batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l33886-l33983
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l33886-l33983
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XLVIII. / ENTITLED, THE VICTORY;
REVEALED AT MEDINA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 33886-33983
start: '33886'
end: '33983'
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: GOD was well pleased with the true believers, when they sware fidelity to
thee under the tree
summary: The passage addresses desert Arabs who had stayed behind, announces future
summons to fight, distinguishes exemptions for the infirm, promises reward for
obedience and chastisement for turning back, recalls the believers' oath of fidelity
under a tree, and attributes tranquility, victory, spoils, restraint of enemies,
and guidance to God.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A note explains that the relevant original word means publicly acknowledging
or inaugurating a prince by swearing fidelity and obedience to him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Desert Arabs who had been left behind are told they will be called against
a mighty and warlike nation and must fight them or see them profess Islam.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage states that obedience will bring a glorious reward, while turning
back will bring grievous chastisement.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The blind, lame, and sick are declared without fault if they do not go forth
to war.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Those who obey God and his apostle are promised entry into gardens beneath
which rivers flow.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: God is said to have been pleased with the true believers when they swore fidelity
under the tree.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: God is said to have known what was in the believers' hearts and to have sent
tranquility of mind upon them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The believers are said to have been rewarded with a speedy victory and many
spoils.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: God is said to have promised many spoils, given some as earnest, restrained
the hands of men from the believers, and made this a sign to the true believers.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The passage says that if the unbelieving Meccans had fought, they would have
turned their backs and found no patron or protector.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: God is said to have restrained both their hands from the believers and the
believers' hands from them in the valley of Mecca after giving victory.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: A note says Mohammed's followers took an oath to be faithful to him even to
death while he sat under a tree.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: Divine speaker or agent who rewards, chastises, is pleased with believers,
sends tranquility, gives victory and spoils, restrains hands, and guides.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Mohammed / the apostle
description: The apostle to whom obedience is joined with obedience to God and to
whom believers swear fidelity under the tree.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: true believers
description: Believers who swear fidelity under the tree and receive tranquility,
victory, and spoils.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Arabs of the desert who were left behind
description: A group addressed as having previously turned back and as destined
to be called against a mighty and warlike nation.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: blind, lame, and sick
description: Persons explicitly exempted from blame if they do not go forth to war.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: unbelieving Meccans
description: Opponents described as unable to find a patron or protector if they
fought and as having their hands restrained in the valley of Mecca.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: mighty and warlike nation
description: An unnamed nation against whom the desert Arabs will be called to fight
unless they profess Islam.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine rewarder
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God gives glorious reward, gardens with rivers, victory, and spoils to the
obedient or faithful.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: divine chastiser
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God chastises those who turn back with grievous chastisement.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: divine protector and restrainer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God restrains hostile hands and the believers' hands in the valley of Mecca.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: apostle to be obeyed
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The obedient are described as obeying God and his apostle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: recipient of fidelity oath
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Believers swear fidelity to him under the tree, and a note describes Mohammed's
followers taking an oath to be faithful to him even to death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: oath-taking faithful group
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The true believers swear fidelity under the tree.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: rewarded faithful group
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They receive tranquility, victory, and spoils.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: summoned former nonparticipants
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They are identified as left behind and told they will be called forth after
having turned back before.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:9
label: exempt noncombatants
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The blind, lame, and sick are not blamed if they do not go forth to war.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:10
label: opposing force
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: The mighty nation is to be fought or converted, and the unbelieving Meccans
are described as potential fighters against the believers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: tree of oath
literal_form: tree under which fidelity is sworn
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: sym:2
label: gardens with rivers
literal_form: gardens beneath which rivers flow
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: spoils as promised reward
literal_form: many spoils, including an earnest already given
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: restrained hands
literal_form: hands of men restrained from believers, and believers' hands restrained
from them
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: valley of Mecca
literal_form: valley of Mecca
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Summons of the desert Arabs
summary: The left-behind desert Arabs are told they will be called to confront a
mighty and warlike nation, with reward for obedience and chastisement for turning
back.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Exemption and promised garden reward
summary: The blind, lame, and sick are exempted from blame for not going to war,
while obedience to God and the apostle is linked to gardens beneath flowing rivers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Fidelity oath under the tree
summary: The true believers swear fidelity under a tree; God is pleased with them,
knows their hearts, sends tranquility, and rewards them with victory and spoils.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: scene:4
label: Promise of spoils and restrained hands
summary: God promises further spoils, gives some as an earnest, restrains the hands
of others from the believers, and presents this as a sign and guidance.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Valley of Mecca restraint
summary: In the valley of Mecca, God restrains both the enemies' hands and the believers'
hands after granting victory.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: covenant through oath of fidelity
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: The passage centers on a sworn act of fidelity under a tree, with God witnessing
or approving the fidelity and rewarding the faithful group.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage uses political and military allegiance language; broader covenant
classification should be reviewed in context of the sura and translation.
- id: motif:2
label: obedience rewarded and defection punished
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Obedience to God and the apostle brings reward, gardens, victory, and spoils;
turning back brings grievous chastisement.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The judgment is presented in a military and communal setting rather than
as a final judgment scene alone.
- id: motif:3
label: divine protection by restraining hostile force
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: God restrains the hands of enemies from the believers and the believers'
hands from them after victory.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy has no specific protection or battle-deliverance
category; divine_judgment is an approximate fit.
- id: motif:4
label: sacred exchange of fidelity for victory and spoils
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The fidelity of believers and obedience of followers are associated with
divine tranquility, victory, spoils, and future reward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not frame the relation explicitly as an exchange; this
is an interpretive motif candidate requiring review.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 33886-33891
quote_or_summary: A note says the original word means publicly acknowledging or
inaugurating a prince by swearing fidelity and obedience, and that God witnesses
the giving of faith to his apostle.
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 33913-33918
quote_or_summary: The left-behind desert Arabs are told they will be called against
a mighty warlike nation; if they obey, God gives a glorious reward, but if they
turn back, he chastises them grievously.
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 33919-33923
quote_or_summary: The blind, lame, and sick are not blamed if they do not go forth
to war; whoever obeys God and his apostle is led into gardens beneath which rivers
flow, while whoever turns back is chastised.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 33924-33929
quote_or_summary: God was pleased with the true believers when they swore fidelity
under the tree; he knew their hearts, sent tranquility, and rewarded them with
speedy victory and many spoils.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt summarized with minimal quoted
wording.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 33930-33936
quote_or_summary: God promises many spoils, gives some as earnest, restrains the
hands of men from the believers as a sign, guides them, and promises further spoils
already encompassed for them.
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 33937-33941
quote_or_summary: If the unbelieving Meccans had fought, they would have turned
their backs and found no patron or protector, according to God's ordinance against
opposers of prophets.
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 33942-33944
quote_or_summary: God restrained their hands from the believers and the believers'
hands from them in the valley of Mecca after giving victory.
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 33952-33959
quote_or_summary: A note recounts that Mohammed called his men after a report about
Othman, and they took an oath to be faithful to him even to death while he sat
under a tree, described as possibly an Egyptian thorn or a lote-tree.
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 33968-33979
quote_or_summary: 'A note reports traditions explaining the restraint in the valley:
captured enemies were pardoned and released, or an enemy detachment was driven
back and then left out of respect for the place.'
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: Literal extraction is well supported by the passage. Motif labels involving
covenant and divine judgment are strong; sacred exchange and protection framing
are more interpretive. No comparison claims were made because the passage itself
does not compare this material with another tradition or corpus.
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. Public-domain source; quotations kept brief.
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