batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l31690-l31726
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l31690-l31726
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXXVIII. / ENTITLED, S.;
REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 31690-31726
start: '31690'
end: '31726'
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: God expels Eblis from mercy and curses him until the day of judgment. Eblis
asks for respite until the resurrection, receives respite until a determined time,
and vows to seduce humans except God's chosen servants. God declares that hell
will be filled with Eblis and those who follow him. The passage then states that
the Koran is an admonition to all creatures and that its truth will be known after
a season.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: God tells Eblis to depart and says he will be driven away from mercy.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: God says his curse will be upon Eblis until the day of judgment.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Eblis asks the Lord to respite him until the day of resurrection.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: God grants Eblis respite until a determined time.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Eblis swears by God's might that he will seduce them all except God's chosen
servants.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: God says he will fill hell with Eblis and with those who follow Eblis.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The speaker is instructed to say to the Meccans that no reward is asked for
the preaching.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The Koran is described as an admonition to all creatures whose truth will
be known after a season.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine speaker who expels Eblis, grants respite, and declares judgment.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Eblis
description: The being driven away from mercy, cursed until judgment, granted respite,
and vowing to seduce others.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: God's chosen servants
description: Those excepted by Eblis from his vow to seduce all.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Followers of Eblis
description: Those who follow Eblis and are said to be included with him in hell.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Meccans
description: The addressed audience told that no reward is asked for the preaching.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God speaks commands and judgments in direct speech.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: judge and punisher
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God imposes a curse and declares hell will be filled with Eblis and his followers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: cursed outcast
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Eblis is told to depart, is driven from mercy, and is cursed until judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: seducer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Eblis vows to seduce all except God's chosen servants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: protected chosen servants
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Eblis excludes God's peculiarly chosen servants from his vow of seduction.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: followers of the seducer
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: God says hell will be filled with Eblis and those who follow him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: human audience of admonition
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Meccans are addressed regarding the preaching and the Koran's admonition.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: day of judgment
literal_form: eschatological time of judgment
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: day of resurrection
literal_form: eschatological time requested by Eblis as a respite limit
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: determined time
literal_form: appointed time until which Eblis is respited
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: hell
literal_form: place to be filled with Eblis and his followers
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: the Koran as admonition
literal_form: revealed text described as an admonition to all creatures
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Expulsion and curse of Eblis
summary: God commands Eblis to depart, says he is driven away from mercy, and places
a curse upon him until the day of judgment.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Respite until the determined time
summary: Eblis asks for respite until the day of resurrection, and God grants him
respite until a determined time.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Vow to seduce and exception of chosen servants
summary: Eblis swears by God's might that he will seduce them all, except God's
peculiarly chosen servants.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Sentence of hell
summary: God declares that hell will be filled with Eblis and with those who follow
him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Admonition to the Meccans
summary: The Meccans are told that no reward is asked for the preaching, that the
Koran is an admonition to all creatures, and that its truth will be known after
a season.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment against a rebel figure
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: God expels Eblis from mercy, curses him until judgment, and declares hell
for him and his followers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage identifies judgment and punishment clearly, but broader narrative
context outside the excerpt is not used.
- id: motif:2
label: respite before final reckoning
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Eblis asks for respite until resurrection and receives respite until a determined
time.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The exact nature of the determined time is not explained within the passage.
- id: motif:3
label: temptation of humans by a seducer
taxonomy_refs:
- forbidden_knowledge
basis: Eblis vows to seduce all except God's chosen servants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage uses the language of seduction but does not specify forbidden
knowledge or the content of the temptation in this excerpt.
- id: motif:4
label: resurrection as eschatological horizon
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: Eblis asks to be respited until the day of resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage mentions resurrection as a time marker rather than narrating
resurrection itself.
- id: motif:5
label: revealed admonition to all creatures
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The Koran is described as an admonition to all creatures whose truth will
be known after a season.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage frames the text as admonition
rather than abstract wisdom teaching.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 31690-31726
quote_or_summary: 'God says to Eblis: “Get thee hence therefore; for thou shalt
be driven away from mercy” and that his curse will be upon him “until the day
of judgment.”'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 31690-31726
quote_or_summary: Eblis asks the Lord for respite until the day of resurrection,
and God says he will be among those respited until the determined time.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 31690-31726
quote_or_summary: Eblis says, “By thy might do I swear, I will surely seduce them
all,” except God's peculiarly chosen servants.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 31690-31726
quote_or_summary: God declares a just sentence and says he will fill hell with Eblis
and with those who follow him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 31690-31726
quote_or_summary: The Meccans are told no reward is asked for the preaching; the
Koran is described as an admonition to all creatures, whose truth will be known
after a season.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The main actions and figures are explicit in the excerpt. Motif assignments
are limited to available taxonomy references and should be reviewed, especially
the broad use of forbidden_knowledge and wisdom.
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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used. Footnote material in the excerpt was not used for motif interpretation except as part of the provided context.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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