batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l33621-l33701
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l33621-l33701
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER XLVI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XLVII. /
IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 33621-33701
start: '33621'
end: '33701'
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 XLVII, describing God nullifying the works of
unbelievers and setting right the hearts of believers who accept the revelation
sent to Mohammed. It commands armed action against unbelievers in war, including
slaughter, bonds, release, or ransom until war ends, and promises guidance, divine
assistance, paradise, and firm footing to believers. It warns that unbelievers
have no protector, cites destroyed former cities, contrasts those following God's
declaration with those whose evil works are made attractive, and describes paradise
with rivers of water, milk, wine, and honey, fruits, and pardon, in contrast to
hell fire and boiling water.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: God is said to render ineffective the works of those who do not believe and
who turn people away from God's way.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Believers who do righteous works and believe the revelation sent down to Mohammed
are said to have their evil deeds expiated and their hearts set right.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The passage contrasts unbelievers as following vanity with believers as following
truth from their Lord.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: When believers encounter unbelievers, the passage commands striking off heads
until great slaughter, then binding captives, followed by free release or ransom
until war ceases.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Those who fight in defense of God's true religion are promised that God will
not allow their works to perish, will guide them, set their hearts right, and
lead them into paradise.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Believers are told that if they assist God by fighting for his religion, God
will assist them against enemies and make their feet firm.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The passage says unbelievers' works become of no avail because they rejected
what God revealed.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: The passage asks whether people have traveled through the earth and seen the
end of those before them, whom God destroyed.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: God is described as patron of true believers, while infidels are described
as having no protector.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: God is said to introduce believers who do good works into gardens beneath
which rivers flow.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Unbelievers are described as indulging in pleasures, eating as beasts eat,
and having hell fire as their abode.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: Paradise is described as having rivers of incorruptible water, milk whose
taste does not change, wine pleasant to drink, clarified honey, many fruits, and
pardon from the Lord.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:13
text: Hell is described as a place where a person dwells forever in fire and is
given boiling water to drink that bursts the bowels.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:14
text: A devil is said to dress up evil works for some people, who then follow their
own lusts.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine speaker and actor who nullifies works, expiates deeds, guides,
assists believers, destroys former peoples, and introduces believers into paradise.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Those who believe / true believers / pious
description: People who believe, work righteousness, accept the revelation sent
to Mohammed, fight in defense of God's religion, and are promised guidance and
paradise.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Those who believe not / unbelievers / infidels
description: People who do not believe, turn others from God's way, follow vanity,
reject revelation, and are associated with defeat, no protector, and hell fire.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: Named recipient of the revelation that believers are to accept; the
passage also refers to his city having expelled him.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:12
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Devil
description: A being said to dress up evil works for those who follow their own
lusts.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Former destroyed peoples or cities
description: Earlier peoples and stronger cities whose destruction is cited as a
warning to unbelievers.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:12
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God renders works ineffective, expiates evil deeds, destroys former peoples,
and assigns paradise or hell.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:2
label: divine patron or protector
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is explicitly called patron of true believers and is said to assist them
against enemies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: guide into paradise
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is said to guide believers and lead or introduce them into paradise and
gardens with rivers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: righteous recipients of reward
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Believers who do good works are promised expiation, guidance, paradise, gardens,
rivers, fruits, and pardon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:5
label: combatants for God's religion
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage addresses believers in commands about fighting and assisting
God by fighting for his religion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: rejecters of revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Unbelievers are said to reject what God revealed and to turn people from
God's way.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: recipients of punishment
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Unbelievers' works are nullified; they have no protector and are associated
with hell fire and boiling water.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:8
label: recipient of revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The revelation is described as sent down to Mohammed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:9
label: deceiver or tempter
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The devil is said to make evil works appear dressed up for people who follow
lusts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:10
label: warning exemplars
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Destroyed earlier peoples and cities are used as examples of what awaits
unbelievers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:12
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: gardens beneath which rivers flow
literal_form: gardens with rivers flowing beneath them
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:2
label: rivers of incorruptible water
literal_form: rivers of incorruptible water in paradise
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:3
label: rivers of milk
literal_form: rivers of milk whose taste does not change
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- milk
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:4
label: rivers of wine
literal_form: rivers of wine pleasant to drink
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:5
label: rivers of clarified honey
literal_form: rivers of clarified honey
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:6
label: hell fire
literal_form: hell fire as the abode of unbelievers
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: sym:7
label: boiling water
literal_form: boiling water given to drink in hell
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:8
label: bonds
literal_form: captives bound in bonds after slaughter in battle
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:9
label: firm feet
literal_form: God setting believers' feet fast
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Believers and unbelievers contrasted by works and revelation
summary: God nullifies the works of unbelievers who turn people away, while believers
who do righteousness and accept the revelation sent to Mohammed receive expiation
and hearts set right.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Rules and promises in warfare
summary: The passage commands believers to strike, bind, release, or ransom unbelievers
in war until war ceases, and promises guidance, preserved works, paradise, assistance,
and firm footing to those fighting for God's religion.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Warning from destroyed predecessors
summary: The passage asks listeners to observe the fate of earlier peoples and cities
destroyed by God, presenting their end as a warning for unbelievers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:12
- id: scene:4
label: Protector and no protector
summary: God is named as patron of true believers, while infidels are said to have
no protector.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Paradise and hell contrasted
summary: Believers who do good works are promised gardens with flowing rivers, fruits,
and pardon, while unbelievers are associated with hell fire and boiling water.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: scene:6
label: Evil works made attractive
summary: The passage contrasts one who follows the plain declaration of the Lord
with one whose evil works are made attractive by the devil and who follows lusts.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment separating believers and unbelievers
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage repeatedly contrasts believers and unbelievers by divine evaluation
of their works, destruction of rejecters, protection of believers, paradise for
the righteous, and hell for unbelievers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The motif is extracted from theological judgment language within this
passage; no external comparison is asserted.
- id: motif:2
label: afterlife geography of reward and punishment
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: Paradise is spatially described as gardens with rivers of water, milk, wine,
and honey, fruits, and pardon, while hell is described with fire and boiling water.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The passage describes destinations and features but does not narrate an
individual's journey through them.
- id: motif:3
label: divine aid exchanged for religious combat
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Believers are told that if they assist God by fighting for his religion,
God will assist them against enemies and set their feet fast.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The wording is reciprocal, but it is framed as obedience and divine assistance
rather than a formal exchange ritual.
- id: motif:4
label: exemplary destruction of former peoples
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage cites former peoples and stronger cities destroyed by God as
examples and warnings for present unbelievers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: Specific identities of the destroyed peoples or cities are not supplied
in this passage.
- id: motif:5
label: truth versus vanity or delusion
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
- wisdom
basis: The passage contrasts believers following truth from their Lord with unbelievers
following vanity, and contrasts one following the Lord's plain declaration with
one whose evil works are made attractive by the devil.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a broad ethical and theological contrast; the passage does not
develop a wisdom tale or dualist cosmology.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 33625-33633
quote_or_summary: God will nullify the works of those who do not believe and turn
others from God's way; for believers in righteousness and the revelation sent
down to Mohammed, God will expiate evil deeds and set their hearts right.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise excerpt/summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 33645-33648
quote_or_summary: The passage states that unbelievers follow vanity while believers
follow truth from their Lord, and that God propounds examples to people.
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 33649-33654
quote_or_summary: When encountering unbelievers, believers are commanded to strike
off heads until great slaughter, bind captives, and afterward release them freely
or by ransom until war lays down its arms.
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 33654-33658
quote_or_summary: Those who fight in defense of God's true religion are promised
that their works will not perish; God will guide them, set their hearts right,
and lead them into paradise.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 33659-33661
quote_or_summary: "“if ye assist GOD, by fighting for his religion, he will assist
you against your enemies; and will set your feet fast”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 33662-33665
quote_or_summary: The passage says that infidels will perish and their works become
vain because they rejected with abhorrence what God revealed.
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 33666-33668
quote_or_summary: The passage asks whether people have traveled through the earth
and seen the end of those before them, whom God utterly destroyed, and says a
like catastrophe awaits unbelievers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: quote
locator: lines 33669-33670
quote_or_summary: "“GOD is the patron of the true believers” and “the infidels have
no protector.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 33671-33674
quote_or_summary: God will introduce believers who do good works into gardens beneath
which rivers flow; unbelievers indulge pleasures, eat as beasts eat, and have
hell fire as their abode.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 33679-33684
quote_or_summary: Paradise is described with rivers of incorruptible water, milk,
wine, and clarified honey, plus fruits and pardon; hell is contrasted as everlasting
fire with boiling water that bursts the bowels.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 33677-33678
quote_or_summary: The passage asks whether one following the plain declaration of
the Lord is like one whose evil works have been dressed up by the devil and who
follows lusts.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 33675-33676
quote_or_summary: The passage refers to cities mightier than Mohammed's city that
expelled him, saying God destroyed them and none helped them.
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 directly on the supplied English passage. Motif labels
use only available taxonomy references and remain broad; no external comparison
claims are made.
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: |-
Footnotes about textual/legal interpretation and earlier genii notes occur in the supplied range, but the extraction focuses on the main Chapter XLVII passage content relevant to motifs and symbols.
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