batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l34138-l34184
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l34138-l34184
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XLIX. / ENTITLED, THE INNER
APARTMENTS; REVEALED AT MEDINA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines
34138-34184
start: '34138'
end: '34184'
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 gives explanatory notes for verses of Chapter XLIX and then
presents verses defining true believers as those who believe without doubt and
expend their property and persons in defense of God's religion. It states that
God knows what is in heaven and earth, knows the secrets of heaven and earth,
and sees what people do. It also rebukes those who claim merit for embracing Islam,
saying that guidance to faith comes from God.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Al Walid Ebn Okba was sent by Mohammed to collect alms from the tribe of al
Mostalek and returned with a report that they refused payment and attempted to
kill him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Khled Ebn al Wald was sent to the tribe and found that the previous messenger
had wronged them and that they remained obedient.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: A fray is described between followers of the tribes of al Aws and al Khazraj,
involving blows with hands, slippers, or palm-branches.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Safiya Bint Hoyai complained that women called her a Jewess and the daughter
of a Jew and Jewess.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Certain members of the tribe of Asad came to Medina in a year of scarcity,
professed Mohammedism, and said they had brought their goods and families.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The passage says true believers believe in God and his apostle, do not afterward
doubt, and employ their substance and persons in defense of God's true religion.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The passage says God knows whatever is in heaven and earth, knows the secrets
of heaven and earth, and beholds what people do.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: The passage says some people upbraid Mohammed because they have embraced Islam,
and the answer says they should not upbraid him but recognize that God directed
them to faith.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Al Walid Ebn Okba
description: Messenger sent by Mohammed to collect alms from al Mostalek; he returned
with an accusatory report.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: The prophet who sent messengers, received complaints, and is addressed
in the verses.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Tribe of al Mostalek
description: Tribe from whom alms were to be collected; later found to have remained
obedient.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Khled Ebn al Wald
description: Person sent to al Mostalek who found that the previous messenger had
wronged them.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Tribes of al Aws and al Khazraj
description: Tribal groups whose followers became involved in a fray.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Safiya Bint Hoyai
description: One of the prophet's wives who complained of being called a Jewess.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Women who insulted Safiya
description: Women who called Safiya a Jewess and the daughter of a Jew and Jewess.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Certain members of the tribe of Asad
description: People who came to Medina in scarcity, professed Mohammedism, and spoke
of bringing their goods and families.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: True believers
description: Those described as believing in God and his apostle without later doubt
and expending substance and persons in defense of God's true religion.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: God
description: The divine figure described as omniscient, knowing heaven and earth,
knowing secrets, beholding deeds, and directing people to faith.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Alms-collecting messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He is sent by Mohammed to collect alms from al Mostalek.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: Prophet and addressee
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He sends emissaries, receives Safiya's complaint, and is addressed by the
instruction to answer those who upbraid him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: Accused but obedient tribe
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They are accused of refusing alms and attempted violence, but are later found
to have remained obedient.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: Verifying emissary
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: He is sent after the first report and finds that al Mostalek had been wronged.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: Quarreling tribal parties
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The note describes a fray between followers associated with al Aws and al
Khazraj.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: Insulted wife
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: She complains of words spoken against her ancestry and identity.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: Insulters
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: They are reported as calling Safiya a Jewess and daughter of Jews.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: Outward professors seeking advantage
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The note says they professed Mohammedism and spoke of their goods and families
to obtain part of the alms and upbraid the prophet.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: role:9
label: Sincere believers
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The verse defines them as believing without doubt and employing substance
and persons in defense of God's religion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: Omniscient divine knower
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: God is said to know heaven, earth, secrets, and deeds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Alms
literal_form: Religious contribution or charity to be collected and distributed
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: Heaven and earth
literal_form: Heaven and earth named together as the scope of God's knowledge
associated_figures:
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: Substance and persons
literal_form: Property and selves employed in defense of God's true religion
associated_figures:
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: Secrets of heaven and earth
literal_form: Hidden things known by God
associated_figures:
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: False report about al Mostalek
summary: Al Walid is sent to collect alms from al Mostalek, returns with an accusation
against them, and Khled later verifies that the tribe remained obedient.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Fray between tribal followers
summary: A quarrel involving followers of al Aws and al Khazraj escalates into blows
with hands, slippers, or palm-branches.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Safiya's complaint
summary: Safiya complains to Mohammed that women insult her as a Jewess and the
daughter of Jews; Mohammed suggests a reply naming Aaron, Moses, and Mohammed
as her kin relations.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Asad claim merit for profession
summary: Certain Asad members profess Mohammedism in Medina during scarcity, speak
of bringing goods and families, and are described as seeking alms and upbraiding
the prophet with their adherence.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Definition of true believers and divine knowledge
summary: The verses define true believers by faith without doubt and commitment
of substance and persons; they also state that God knows heaven, earth, secrets,
and deeds.
figure_refs:
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine knowledge of hidden sincerity and deeds
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage contrasts sincere believers with outward or self-interested profession
and states that God knows heaven, earth, secrets, and what people do.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage emphasizes omniscience and moral discernment rather than narrating
a final judgment scene.
- id: motif:2
label: Sincere faith distinguished from outward profession
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The note and verses distinguish true believers from those said to be outward
professors only and rebuke claims of merit for embracing Islam.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy has no exact category for hypocrisy or sincerity;
the wisdom reference is broad.
- id: motif:3
label: Sacred goods and religious allegiance
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The passage includes collection of alms and a group said to have professed
religion partly to obtain alms and claim credit for allegiance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:7
confidence: low
cautions: The passage treats alms and profession in a legal-moral setting; the sacred
exchange taxonomy fit is tentative.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 34138-34146
quote_or_summary: Al Walid Ebn Okba is sent by Mohammed to collect alms from al
Mostalek, returns fearing harm and reports refusal and attempted killing; Khled
Ebn al Wald is later sent and finds the tribe obedient and wronged by the first
messenger.
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 34147-34155
quote_or_summary: A note explains a verse by a quarrel between followers of al Aws
and al Khazraj, escalating to blows with hands, slippers, or palm-branches.
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 34156-34161
quote_or_summary: Safiya Bint Hoyai complains that women called her a Jewess and
daughter of a Jew and Jewess; Mohammed suggests a reply invoking Aaron, Moses,
and Mohammed.
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 34162-34168
quote_or_summary: Certain Asad members came to Medina during scarcity, professed
Mohammedism, spoke of bringing their goods and families, and are said to have
sought alms and to have upbraided the prophet with their profession.
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 34175-34178
quote_or_summary: "“the true believers are those only who believe in GOD and his
apostle, and afterwards doubt not” and who employ substance and persons in defense
of God's true religion."
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 34179-34184
quote_or_summary: The verses state that God knows whatever is in heaven and earth,
knows the secrets of heaven and earth, and beholds what people do.
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 34181-34183
quote_or_summary: The verses say some upbraid Mohammed because they have embraced
Islam; the answer says not to upbraid him, but that God has directed them to faith
if they speak sincerely.
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 34169-34170
quote_or_summary: The note glosses the addressed group as not sincere believers
but outward professors only of the true religion.
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 strongly supported by the supplied passage. Motif labels
are cautious because the passage is primarily legal-moral admonition and commentary
rather than a mythic narrative. No comparison claims were added because the passage
itself does not explicitly support an external 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: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata; comparison_claims left empty.
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