to life; the answer says the one who produced them first will restore them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:18
type: quote
locator: lines 30957-30958
quote_or_summary: '"who giveth you fire out of the green tree ... ye kindle your
fuel from thence"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:19
type: summary
locator: lines 30959-30962
quote_or_summary: The creator of heavens and earth is able to create new creatures;
when he wills a thing he says 'Be,' and it is.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:20
type: summary
locator: lines 30963-30964
quote_or_summary: The kingdom of all things is in God's hand, and all return to
him at the last day.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: high
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage is explicit about resurrection, judgment, paradise, hell, bodily
testimony, Satanic seduction, created provision, and divine creative power. Comparison
claims are limited to the supplied taxonomy and do not infer historical contact.
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. Taxonomy references are limited to the provided motif families and symbols.
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