batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l31215-l31300
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l31215-l31300
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 31215-31300
start: '31215'
end: '31300'
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 includes translator notes on Abraham’s commanded sacrifice
of his son and the substituted victim, then recounts Ilyas rebuking Baal worship,
Lot’s family being delivered except his wife, and Jonas fleeing by ship, being
swallowed by a fish, cast ashore, shaded by a gourd plant, and sent to a large
people who believe. It closes with a rebuke of claims that God has daughters or
that angels are female.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Abraham is described in the notes as receiving a repeated vision ordering
him to sacrifice his son and resolving to obey.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The notes state that many Mohammedan commentators identify the son offered
by Abraham as Ismael rather than Isaac.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: A note says Abraham drew a knife across the lad’s throat but was miraculously
prevented from harming him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: A note describes a substituted victim, identified by some traditions as a
ram and by others as a wild goat, with horns later associated with the Caaba.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Ilyas asks his people why they invoke Baal and forsake the Creator.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Ilyas’s people accuse him of imposture and are said to be delivered to eternal
punishment, except God’s sincere servants.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Lot and his family are delivered, except an old woman identified as his wife,
who perishes among those who remain behind.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: The people of Mecca are told that they pass by the places where the destroyed
people once dwelt during journeys by morning and night.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Jonas flees into a loaded ship; lots are cast on board, and he is condemned.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: A fish swallows Jonas, who is described as worthy of reprehension.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: The passage states that if Jonas had not praised God, he would have remained
in the fish’s belly until the day of resurrection.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: Jonas is cast sick onto a naked shore, a gourd plant is made to grow over
him, and he is sent to a very large people who believe.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:13
text: The passage asks whether God has daughters while the Meccans have sons, and
whether angels were created female.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Abraham
description: A patriarch described in the notes as commanded in a vision to sacrifice
his son and as attempting the act before being miraculously hindered.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Abraham’s son
description: The son whom Abraham was ordered to sacrifice; the notes report the
received Mohammedan opinion that he was Ismael.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: God
description: The divine authority from whom the vision is understood to come, and
the Creator and Lord invoked in the passage.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Substituted victim
description: A noble victim described in the notes as a ransom, variously identified
as a ram or wild goat.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Ilyas / Ilysin
description: A prophet sent to people associated in the note with Baalbec; he rebukes
the invocation of Baal.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: People of Ilyas
description: The people addressed by Ilyas, accused of invoking Baal and of charging
him with imposture.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Baal
description: The being or idol invoked by Ilyas’s people; the note identifies Baal
as their idol or the sun.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Lot
description: A messenger whose family is delivered before the others are destroyed.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Lot’s family
description: Lot’s family is delivered, except for an old woman, his wife.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Lot’s wife / old woman
description: An old woman, identified as Lot’s wife, who remains behind and perishes.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Jonas
description: A messenger who flees into a loaded ship, is swallowed by a fish, praises
God, is cast ashore sick, and is then sent to a large people.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Those on board the ship
description: People aboard the loaded ship who cast lots, after which Jonas is condemned.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Fish
description: The fish that swallows Jonas.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Gourd plant
description: A plant caused to grow over Jonas after he is cast onto the shore.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Meccans
description: The audience addressed about passing by destroyed dwellings and about
claims concerning God’s daughters and female angels.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: obedient patriarch
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Abraham resolves to obey the vision ordering the sacrifice of his son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: intended sacrificial son
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The son is the object of the commanded sacrifice and is nearly harmed before
divine prevention.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: divine commander and creator
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The vision is known to be from God, and Ilyas names God as Lord and Creator.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: ransom victim
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The note describes the noble victim as accepted as the ransom of a prophet.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: sent prophet or messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:8
- fig:11
basis: Ilyas is described as sent, and Lot and Jonas are each said to be among those
sent by God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: rejecting people
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: They invoke Baal and accuse Ilyas of imposture.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: forsaken idol or false object of invocation
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Ilyas asks why the people invoke Baal and forsake the Creator; the note calls
Baal their idol or the sun.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: delivered household
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Lot’s family is delivered, with one exception.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: one left behind
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Lot’s wife is described as remaining behind and perishing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:10
label: reprehended survivor
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Jonas is called worthy of reprehension but survives after praising God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:11
label: lot-casters
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Those aboard the ship cast lots among themselves.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:12
label: swallowing creature
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: The fish swallows Jonas.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:13
label: protective plant
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: The gourd plant grows over Jonas after he is cast ashore sick.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:14
label: admonished audience
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: The Meccans are told to understand from destroyed dwellings and are questioned
about divine daughters and female angels.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: repeated vision
literal_form: vision repeated over three nights
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: sacrificial knife
literal_form: knife drawn across the lad’s throat
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: ransom animal
literal_form: noble victim, described as a ram or wild goat in traditions cited
by the note
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: Baal
literal_form: idol or sun invoked by Ilyas’s people
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: destroyed dwelling places
literal_form: places where the destroyed people once dwelt
associated_figures:
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: loaded ship
literal_form: ship into which Jonas fled
associated_figures:
- fig:11
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:7
label: lots
literal_form: lots cast among those on board
associated_figures:
- fig:11
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:8
label: fish belly
literal_form: belly of the fish that swallowed Jonas
associated_figures:
- fig:11
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:9
label: naked shore
literal_form: shore onto which Jonas is cast while sick
associated_figures:
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:10
label: gourd plant
literal_form: plant of a gourd growing over Jonas
associated_figures:
- fig:11
- fig:14
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Abraham’s commanded sacrifice and substitute victim
summary: The notes describe Abraham’s repeated vision commanding the sacrifice of
his son, his attempted obedience, the miraculous prevention of harm, and the noble
victim accepted as ransom.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:2
label: Ilyas rebukes Baal worship
summary: Ilyas asks his people why they invoke Baal instead of the Creator; they
accuse him of imposture and are assigned punishment, except God’s sincere servants.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Lot’s household and destroyed people
summary: Lot and his family are delivered except his wife, and the others are destroyed;
the Meccans are reminded that they pass by those former dwelling places.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:15
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:4
label: Jonas in ship, fish, shore, and mission
summary: Jonas flees into a loaded ship, is condemned by lot, swallowed by a fish,
saved after praising God, cast sick onto a shore, sheltered by a gourd plant,
and sent to a large people who believe.
figure_refs:
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
- fig:14
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
- sym:9
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:5
label: Questioning claims about divine daughters and angels
summary: The passage questions whether God has daughters while the Meccans have
sons and whether angels were created female.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:15
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: commanded sacrifice of a child with substitution
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: Abraham is ordered in a vision to sacrifice his son, attempts obedience,
is prevented from harming him, and a noble victim is accepted as ransom.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: Details are presented partly in translator notes and reported commentary
traditions, not only in the translated Qur'anic verse text in this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: ransom or substitutionary offering
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
- sacrifice
basis: The substituted victim is described as accepted as the ransom of a prophet,
and another note recounts Abd'allah being redeemed by one hundred camels.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The Abd'allah example is a reported tradition in the note rather than
part of the main narrative sequence.
- id: motif:3
label: prophet rejected by idolatrous people and vindicated by judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Ilyas rebukes Baal worship, is accused of imposture, and the rejecting people
are assigned punishment except the sincere servants of God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The excerpt gives only a compressed prophetic warning and judgment formula.
- id: motif:4
label: deliverance of a righteous household before destruction
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Lot and his family are delivered, except his wife, and the others are destroyed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The causes and details of the destruction are not included in this passage.
- id: motif:5
label: journey through ship, lot, swallowing creature, and return to mission
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
- hero_descent
- return
basis: Jonas flees by ship, is condemned by lots, swallowed by a fish, then cast
ashore and sent to a large people who believe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage frames Jonas as a sent prophet and a reproved servant rather
than as a generic hero; taxonomy labels are approximate.
- id: motif:6
label: enclosure in creature until threatened eschatological duration
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage states Jonas would have remained in the fish’s belly until the
day of resurrection if he had not praised God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: This is not itself a resurrection event; the motif reference is based
on the explicit mention of the day of resurrection.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 31215-31225
quote_or_summary: The note says Abraham was ordered in a vision on the eighth night
of Dhu'lhajja to sacrifice his son; the vision is repeated, he knows it is from
God, and resolves to obey.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary of provided passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 31226-31238
quote_or_summary: The note says the most received Mohammedan opinion is that the
son offered was Ismael, and also recounts a tradition in which Abd'allah is redeemed
by the offering of one hundred camels.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary of provided passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 31239-31242
quote_or_summary: The note says Abraham drew the knife across the lad’s throat with
all his strength but was miraculously hindered from hurting him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary of provided passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 31243-31255
quote_or_summary: The note says the noble victim may be called great because it
was large or accepted as a ransom; some traditions call it a ram, others a wild
goat from Mount Thabr, and mention its horns at the Caaba.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary of provided passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 31256-31282
quote_or_summary: The note identifies Ilyas and his mission against Baal worship;
the verses have him ask his people why they invoke Baal and forsake the Creator,
after which they accuse him of imposture and are assigned punishment except God’s
sincere servants.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary of provided passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 31283-31288
quote_or_summary: Lot is said to be one of those sent by God; he and his whole family
are delivered, except an old woman, his wife, who perishes among those remaining
behind; the others are then destroyed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary of provided passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 31289-31292
quote_or_summary: The Meccan audience is told that they pass by the places where
the destroyed people once dwelt as they travel in the morning and by night, and
are asked whether they will understand.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary of provided passage.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 31293-31298
quote_or_summary: Jonas is said to be one of those sent by God; he flees into a
loaded ship, those on board cast lots, he is condemned, and the fish swallows
him because he is worthy of reprehension.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary of provided passage.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 31299-31300 and following provided lines
quote_or_summary: The passage says that if Jonas had not praised God, he would have
stayed in the fish’s belly until the day of resurrection; he is cast sick onto
a naked shore, a gourd plant grows over him, and he is sent to a very large people
who believe.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary of provided passage.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: provided lines after 31300, numbered 149-150
quote_or_summary: The passage asks whether the Lord has daughters while the Meccans
have sons, and asks whether angels were created female and whether they witnessed
it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary of provided passage.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied line range and included notes. Some
material belongs to translator commentary rather than the translated Qur'anic
verses, so motif assignments involving Abrahamic details are marked with caution.
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 supplied passage does not itself make an explicit comparative claim beyond internal prophetic sequence and commentary traditions.
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