batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l32939-l33033
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l32939-l33033
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER XLII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XLIII. /
IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 32939-33033
start: '32939'
end: '33033'
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 contrasts worldly provision and divine mercy, warns that one
who turns from divine admonition is paired with a devil until the last day, recalls
Moses confronting Pharaoh with signs and plagues followed by Pharaoh's broken
promise and drowning, identifies Jesus as a favored prophetic servant and sign
of the last hour, and warns of judgment and the reversal of friendships except
among the pious.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage states that God distributes provision in present life and raises
some people above others in degrees, while divine mercy is more valuable than
gathered riches.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Worldly luxury is described through silver roofs, silver stairs, silver doors,
silver couches, and gold ornaments for unbelievers, but the next life is said
to belong to those who fear God.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: A person who withdraws from the Merciful's admonition is said to have a devil
chained to him as an inseparable companion.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: At the last day, the person addresses the devil companion and wishes for a
distance as great as east from west between them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The prophet is instructed to hold fast to the revealed doctrine and is told
that it is a memorial for him and his people.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Moses is sent with signs to Pharaoh and his princes, but they laugh him to
scorn.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Punishments or plagues are inflicted on Pharaoh's people, and they ask Moses
to pray to his Lord according to a covenant, promising to be directed.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: When the plague is removed, Pharaoh's people break their promise.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Pharaoh proclaims his possession of Egypt and refers to rivers flowing beneath
him; he disparages Moses as contemptible and poorly spoken.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Pharaoh asks why Moses has not been given gold bracelets or accompanied by
angels in procession.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: Pharaoh persuades his people to light behavior, they obey him, and they are
described as wicked.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: After divine wrath is provoked, vengeance is taken on Pharaoh's people, and
they are all drowned and made an example.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:13
text: The son of Mary is described as a servant favored with prophecy and appointed
as an example to the children of Israel.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:14
text: Jesus is said to be a sign of the approach of the last hour.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:15
text: Jesus comes with evident miracles and wisdom, tells the people to fear God
and obey him, and states that God is his Lord and their Lord.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:16
text: The passage warns that the hour of judgment may come suddenly and that intimate
friends will become enemies on that day except the pious.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: the Lord / the Merciful / God
description: The divine speaker or deity who distributes provision, gives mercy,
sends apostles, judges, takes vengeance, and is named as Lord by Jesus.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the prophet addressed
description: The addressed prophet is told to hold fast to the revealed doctrine
and is questioned about guiding the deaf, blind, and erring.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: one who withdraws from admonition
description: A person who turns away from the Merciful's admonition and is paired
with a devil companion until the last day.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: devil companion
description: A devil chained to the one who withdraws from admonition and later
addressed as a wretched companion.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Moses
description: A messenger sent with signs to Pharaoh and his princes; addressed by
Pharaoh's people as a magician and asked to pray to his Lord.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Pharaoh
description: Ruler who claims Egypt and rivers, disparages Moses, persuades his
people, and is included in the drowning judgment.
role_refs:
- role:7
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Pharaoh's princes and people
description: Those who receive Moses's signs, suffer plagues, request intercession,
break their promise, obey Pharaoh, and are drowned.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Jesus / the son of Mary
description: A servant favored with prophecy, appointed as an example to the children
of Israel, a sign of the last hour, and speaker of wisdom.
role_refs:
- role:10
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Satan
description: Named as an open enemy who can cause people to turn aside.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: intimate friends
description: Friends who on the day of judgment become enemies to one another, except
the pious.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine provider
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God distributes necessary provision in present life and mercy is described
as more valuable than riches.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: divine judge and avenger
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage describes divine vengeance, punishment, drowning, and judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:3
label: recipient of revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The prophet is told to hold fast to the revealed doctrine and that he is
on a right way.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: misdirected person
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The person withdraws from admonition, imagines himself rightly directed,
and regrets the devil companion at the last day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: inseparable misleading companion
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: A devil is chained to the one who withdraws and turns him aside from the
way of truth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: apostle with signs
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Moses is sent with signs and identifies himself as the apostle of the Lord
of all creatures.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: boastful ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Pharaoh claims the kingdom of Egypt and rivers flowing beneath him and presents
himself as superior to Moses.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: object of divine vengeance
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: After provocation to wrath, vengeance is taken and the group is drowned.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: promise-breakers under punishment
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: They ask Moses for prayer during plague, promise guidance, and break the
promise after relief.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:10
label: favored prophetic servant
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Jesus is described as a servant favored with prophecy and an example to the
children of Israel.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:11
label: bearer of wisdom and sign of the last hour
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Jesus is said to be a sign of the approach of the last hour and to come with
wisdom and miracles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:12
label: open enemy
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Satan is named as an open enemy who should not be allowed to turn people
aside.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:13
label: relationship transformed at judgment
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The passage says intimate friends become enemies on that day except the pious.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: silver and gold luxury
literal_form: silver roofs, silver stairs, silver doors, silver couches, and ornaments
of gold
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: chained devil companion
literal_form: a devil chained to the one who withdraws from admonition
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: east-west distance
literal_form: the distance of the east from the west
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: signs and plagues
literal_form: Moses's signs and the successive punishments or plagues
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: rivers of Egypt
literal_form: rivers flowing beneath Pharaoh, identified in the note as the Nile
and its branches
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: drowning judgment
literal_form: Pharaoh's people are drowned all
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:7
label: last hour
literal_form: the approach of the last hour and the sudden hour of judgment
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: sym:8
label: wisdom
literal_form: Jesus says he has come with wisdom
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Worldly provision and divine mercy
summary: The passage contrasts human distribution of wealth and status with divine
mercy and describes luxurious silver and gold goods as only provision of the present
life.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Devil companion and regret at the last day
summary: The one who withdraws from divine admonition receives an inseparable devil
companion, is turned aside, and later wishes for separation from that companion
at the last day.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Prophetic instruction to hold revelation
summary: The addressed prophet is told to hold fast the revealed doctrine, which
is called a memorial for him and his people.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Moses, Pharaoh, signs, and broken promise
summary: Moses comes to Pharaoh and his princes with signs; punishments are inflicted,
the people ask Moses to pray according to a covenant, and they break their promise
after relief.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Pharaoh's boast and drowning
summary: Pharaoh boasts of Egypt and its rivers, disparages Moses, persuades his
people, and after divine wrath they are drowned and made an example.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Jesus as prophetic servant and sign
summary: Jesus, the son of Mary, is described as a servant favored with prophecy,
an example to Israel, a sign of the last hour, and a teacher who comes with wisdom
and miracles.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:7
label: Sudden judgment and transformed friendships
summary: The passage warns that the hour of judgment may arrive suddenly and that
intimate friends will be enemies to one another except for the pious.
figure_refs:
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment against the unjust
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage repeatedly warns of punishment, vengeance, drowning, the last
day, and the hour of judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is theological exhortation rather than a single narrative
myth.
- id: motif:2
label: covenant or promise broken after relief
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: Pharaoh's people ask Moses to pray according to a covenant and promise to
be directed, but break their promise after the plague is removed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The covenant is referenced in speech and note-like context, not fully
narrated in this passage.
- id: motif:3
label: prophetic signs rejected by a ruler
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Moses brings signs to Pharaoh and his princes; they mock him, and Pharaoh
later disparages him before the people.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: No specific taxonomy family in the provided list exactly names this pattern.
- id: motif:4
label: water as instrument of divine punishment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: After provocation to wrath, Pharaoh's group is drowned and made an example
to others.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage mentions drowning but does not narrate the full Red Sea episode
except in a footnote.
- id: motif:5
label: wisdom-bearing prophetic teacher
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Jesus says he has come with wisdom and to explain matters of disagreement,
and calls people to fear and worship God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The wisdom motif is explicit, but embedded within prophetic instruction
rather than a wisdom tale.
- id: motif:6
label: eschatological sign and sudden last hour
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Jesus is called a sign of the approach of the last hour, and the hour of
judgment is said to come suddenly.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The available taxonomy does not include a more specific eschatological-sign
category.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 32939-32951
quote_or_summary: God distributes provision and rank in present life; silver and
gold luxuries are called present-life provision, while the next life is for those
who fear God.
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 32952-32961
quote_or_summary: Whoever withdraws from the Merciful's admonition receives a chained
devil companion; at the last day he wishes for east-west distance from that companion,
but shares punishment.
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 32962-32972
quote_or_summary: The prophet is told to hold fast the revealed doctrine, described
as a memorial, and to ask earlier apostles whether other gods were appointed for
worship besides the Merciful.
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 32973-32984
quote_or_summary: Moses is sent with signs to Pharaoh and his princes; they mock
him; punishments are inflicted; they ask Moses to pray according to a covenant
and then break their promise after the plague is removed.
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 32985-33006
quote_or_summary: Pharaoh proclaims Egypt and its rivers as his, disparages Moses,
and asks why Moses lacks gold bracelets or attending angels; a note identifies
the rivers as the Nile and branches.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 33007-33011
quote_or_summary: Pharaoh persuades his people and they obey; after provoking wrath,
divine vengeance is taken, they are drowned, and they become a precedent and example.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 33012-33022
quote_or_summary: The son of Mary is proposed as an example; Jesus is described
as a favored prophetic servant, an example to Israel, and a sign of the approach
of the last hour; Satan is called an open enemy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 33023-33028
quote_or_summary: Jesus comes with evident miracles and wisdom, explains disputed
matters, commands fear and obedience to God, and says God is both his Lord and
theirs.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 33029-33033
quote_or_summary: Confederated sects fall into variance; the unjust are warned of
a grievous day; the hour of judgment may come suddenly; intimate friends become
enemies except the pious.
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: high
notes: Extraction relies only on the supplied English passage and notes. Motif labels
use available taxonomy where directly supported; no comparison claims were added
because the passage itself does not support a cross-tradition comparison.
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: |-
Footnote content within the supplied passage was used only where directly relevant, especially for the plagues and Nile identification.
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