batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l31893-l31952
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l31893-l31952
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: ENTITLED, S.; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.
/ CHAPTER XXXIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 31893-31952
start: '31893'
end: '31952'
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 declares God sufficient as protector and support, denies the
efficacy of false deities and idols as helpers or intercessors, describes divine
guidance through the revealed book, states that God takes souls at death and during
sleep, and warns of judgment and punishment on the day of resurrection. Translator
notes explain threats attributed to the Koreish concerning their gods and interpret
sleep as an image of death.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: God is described as a sufficient protector and support for his servant, while
false deities are said to be unable to relieve affliction or withhold mercy.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: God is described as directing or causing to err, with no other being able
to mislead those God directs or direct those God causes to err.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The book of the Koran is said to have been revealed for the instruction of
mankind with truth.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Those directed by the revealed book benefit their own souls, while those who
err do so against themselves; the addressed prophet is not a guardian over them.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: God is said to take the souls of men at death and also those that do not die
during sleep.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Souls decreed for death are withheld, while others are sent back until a determined
period.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The Koreish are described as taking idols for intercessors with God, although
those idols have no dominion and no understanding.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Intercession is said to belong wholly to God, whose kingdom includes heaven
and earth.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Unbelievers in the life to come are described as shrinking with horror when
the one God is mentioned and rejoicing when false gods are mentioned.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: God is addressed as creator of heaven and earth and knower of what is secret
and manifest, who will judge between servants concerning their disagreements.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Those who act unjustly are said to be willing to ransom themselves with all
earthly possessions and more from punishment on the day of resurrection.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: The punishment is described as bringing unforeseen terrors and encompassing
wrongdoers with the evils they had gained and mocked.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:13
text: A translator note says the Koreish warned Mohammed that their gods might harm
him because he spoke disgracefully of them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:14
text: A translator note recounts an explanation in which Khled Ebn al Wald, sent
to demolish al Uzza, disregarded a warning from the temple keeper and broke the
idol's nose.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:15
text: A translator note glosses sleep as outwardly resembling death, calling it
the image of death.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine creator, protector, disposer of guidance, possessor of heaven
and earth, taker of souls, and judge.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Servant / addressed prophet
description: The servant protected by God and addressed as one who declares trust
in God and receives the revealed book; the passage says he is not guardian over
others.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: False deities / false gods
description: Beings worshipped or invoked besides God, described as unable to avert
affliction, withhold mercy, or serve as independent intercessors.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Koreish
description: A group described as taking idols for intercessors with God; in the
note, they warn Mohammed that their gods may harm him.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Those who believe not in the life to come
description: People whose hearts shrink when the one God is mentioned but rejoice
when false gods are mentioned.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Those who act unjustly
description: People described as facing terrors and punishment on the day of resurrection
and desiring to ransom themselves.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Souls of men
description: Souls taken by God at death and during sleep, with some withheld and
others returned.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Khled Ebn al Wald
description: In the translator note, a man sent by Mohammed to demolish the idol
al Uzza who breaks the idol's nose after a warning.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: al Uzza
description: In the translator note, an idol or goddess whose temple keeper warns
that she can avenge herself.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: keeper of al Uzza's temple
description: In the translator note, the keeper warns Khled Ebn al Wald that the
goddess can avenge herself.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: protector and support
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is called sufficient protector and sufficient support.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: director of guidance and error
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says those God directs cannot be misled and those God causes
to err cannot be directed by another.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: taker and returner of souls
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God takes souls at death and sleep, withholds some, and sends others back.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: judge and disposer of intercession
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Intercession is in God's disposal, and God will judge between servants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: protected servant
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage asks whether God is not a sufficient protector of his servant.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: recipient and proclaimer of revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage says the book has been revealed unto the addressed figure and
commands him to speak.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: ineffective rival divine power
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:9
basis: False deities and idols are represented as unable to relieve affliction,
withhold mercy, possess dominion, or understand; the note includes a warned-about
idol.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: idol-taking opponents
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Koreish are described as taking idols for intercessors and warning of
harm from their gods in the note.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: unbelievers in the life to come
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The passage identifies people who do not believe in the life to come and
describes their emotional reactions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: unjust punished persons
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Those who act unjustly face punishment, terrors, and failed ransom on the
day of resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:11
label: souls subject to divine taking and return
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Souls are taken at death and sleep, withheld or returned by God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:12
label: idol-breaker in translator note
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The note says Khled Ebn al Wald broke the idol's nose after being warned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:13
label: temple warning speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The note says the keeper warned Khled that the goddess could avenge herself.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: revealed book
literal_form: the book of the Koran
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: souls taken in death and sleep
literal_form: souls of men taken at death and in sleep
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: sym:3
label: idols as claimed intercessors
literal_form: idols taken for intercessors with God
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: kingdom of heaven and earth
literal_form: heaven and earth as God's kingdom
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: ransom from punishment
literal_form: all that is in the earth and as much more offered as ransom
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: broken idol nose
literal_form: the idol al Uzza's nose broken in the translator note
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Trust in God over false deities
summary: The passage asserts God's sufficiency as protector and support and denies
that invoked deities besides God can avert divine affliction or mercy.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Revealed book as guidance
summary: The Koran is described as revealed with truth for mankind's instruction;
guidance or error is said to affect each person's own soul, while the addressed
prophet is not a guardian over them.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Souls taken in death and sleep
summary: God takes souls at death and in sleep, withholds those decreed to die,
and returns the others until a determined time.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: scene:4
label: Idols and intercession denied
summary: The Koreish are questioned for taking idols as intercessors; the passage
states that intercession belongs to God and that all will return to him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Opposed reactions to divine names
summary: Unbelievers in the life to come recoil when the one God is mentioned and
rejoice when false gods are mentioned.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Judgment and failed ransom on resurrection day
summary: God is invoked as judge; unjust persons are described as unable to ransom
themselves from punishment on the day of resurrection and as encompassed by the
evils they earned.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:7
label: Translator-note idol demolition anecdote
summary: A note reports an interpretation involving Khled Ebn al Wald, who is warned
that al Uzza can avenge herself but proceeds to break the idol's nose.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine protector versus powerless false gods
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage contrasts God's protection and support with the inability of
false deities to avert affliction or withhold mercy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: No external comparison is asserted; the motif label is descriptive of
this passage only.
- id: motif:2
label: Revealed book as guidance for souls
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The Koran is presented as a truthful revealed book for instruction, with
guidance benefiting the soul and error harming it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy ref 'wisdom' is broad; the passage emphasizes instruction
and guidance rather than a wisdom figure or wisdom contest.
- id: motif:3
label: Sleep as temporary taking of the soul
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: God takes souls at death and sleep, withholds those decreed to die, and returns
others; the note glosses sleep as the image of death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not describe a journey of the soul during sleep.
- id: motif:4
label: Exclusive divine control of intercession
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Idols are rejected as intercessors, and intercession is stated to be wholly
in God's disposal.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not describe an actual successful intercession scene.
- id: motif:5
label: Final judgment and punishment on resurrection day
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
- resurrection
basis: God will judge between servants, and unjust persons face punishment and terrors
on the day of resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage names resurrection and judgment but does not give a detailed
afterlife itinerary.
- id: motif:6
label: Failed ransom before eschatological punishment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Wrongdoers would give all earthly possessions and more to ransom themselves,
but the punishment and terrors still appear.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The ransom is hypothetical and not accepted in the passage.
- id: motif:7
label: Fearless destruction of a powerless idol
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The translator note recounts Khled Ebn al Wald ignoring a warning about al
Uzza's vengeance and breaking the idol's nose.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: This material appears in a translator note, not the main scriptural passage,
and is reported as an explanatory interpretation.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 31893-31909
quote_or_summary: God is called a sufficient protector and support; false deities
invoked besides God cannot relieve divine affliction or withhold divine mercy;
God directs or misleads as he wills.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 31913-31918
quote_or_summary: The book of the Koran is revealed with truth for mankind's instruction;
guidance benefits one's own soul, error harms the same, and the addressed prophet
is not guardian over them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 31919-31923
quote_or_summary: God takes souls at death and in sleep, withholds those decreed
for death, and sends others back until a determined period.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 31924-31929
quote_or_summary: The Koreish are questioned for taking idols as intercessors; idols
have no dominion or understanding, and intercession belongs altogether to God,
whose kingdom is heaven and earth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 31930-31933
quote_or_summary: Those who do not believe in the life to come recoil when the one
God is mentioned and rejoice when false gods are mentioned.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 31934-31943
quote_or_summary: God is invoked as creator and knower who judges between servants;
unjust persons would ransom themselves from punishment on the day of resurrection,
but unforeseen terrors and the evils they earned encompass them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 31945-31958, translator note o
quote_or_summary: The note says the Koreish warned Mohammed that their gods might
harm him; it also recounts Khled Ebn al Wald being warned at al Uzza's temple
and then breaking the idol's nose.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: quote
locator: lines 31959-31960, translator note p
quote_or_summary: '"sleep being the image of death"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; short quotation.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Main-passage extraction is direct. Motif taxonomy links are limited to broad
available categories. Translator-note material is included but distinguished from
the main passage.
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 does not itself make an explicit cross-traditional comparison; candidate motifs remain descriptive and taxonomy-limited.
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