batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l32636-l32735
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l32636-l32735
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER XLI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XLII. / IN
THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 32636-32735
start: '32636'
end: '32735'
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: Chapter XLII opens with divine revelation to Mohammed in continuity with
earlier prophets. It affirms God's sovereignty over heaven and earth, angelic
praise and intercession, warning to Mecca and surrounding Arabs, the final assembly
with paradise and hell, divine decision over disputes, creation and provision,
the one religion commanded to Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed, warnings
against division and idolatry, the balance of judgment, the nearness of the hour,
reward and punishment, and an accusation that Mohammed forged revelation.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: God is described as revealing his will to Mohammed as he revealed it to earlier
prophets.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: God is said to possess whatever is in heaven and earth and to be high and
great.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The heavens nearly split from above at the awfulness of God's majesty.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Angels praise their Lord and ask pardon for those dwelling on earth.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The Arabic Koran is revealed so Mohammed may warn Mecca and surrounding Arabs
about the day of general assembly.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: At the day of general assembly one part is placed in paradise and another
in hell.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: God is described as the true patron who quickens the dead and has power over
all things.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: God is described as creator of heaven and earth, giver of wives and male and
female cattle, and multiplier of humans and cattle.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: God is said to possess the keys of heaven and earth and to give provision
abundantly or sparingly as he pleases.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: The religion commanded to Noah, Mohammed, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus is presented
as one religion that should not be divided.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Past communities are said to have divided after knowledge of God's unity came
to them.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: Mohammed is instructed to invite others to the sure faith, believe in all
scriptures sent down by God, establish justice, and avoid wrangling.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:13
text: God is said to assemble all at the last day, and all return to him.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:14
text: God is said to have sent down scripture with truth and the balance of true
judgment.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:15
text: Unbelievers mockingly wish the hour to be hastened, while believers dread
it and know it to be true.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:16
text: The passage contrasts choosing the tillage of the life to come with choosing
the tillage of this world.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:17
text: On the day of separation, unjust persons are in terror and suffer penalty,
while believers who do good works dwell in paradise meadows and receive what they
desire.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:18
text: Mohammed is reported as accused of forging a lie concerning God, and God is
said able to seal his heart, abolish vanity, and establish truth.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The mighty and wise revealer, creator, patron, judge, provider, and
possessor of heaven and earth.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: The addressee who receives the Arabic Koran and is commanded to warn,
invite to faith, and establish justice.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Angels
description: Beings who praise their Lord and ask pardon for those on earth.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Earlier prophets
description: Prophets before Mohammed who received divine revelation.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Noah
description: A named recipient of the ordained religion.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Abraham
description: A named recipient of the commanded religion.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Moses
description: A named recipient of the commanded religion.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Jesus
description: A named recipient of the commanded religion.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Believers who do good works
description: People who believe, dread the hour as true, do good works, and are
promised paradise meadows and desired blessings.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:13
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Unjust, unbelievers, and idolaters
description: People described as taking other patrons or deities, disputing, mocking
the hour, being in terror, and suffering punishment.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:11
- ev:13
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Other gods, patrons, or deities
description: Entities taken by some besides God and rejected in the passage as false
patrons or unauthorized ordainers of religion.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:13
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine revealer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God reveals his will and sends down scripture with truth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:10
- id: role:2
label: sovereign creator
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God possesses heaven and earth and creates heaven and earth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: final judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Decision belongs to God, and he assembles all at the last day with reward
and punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:9
- ev:13
- id: role:4
label: provider and life-giver
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God quickens the dead and gives provision as he pleases.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: recipient of revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:4
basis: Mohammed and the earlier prophets are described as receiving divine revelation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: warner and inviter to faith
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Arabic Koran is revealed so he may warn, and he is commanded to invite
others to sure faith.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:9
- id: role:7
label: heavenly intercessors
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The angels praise their Lord and ask pardon for those on earth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:8
label: named prophetic recipients of one religion
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
basis: Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus are named among those commanded in the same
religion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: rewarded righteous
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Those who believe and do good works are promised paradise meadows and what
they desire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:10
label: punished rejecters
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The unjust, unbelievers, and idolaters are associated with false patrons,
mockery, terror, and punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:13
- id: role:11
label: false rivals to God
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Other patrons or deities are taken besides God, but God is identified as
the only true patron.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:13
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: heavens nearly rent
literal_form: heavens nearly split from above at divine majesty
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: day of general assembly
literal_form: a day when people are assembled and divided between paradise and hell
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:9
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:9
- ev:13
- id: sym:3
label: paradise and hell
literal_form: paradise for one part and hell for another part
associated_figures:
- fig:9
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:13
- id: sym:4
label: keys of heaven and earth
literal_form: keys belonging to God of heaven and earth
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: balance of true judgment
literal_form: balance of true judgment sent down with scripture
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:6
label: tillage of two lives
literal_form: tillage of the life to come and tillage of this world
associated_figures:
- fig:9
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:7
label: delightful meadows of paradise
literal_form: meadows of paradise where believers who do good works dwell
associated_figures:
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Revelation and cosmic sovereignty
summary: God reveals to Mohammed as to earlier prophets, possesses heaven and earth,
and angels praise him while asking pardon for earth's inhabitants.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Warning of final assembly
summary: The Arabic Koran is given so Mohammed may warn Mecca and surrounding Arabs
about an undoubted assembly in which people are divided between paradise and hell.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Divine decision and creation
summary: Disputes are referred to God, who is trusted as Lord, creator of heaven
and earth, giver of paired creatures, and provider holding the keys of heaven
and earth.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: One religion commanded to prophets
summary: God ordains the same religion to Mohammed and named earlier figures and
commands that it be observed without division.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Justice, scripture, and the last hour
summary: Mohammed is instructed to affirm all scriptures, establish justice, avoid
wrangling, and proclaim that God will assemble all; scripture and the balance
of judgment are sent down, and the hour is disputed by unbelievers but dreaded
by believers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: scene:6
label: Contrasted outcomes
summary: The passage contrasts cultivation for the afterlife and this world, then
describes unjust persons in terror and believers dwelling in paradise meadows
with their Lord.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: scene:7
label: Accusation of forged revelation
summary: Opponents ask whether Mohammed forged a lie about God; the passage answers
that God can seal his heart, abolish vanity, and establish truth.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:10
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Final divine judgment separating the righteous and unjust
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage repeatedly describes the day of assembly or separation, paradise
and hell, terror and punishment for the unjust, and reward for believers who do
good works.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:9
- ev:13
confidence: high
cautions: The extraction identifies the passage's explicit judgment imagery without
adding details beyond this passage.
- id: motif:2
label: Resurrection or revivification by God
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: God is described as the true patron who quickens the dead.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The resurrection motif is stated briefly in this passage and not narrated
as an extended scene.
- id: motif:3
label: Single ordained religion across prophetic lineage
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: The passage states that one religion was commanded to Noah, Mohammed, Abraham,
Moses, and Jesus, with an instruction not to divide it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy label 'covenant' is approximate; the passage emphasizes ordained
religion and prophetic continuity rather than using the term covenant.
- id: motif:4
label: Revelation of wisdom and judgment through scripture
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: God reveals his will, sends down scripture with truth, and sends the balance
of true judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage frames revelation and judgment explicitly; classification
as wisdom is broad.
- id: motif:5
label: Afterlife reward as cultivated harvest
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Choosing the tillage of the life to come brings increase, while choosing
the tillage of this world gives worldly fruit but no share in the life to come.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: low
cautions: The taxonomy label is tentative; the passage uses cultivation language
for reward, not an explicit exchange ritual.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 32636-32644
quote_or_summary: God reveals to Mohammed as he revealed to earlier prophets; whatever
is in heaven and earth belongs to him.
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 32645-32648
quote_or_summary: The heavens almost split at God's majesty; angels praise their
Lord and ask pardon for earth's inhabitants.
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 32652-32657
quote_or_summary: The Arabic Koran is revealed so Mohammed may warn Mecca and nearby
Arabs of the day of general assembly; one part is in paradise and another in hell.
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 32658-32666
quote_or_summary: God is the only true patron, quickens the dead, and decides matters
of disagreement.
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 32667-32671
quote_or_summary: God is creator of heaven and earth and gives wives and paired
cattle, multiplying humans and animals.
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 32672-32675
quote_or_summary: God has the keys of heaven and earth and gives provision abundantly
or sparingly as he pleases.
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 32676-32682
quote_or_summary: God ordained the religion commanded to Noah and revealed to Mohammed
and commanded to Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, saying to observe it and not be divided.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 32695-32702
quote_or_summary: Past people divided only after knowledge of God's unity came to
them, through perverseness; later inheritors of scripture are in doubt.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 32703-32712
quote_or_summary: Mohammed is told to invite people to sure faith, affirm all scriptures
God sent down, establish justice, avoid wrangling, and say God will assemble all
and all return to him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 32716-32718
quote_or_summary: God sent down scripture with truth and the balance of true judgment;
the nearness of the hour is raised.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 32719-32722
quote_or_summary: Those who do not believe in the hour mockingly wish it hastened,
while believers dread it and know it is true.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 32725-32728
quote_or_summary: The passage contrasts the tillage of the life to come, which receives
increase, with the tillage of this world, which gives worldly fruit but no share
in the life to come.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 32729-32735
quote_or_summary: Idolaters are warned of judgment and painful torment; on that
day the unjust are terrified and punished, while believers who do good works dwell
in paradise meadows and receive what they desire.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 32735-32735
quote_or_summary: Opponents ask whether Mohammed forged a lie about God; God can
seal his heart, abolish vanity, and establish truth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: The passage is explicit about revelation, judgment, prophetic continuity,
and afterlife outcomes. Some motif taxonomy mappings are broad and require 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: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata. No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not make a cross-traditional comparison beyond naming earlier prophets within its own discourse.
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