batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l34760-l34864
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l34760-l34864
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LIV. / ENTITLED, THE MOON;
REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 34760-34864
start: '34760'
end: '34864'
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: THE hour of judgment approacheth; and the moon hath been split in sunder
summary: The passage announces the approach of judgment, describes unbelievers dismissing
a sign, depicts mankind rising from graves at the summons, and recounts punishments
of earlier peoples who rejected prophets, including the flood in Noah's time,
the wind sent against Ad, and the rejection by Thamud.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage states that the hour of judgment approaches and that the moon
has been split in sunder.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Unbelievers see a sign, turn aside, and call it a powerful charm.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Mankind is described as coming forth from graves with downcast looks and as
numerous as scattered locusts.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The people of Noah accuse Noah of imposture and call him a madman.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Noah calls upon his Lord, saying that he is overpowered and asking for avenging
action.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Water pours from the gates of heaven and springs break forth from the earth
until the waters meet according to an established decree.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Noah is borne on a vessel made of planks and nails, moving under divine regard.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: The vessel is left as a sign.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Ad charges its prophet with imposture and is struck by a roaring or cold wind.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: The wind carries men away like palm-tree roots torn up.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: Thamud rejects admonitions and questions whether they should follow a single
man among them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / LORD
description: The divine speaker who announces judgment, opens heaven, causes earth
to produce springs, bears Noah on the vessel, sends wind against Ad, and speaks
of vengeance and threatening.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Unbelievers
description: Those who see a sign, turn aside, call it a charm, accuse Mohammed
of imposture, follow their own lusts, and later say the judgment day is a day
of distress.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: The addressed prophet whom the unbelievers accuse of imposture.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: The summoner
description: The figure who summons mankind to judgment; a note identifies this
as the angel Israfil.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:10
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Mankind from the graves
description: People who come forth from their graves with downcast looks and hasten
in terror to the summoner.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Noah
description: A prophet and servant accused of imposture by his people; he calls
upon the LORD and is borne on the vessel.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: The people of Noah
description: The people who accuse Noah of imposture, call him a madman, and reject
him with reproach.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Ad
description: A people who charge their prophet with imposture and are punished by
a roaring or cold wind.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Prophet of Ad
description: The unnamed prophet whom Ad charges with imposture.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Thamud
description: A people who charge admonitions with falsehood and refuse to follow
a single man among them.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Single man among Thamud
description: The unnamed admonishing figure whom Thamud calls a liar and insolent
fellow.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Divine judge and punisher
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The divine speaker announces judgment and describes acts of punishment against
rejecting peoples.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:2
label: Rejected messenger or prophet
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:9
- fig:11
basis: Mohammed, Noah, the prophet of Ad, and the admonishing figure among Thamud
are each associated with accusation, rejection, or refusal by their people.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:3
label: Rejecters of warning
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:10
basis: These groups are described as dismissing signs, accusing prophets, or charging
admonitions with falsehood.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: Eschatological summoner
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The summoner calls mankind to judgment; the note identifies this summoner
as the angel Israfil.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:10
- id: role:5
label: Resurrected humanity
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Mankind comes forth from graves and hastens toward the summoner.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: Saved recipient of divine protection
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Noah is carried on a vessel under divine regard after calling upon the LORD.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Split moon
literal_form: The moon split in sunder near the approach of judgment.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: Sign dismissed as charm
literal_form: A sign seen by unbelievers and called a powerful charm.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: Graves
literal_form: Graves from which mankind comes forth at the summons.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: Scattered locusts
literal_form: The multitude from the graves is compared to locusts scattered far
abroad.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: Flood waters
literal_form: Water pouring from heaven and springs breaking from earth until the
waters meet.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: Vessel of planks and nails
literal_form: A vessel composed of planks and nails, bearing Noah and later left
as a sign.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: Roaring wind
literal_form: A roaring or cold wind sent against Ad.
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:8
label: Uprooted palm-tree roots
literal_form: Men carried away as though they were roots of palm-trees forcibly
torn up.
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Approach of judgment and the split moon
summary: The passage announces the approach of judgment and says that the moon has
been split in sunder; a note reports alternative interpretations as a past sign
or future resurrection event.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Unbelievers reject the sign and the messenger
summary: Unbelievers see a sign, dismiss it as a charm, accuse Mohammed of imposture,
and follow their own lusts.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Summons from the graves
summary: The summoner calls mankind; people come forth from graves, downcast and
numerous as scattered locusts, and hasten in terror to the summons.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:10
- id: scene:4
label: Noah's rejection and flood deliverance
summary: Noah is accused and rejected, calls on the LORD, and is borne on a vessel
after waters pour from heaven and burst from the earth.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Ad punished by wind
summary: Ad rejects its prophet, and a roaring or cold wind carries men away like
uprooted palm-tree roots.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:6
label: Thamud rejects admonition
summary: Thamud rejects admonitions, refuses to follow a single man, and calls him
a liar and insolent fellow.
figure_refs:
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Approaching divine judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage explicitly announces the hour of judgment and repeatedly describes
divine vengeance and threats against rejecting peoples.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The extraction uses only this passage's explicit judgment language and
examples.
- id: motif:2
label: Resurrection and summons from graves
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: Mankind comes forth from graves and hastens in terror to the summoner on
the day of distress.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents the event as judgment summons rather than a detailed
afterlife journey.
- id: motif:3
label: Flood punishment and vessel deliverance
taxonomy_refs:
- flood_and_renewal
- ark_vessel
basis: Water descends from heaven and bursts from the earth, while Noah is borne
on a vessel of planks and nails that is left as a sign.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes punishment, rescue, and sign; renewal after the
flood is not described in this excerpt.
- id: motif:4
label: Rejected warner followed by punishment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Noah's people, Ad, and Thamud each reject or accuse a messenger or admonition,
and the surrounding passage frames these rejections with divine vengeance or warning.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: Thamud's punishment is not included within the provided line range, so
the repeated pattern is only partly shown for that group.
- id: motif:5
label: Wisdom as admonition
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The message is called consummate wisdom, and the passage repeats that the
Koran has been made easy for admonition.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: This is an instructional and theological motif rather than a developed
narrative episode in the excerpt.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: Within the passage, the stories of Noah, Ad, and Thamud function as repeated
examples of peoples rejecting a prophet or admonition and being placed under divine
warning or punishment.
claim_level: same_function
target: Internal pattern of rejected warners and divine judgment in Chapter LIV
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The Thamud episode is truncated in the supplied passage before any
punishment is narrated, so the pattern is clearest for Noah and Ad.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 34760-34787
quote_or_summary: "“THE hour of judgment approacheth; and the moon hath been split
in sunder”; the note reports interpretations as a miracle-sign or as a future
resurrection sign."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 34788-34796
quote_or_summary: Unbelievers see a sign, call it a powerful charm, accuse Mohammed
of imposture, and a message of warning and wisdom is said to have come to them.
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 34797-34805
quote_or_summary: The summoner calls mankind; they come from graves with downcast
looks, numerous as scattered locusts, and hasten in terror, while unbelievers
call it a day of distress.
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 34806-34810
quote_or_summary: The people of Noah accuse their prophet and servant of imposture,
call him mad, reject him with reproach, and Noah calls on the LORD because he
is overpowered.
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 34811-34813
quote_or_summary: The gates of heaven are opened with pouring water, the earth breaks
forth into springs, and the waters of heaven and earth meet according to an established
decree.
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 34814-34816
quote_or_summary: Noah is borne on a vessel composed of planks and nails, moving
under divine regard, as recompense for one who had been rejected.
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 34817-34821
quote_or_summary: The vessel is left as a sign; the passage asks whether anyone
is warned and repeats that the Koran has been made easy for admonition.
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 34822-34830
quote_or_summary: Ad charges its prophet with imposture; a roaring or cold wind
is sent against them and carries men away like palm-tree roots torn up.
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 34831-34840
quote_or_summary: Thamud charges admonitions with falsehood and says it would be
error and madness to follow a single man among them, calling him a liar and insolent
fellow.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: note
locator: note h within lines 34841-34864
quote_or_summary: The note explains that the summoner is the angel Israfil calling
men to judgment.
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: medium
notes: The passage is explicit about judgment, resurrection summons, flood, vessel,
and the repeated rejection of warners. Motif assignment is strongest where taxonomy
terms directly match; comparison claim is limited to an internal repeated function
in the excerpt.
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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used; no external comparisons or taxonomy identifiers beyond the provided lists were added.
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