batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l32076-l32134
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l32076-l32134
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER XXXIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XL. / IN
THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 32076-32134
start: '32076'
end: '32134'
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 opens Chapter XL by describing revelation from God, God’s forgiveness,
punishment, and the final assembly. It recalls earlier peoples who rejected prophets
and were punished. It then depicts angels around God’s throne praying for believers,
asking that they be forgiven, delivered from hell, and admitted with righteous
kin into eternal gardens. Finally, unbelievers at judgment hear a condemning voice,
confess that God gave them death twice and life twice, ask for escape from the
fire, and are told that judgment belongs to God.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The revelation of the book is attributed to God, who is described as forgiving
sin, accepting repentance, severe in punishment, and long suffering.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A general assembly before God at the last day is stated.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The people of Noah and later confederated unbelievers are said to have accused
their prophets of imposture and plotted against them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: God is said to have chastised the rejecting peoples, and unbelievers are said
to become inhabitants of hell fire.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Angels who bear God’s throne and those around it praise God, believe in him,
and ask pardon for true believers.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The angels ask that repentant followers be forgiven, delivered from hell,
and led into gardens of eternal abode with righteous fathers, wives, and children.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: At the day of judgment, unbelievers hear a voice declaring God’s hatred toward
them more grievous than their hatred toward themselves.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The unbelievers say that God has given them death twice and life twice, confess
their sins, and ask whether there is a way out of the fire.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: A note explains the two deaths and two lives as creation from lifelessness,
bodily life, natural death, and resurrection, while also reporting another interpretation
involving the sepulchre and resurrection.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The mighty and wise God, forgiver of sin, accepter of repentance, severe
in punishing, before whom the last-day assembly occurs.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: unbelievers / infidels
description: Those who dispute against God’s signs, reject faith, are assigned hell
fire, and speak at judgment asking whether they can leave the fire.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: people of Noah and later confederated infidels
description: Earlier rejecting peoples who accused their prophets of imposture and
plotted against their apostles.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: prophets / apostles
description: Messengers accused of imposture and opposed by earlier nations.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: angels bearing and surrounding the throne
description: Angels who bear God’s throne and those who stand about it, praise God,
believe in him, and intercede for believers.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: true believers
description: Those for whom the angels ask pardon, especially those who repent and
follow God’s path.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: righteous kin of believers
description: Fathers, wives, and children who do right and are included in the angels’
request for entry into eternal gardens.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge and source of revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is named as source of revelation, as punisher and forgiver, and as the
one to whom judgment belongs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: rejecting and judged unbelievers
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: Unbelievers dispute God’s signs, former peoples reject prophets, and unbelievers
are condemned to hell fire and judged.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: rejected messengers
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The passage says earlier peoples accused their prophets of imposture and
plotted against their apostle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: intercessory throne-angels
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The angels around the throne praise God and ask pardon and deliverance for
true believers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: recipients of mercy and promised gardens
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: The angels ask that believers and righteous kin be forgiven, delivered from
evil, and admitted into eternal gardens.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: God’s throne
literal_form: throne borne and surrounded by angels
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: hell fire
literal_form: fire / hell fire from which unbelievers ask to get forth
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: gardens of eternal abode
literal_form: gardens promised to believers and righteous kin
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: two deaths and two lives
literal_form: twice death and twice life
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: last-day assembly
literal_form: general assembly before God at the last day
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Revelation and last-day assembly
summary: The passage attributes the revelation to God, describes divine attributes,
and states that all will assemble before God at the last day.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Earlier rejection and punishment
summary: Former peoples, including Noah’s people and later confederates, reject
and plot against prophets; God chastises them and assigns unbelievers to hell
fire.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Angelic intercession around the throne
summary: The angels who bear and surround God’s throne praise God and ask forgiveness,
deliverance, and eternal gardens for believers and righteous kin.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Condemnation of unbelievers at judgment
summary: At judgment, unbelievers hear condemnation, confess sin after two deaths
and two lives, ask to leave the fire, and are told that judgment belongs to God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment of unbelievers
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage repeatedly describes last-day judgment, punishment of those who
rejected prophets, hell fire for unbelievers, and the statement that judgment
belongs to God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The extraction identifies a broad motif family rather than a detailed
narrative type.
- id: motif:2
label: resurrection after death
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: Unbelievers say God gave them death twice and life twice; the note explains
this in relation to bodily life, natural death, and resurrection, with an alternate
sepulchre-and-resurrection interpretation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The main passage states two deaths and two lives; the explanatory details
come from Sale’s note.
- id: motif:3
label: death and renewed life sequence
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
basis: The passage’s formula of two deaths and two lives presents a repeated death-life
sequence connected with final accountability.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: This is not a mythic rebirth tale in the narrow sense; it is an eschatological
statement about death, life, and resurrection.
- id: motif:4
label: intercession for the righteous
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Throne-bearing and surrounding angels ask God to forgive repentant believers,
deliver them from hell and evil, and lead them with righteous kin into eternal
gardens.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly matches angelic intercession.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 32080-32088
quote_or_summary: The chapter attributes revelation to the mighty and wise God,
describes God as forgiving and severe in punishment, says there is no God but
him, and states that the general assembly before him will occur at the last day.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 32089-32100
quote_or_summary: The people of Noah and later confederated unbelievers are said
to have rejected prophets, plotted against apostles, and disputed against truth;
God chastised them, and unbelievers are assigned as inhabitants of hell fire.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 32101-32110
quote_or_summary: Angels bearing and surrounding God’s throne praise God and ask
forgiveness for true believers, requesting that repentant followers and righteous
kin be delivered from hell and evil and led into gardens of eternal abode.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 32111-32121
quote_or_summary: At judgment, unbelievers hear a condemning voice, state that God
has given them death twice and life twice, confess sins, ask for a way out of
the fire, and are told that this followed from their rejection of one God and
that judgment belongs to God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 32129-32134
quote_or_summary: A note explains the two deaths and two lives as lifeless creation,
life in the body, natural death, and resurrection; it also reports another interpretation
involving revival in the sepulchre and resurrection.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage and notes. Motif labels
are broad taxonomy matches and should receive human review.
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 provide an explicit comparative link beyond internal reference to earlier prophetic rejection.
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