batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l35218-l35320
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l35218-l35320
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LVI. / ENTITLED, THE INEVITABLE;
REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 35218-35320
start: '35218'
end: '35320'
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 describes the companions of the left hand suffering burning
winds, scalding water, black smoke, the fruit of al Zakkum, boiling water, and
hell fire. It answers denial of resurrection by asserting that all will be gathered
to judgment at a known time and by pointing to divine creation, death, seed, grain,
water, and fire as signs of divine power. It swears by the setting of the stars
that the Koran is a revelation written in a preserved book. It then describes
the soul at death and three possible outcomes: nearness to God with rest, mercy,
and a garden; greeting by the companions of the right hand; or boiling water and
hell fire for rejecters.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The companions of the left hand are described as dwelling amid burning winds,
scalding water, and the shade of black smoke.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage reports that some people questioned whether they and their forefathers
would be raised after becoming dust and bones.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage says the first and the last will be gathered together to judgment
at a fixed time on a known day.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Erring deniers are told they will eat from the tree of al Zakkum and drink
boiling water like thirsty camels.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The speaker asks whether humans create emitted seed, make sown grain spring
forth, send water down from clouds, or produce the tree from which fire is struck.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The passage states that death has been decreed for all and that God is able
to produce people again in a condition or form they do not know.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The passage swears by the setting of the stars and states that the Koran is
a revelation whose original is written in a preserved book.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: The passage describes a dying person whose soul comes up to his throat while
others look on.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: The passage says those near God receive rest, mercy, and a garden of delights;
the companions of the right hand receive a greeting of peace; rejecters receive
boiling water and hell fire.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: companions of the left hand
description: A group described as miserable and placed amid burning winds, scalding
water, black smoke, and later punishments.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God / LORD
description: The divine speaker or referent described as creator, sender of water,
producer of fire, revealer of the Koran, near to the dying person, and giver of
final outcomes.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: erring deniers of resurrection
description: People addressed as having erred, denied resurrection as falsehood,
and destined to eat al Zakkum and drink boiling water.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: those who approach near unto God
description: A category of dying or judged persons whose reward is rest, mercy,
and a garden of delights.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: companions of the right hand
description: A group associated with the salutation, 'Peace be unto thee,' and called
brethren in the passage.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: dying person
description: A person whose soul comes up to his throat while others look on.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: onlookers at deathbed
description: People who look on as the soul of the dying person comes up to his
throat and who cannot see the true condition described in the passage.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: those who reject the true faith and go astray
description: A category whose entertainment consists of boiling water and the burning
of hell fire.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: punished afterlife group
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:8
basis: These figures are associated with burning winds, scalding or boiling water,
al Zakkum, black smoke, or hell fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: role:2
label: creator, judge, and revealer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: God is described as creator, decreer of death, sender of water, producer
of fire, revealer of the Koran, and near to the dying person.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: denier or rejecter
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:8
basis: The passage identifies these figures as denying resurrection, rejecting true
faith, or going astray.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: rewarded afterlife group
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: These figures receive rest, mercy, a garden of delights, or a salutation
of peace.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: person at death threshold
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The dying person is described at the moment when the soul comes up to the
throat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:6
label: deathbed witness
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The onlookers see the dying person but not the true condition described in
the passage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: tree of al Zakkum
literal_form: Infernal tree whose fruit is eaten by erring deniers.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: boiling or scalding water
literal_form: Scalding or boiling water drunk or received by punished figures.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: sym:3
label: hell fire and struck fire
literal_form: Fire is described both as hell fire for rejecters and as fire struck
from a tree, ordained as admonition and advantage to desert travelers.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: sym:4
label: black smoke
literal_form: Shade of black smoke that is neither cool nor agreeable.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:5
label: seed and grain
literal_form: Emitted seed and sown grain used in questions about creation and growth.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: water from clouds
literal_form: Drinkable water described as sent down from the clouds and potentially
made brackish.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: setting of the stars
literal_form: The setting of the stars is invoked in an oath.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:8
label: preserved book
literal_form: The preserved book in which the original of the Koran is said to be
written.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:9
label: garden of delights
literal_form: Garden named as a reward for those who approach near unto God.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Punishment of the companions of the left hand
summary: The companions of the left hand are placed in burning winds, scalding water,
and black smoke because of former pleasures and wickedness.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Denial answered by judgment and punishment
summary: Deniers question resurrection after death, dust, and bones; the reply states
that all will be gathered to judgment and that erring deniers will eat al Zakkum
and drink boiling water.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Creation and provision as signs of divine power
summary: The passage asks whether humans create seed, grain, water, and fire, and
asserts divine power over death, renewed production, crops, water, and fire.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Oath concerning revelation
summary: An oath by the setting of the stars introduces the claim that the Koran
is an excellent revelation whose original is in a preserved book and is touched
only by the clean.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Deathbed and final outcomes
summary: At death, the soul comes to the throat while onlookers watch; the passage
then distinguishes those near God, the companions of the right hand, and rejecters,
assigning each an outcome.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: resurrection after death
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage directly reports denial of being raised after becoming dust and
bones, asserts gathering to judgment, and argues that divine creation and production
demonstrate power to produce people again.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The extraction follows Sale's English wording and notes; no additional
doctrinal context is added.
- id: motif:2
label: divine judgment with divided afterlife outcomes
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage states that the first and last will be gathered to judgment and
later divides people into those near God, companions of the right hand, and rejecters,
each with a distinct outcome.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage uses several named categories; their broader Qur'anic meanings
are not inferred beyond this excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: afterlife topography of reward and punishment
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: 'The passage depicts contrasting afterlife destinations or conditions: burning
winds, scalding or boiling water, black smoke, al Zakkum, hell fire, rest, mercy,
peace, and a garden of delights.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives afterlife states and groups but does not narrate a full
journey through them.
- id: motif:4
label: natural signs used to argue divine power
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage uses questions about seed, grain, water from clouds, and fire
from a tree to instruct the hearers to recognize divine creation and give thanks.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a didactic pattern rather than a narrative motif; the taxonomy
reference is broad.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 35225-35234
quote_or_summary: The companions of the left hand dwell amid burning winds, scalding
water, and black smoke, after enjoying worldly pleasures and persisting in wickedness.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 35235-35247
quote_or_summary: Some ask whether they and their forefathers will be raised after
death, dust, and bones; the reply says the first and last will be gathered to
judgment at a known day.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 35248-35255
quote_or_summary: Those who erred and denied resurrection are told they will eat
the fruit of al Zakkum, fill their bellies, and drink boiling water like thirsty
camels on the day of judgment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 35256-35263
quote_or_summary: The passage says God created humans, decreed death, can substitute
others, and can produce people again; it asks whether humans create the seed they
emit.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 35264-35273
quote_or_summary: The passage asks whether humans cause grain to spring forth, send
water down from clouds, or produce the tree from which fire is struck; it says
fire is an admonition and advantage for desert travelers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 35274-35280
quote_or_summary: The passage swears by the setting of the stars that this is the
excellent Koran, whose original is written in the preserved book and is a revelation
from the Lord of all creatures.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 35300-35306
quote_or_summary: When a dying person's soul comes up to his throat, onlookers watch;
the passage says God is nearer to him than they are, though they do not see his
true condition.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 35307-35318
quote_or_summary: If the dying person is among those near God, he receives rest,
mercy, and a garden of delights; if among the companions of the right hand, he
is greeted with peace; if among rejecters gone astray, he receives boiling water
and hell fire.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is strong because the passage is explicit. Motif assignments
are limited to the supplied taxonomy and avoid broader Islamic interpretive context.
No comparison claims were made because the passage itself does not require comparison
beyond candidate taxonomy matching.
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: |-
All evidence is derived only from the supplied passage and metadata.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg__l35218-l35320
passage_sha256=5fa9995a264d1d5a6ec85411dec08e17a179ebb99afd588978876e047685141f