batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l31094-l31213
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l31094-l31213
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: ENTITLED, Y. S.; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.
/ CHAPTER XXXVII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 31094-31213
start: '31094'
end: '31213'
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 contrasts felicity with the infernal tree of al Zakkum and
punishment in hell; recalls earlier warned peoples; recounts Noah's deliverance
and the drowning of others; narrates Abraham's rejection and destruction of idols,
his threatened burning and deliverance, his prayer for righteous offspring, and
the trial in which he prepares to sacrifice his son before God ransoms him with
a noble victim; then mentions blessings on Isaac, Moses, Aaron, and Elias.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage describes the tree of al Zakkum as issuing from the bottom of
hell, with fruit resembling heads of devils, and as food for the damned.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The damned are described as filling their bellies with the tree's fruit and
then receiving a mixture of filthy and boiling water to drink.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Warners were sent to earlier peoples, and the end of those who were warned
is described as miserable, except for God's sincere servants.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Noah called on God, was heard, and was delivered with his family from a great
distress.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Noah's offspring are described as the survivors who populated the earth, while
others were drowned.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Abraham questions his father and people about worshiping false gods rather
than the true God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Abraham observes the stars, says he will be sick, and is left behind when
the people depart.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Abraham privately goes to the gods, questions why they do not eat or speak,
and demolishes them with his right hand.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: The people propose building a pile and casting Abraham into glowing fire,
but God makes them inferior and delivers him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Abraham asks God for righteous offspring and is told of a son described as
a meek youth.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Abraham tells his son that he saw in a dream that he should offer him in sacrifice,
and the son replies that Abraham should do what he is commanded.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: After Abraham and his son submit, Abraham lays his son prostrate on his face;
God calls to Abraham, declares the vision verified, identifies the event as a
manifest trial, and ransoms the son with a noble victim.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: Moses and Aaron are described as receiving grace, deliverance from great distress,
victory over the Egyptians, the book of the law, and direction into the right
way.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The speaker who rewards the righteous, hears Noah, delivers chosen
servants, directs Abraham, commands or tests through the vision, and grants law
and guidance.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the damned
description: Those who eat from the tree of al Zakkum, drink filthy boiling water,
and return into hell.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the unjust
description: Those for whom the tree of al Zakkum is designed as an occasion of
dispute.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Noah
description: A righteous servant who called on God, was heard, delivered with his
family, and remembered with a salutation of peace.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Noah's family and offspring
description: Noah's family is delivered from distress, and his offspring are described
as survivors who populated the earth.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: the others drowned after Noah's deliverance
description: Those drowned after Noah and his family were delivered.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Abraham
description: A faithful servant who challenges idol worship, demolishes carved images,
is threatened with fire and delivered, asks for righteous offspring, and undergoes
the trial involving his son.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:7
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Abraham's father and people
description: Those whom Abraham questions about worshiping false gods and who later
come to him and propose casting him into fire.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: false gods or carved images
description: Objects worshiped by Abraham's people, addressed by Abraham as unable
to eat or speak, and demolished by him.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Abraham's son
description: The son promised to Abraham as a meek youth, who agrees to Abraham
doing what he is commanded and is laid prostrate during the sacrifice trial.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: noble victim
description: The victim with which Abraham's son is ransomed.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Isaac
description: A later promise of rejoicing is associated with Isaac; some of the
offspring are righteous and others wrong themselves.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Moses and Aaron
description: Two faithful servants who are delivered with their people, assisted
against the Egyptians, given the law, and saluted with peace.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: the Egyptians
description: Opponents against whom Moses, Aaron, and their people are assisted
and over whom they become conquerors.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Elias
description: Mentioned as one of those sent by God.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine rewarder and judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God rewards the righteous, punishes or destroys opposing groups, and distinguishes
sincere servants from those warned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: divine deliverer and guide
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God delivers Noah, Abraham, Moses, Aaron, and their people, and gives guidance
or law.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: punished or condemned group
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
basis: The damned and unjust receive hellish punishment, and the others in Noah's
episode are drowned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: faithful servant
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:7
- fig:13
basis: Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Aaron are described as true believers or faithful
servants rewarded by God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: righteous ancestor
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Noah's offspring are described as survivors who populate the earth, and later
posterity bestows peace on Noah.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: survivors after destruction
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Noah's family is delivered, and his offspring are said to survive to people
the earth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: idol challenger
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Abraham questions the worship of false gods and challenges the carved images'
inability to eat or speak.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: tested father
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Abraham reports a dream-command to sacrifice his son and acts until the vision
is declared verified.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: idol worshipers and persecutors
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Abraham's people worship carved images and propose casting him into glowing
fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: obedient intended sacrifice
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The son accepts Abraham's command, submits, and is laid prostrate before
being ransomed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:11
label: substitute ransom victim
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The passage states that the son is ransomed with a noble victim.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:12
label: law-bearing delivered leaders
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: Moses and Aaron are delivered, assisted against the Egyptians, and given
the book of the law.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:13
label: defeated oppressors or enemies
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: The Egyptians are the group against whom Moses, Aaron, and their people are
assisted.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:14
label: sent one
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: Elias is mentioned as one of those sent by God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: tree of al Zakkum
literal_form: A tree issuing from the bottom of hell, bearing fruit that resembles
heads of devils.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: heads of devils or serpents
literal_form: The fruit of al Zakkum is compared to heads of devils; a note says
the original word may also signify serpents ugly to behold.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: filthy boiling water
literal_form: A mixture of filthy and boiling water given to the damned to drink.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: stars
literal_form: Stars observed by Abraham before he says he will be sick and does
not attend the sacrifices.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: carved images
literal_form: Images made by Abraham's people and worshiped as gods, then demolished
by Abraham.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: glowing fire
literal_form: The fire into which Abraham's people intend to cast him.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: dream vision
literal_form: Abraham's dream in which he sees that he should offer his son in sacrifice.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:8
label: noble victim
literal_form: The victim used to ransom Abraham's son.
associated_figures:
- fig:10
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:9
label: book of the law
literal_form: The perspicuous book of the law given to Moses and Aaron.
associated_figures:
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Hellish contrast between felicity and al Zakkum
summary: The passage asks whether felicity is better than the tree of al Zakkum,
then describes the damned eating from the infernal tree, drinking filthy boiling
water, and returning into hell.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Noah delivered and others drowned
summary: Noah calls on God, is heard and delivered with his family, his offspring
survive to people the earth, and the others are drowned.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Abraham rejects and destroys idols
summary: Abraham questions his father and people about their worship, avoids their
sacrifices after observing the stars, privately confronts their gods, and demolishes
the images.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Abraham threatened with fire and delivered
summary: Abraham's people propose casting him into a glowing fire, but God defeats
their plot and delivers him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Abraham's sacrifice trial and ransom
summary: After Abraham asks for righteous offspring, he is promised a meek son;
later he reports a dream of sacrificing the son, both submit, the son is laid
prostrate, God declares the vision fulfilled, and the son is ransomed with a noble
victim.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Moses and Aaron delivered and given the law
summary: Moses and Aaron and their people are delivered from distress, assisted
against the Egyptians, given the book of the law, and directed into the right
way.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:13
- fig:14
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: infernal punishment with hostile food and drink
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The damned eat from an infernal tree, drink filthy boiling water, and return
into hell; the tree is designed as an occasion of dispute for the unjust.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives a punishment scene, but not a full afterlife journey
sequence.
- id: motif:2
label: warned peoples punished while sincere servants are spared
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage states that warners were sent, the warned had a miserable end,
and sincere servants of God are excepted.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: ''
- id: motif:3
label: Noahic deliverance and drowning of others
taxonomy_refs:
- flood_and_renewal
- divine_judgment
basis: Noah is heard and delivered with his family, his offspring survive to people
the earth, and the others are drowned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The excerpt mentions drowning and survival but does not describe the flood
mechanism or vessel.
- id: motif:4
label: iconoclast prophet opposed by idol worshipers
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Abraham questions false worship, exposes the carved images as unable to eat
or speak, and demolishes them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy has no specific iconoclasm motif; the wisdom reference
is broad and should be reviewed.
- id: motif:5
label: righteous figure delivered from fire
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
basis: Abraham's opponents plan to cast him into glowing fire, but God delivers
him and makes the plotters inferior.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference is a symbol rather than a motif family; no available
motif family precisely names fire-deliverance.
- id: motif:6
label: commanded child sacrifice halted by divine ransom
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: Abraham dreams that he should sacrifice his son; both submit, the son is
laid prostrate, the vision is verified, the event is called a manifest trial,
and the son is ransomed with a noble victim.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: ''
- id: motif:7
label: promised righteous offspring
taxonomy_refs:
- miraculous_child
basis: Abraham asks for righteous issue and is told of a son described as a meek
youth, followed later by a promise concerning Isaac.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives a divine promise of offspring but does not explicitly
narrate a miraculous conception or birth.
- id: motif:8
label: divine law and guidance after deliverance
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Moses and Aaron are delivered, assisted against enemies, given the book of
the law, and directed into the right way.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy reference is broad; the passage gives law and guidance
but not an extended wisdom teaching.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 31094-31213, section around verse 60 and following
quote_or_summary: The passage contrasts felicity with the tree of al Zakkum, described
as issuing from the bottom of hell; the damned eat its fruit, compared to heads
of devils, and drink filthy boiling water before returning into hell. Notes explain
al Zakkum and mention that the comparison may also refer to serpents.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 31094-31213, section around verses 69-72
quote_or_summary: The passage states that earlier peoples followed their fathers
astray, that warners were sent, and that the warned had a miserable end except
for God's sincere servants.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 31094-31213, section around verses 73-80
quote_or_summary: Noah calls on God and is heard; he and his family are delivered
from great distress; his offspring survive to people the earth; peace is bestowed
on Noah; afterward the others are drowned.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 31094-31213, section around verses 81-94
quote_or_summary: Abraham questions his father and people about false gods, observes
the stars and says he will be sick, remains behind, privately addresses the gods
as unable to eat or speak, and demolishes them; he then asks whether the people
worship images they carve.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 31094-31213, section around verses 95-97
quote_or_summary: The people say to build a pile and cast Abraham into the glowing
fire; they devise a plot, but God makes them inferior and delivers Abraham.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 31094-31213, section around verses 98-100
quote_or_summary: Abraham says he is going to his Lord, asks for righteous issue,
and is told that he will have a son who will be a meek youth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 31094-31213, section around verses 100-113
quote_or_summary: When the son is old enough to join Abraham in acts of religion,
Abraham reports a dream that he should sacrifice him; the son accepts God's command;
both submit; Abraham lays him prostrate; God calls to Abraham, says the vision
is verified, calls it a manifest trial, ransoms him with a noble victim, bestows
peace on Abraham, and later mentions the promise of Isaac and mixed descendants.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 31094-31213, section around verses 114-122
quote_or_summary: Moses and Aaron are graciously treated, delivered with their people
from great distress, assisted against the Egyptians, given the clear book of the
law, directed into the right way, and saluted with peace.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 31094-31213, final sentence
quote_or_summary: Elias is mentioned as one of those sent by God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied English passage and notes. Some
motif labels map broadly to the available taxonomy and should be reviewed, especially
wisdom, miraculous_child, and fire-related tagging.
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: |-
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly support a cross-textual historical or comparative claim beyond motif-family classification.
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