batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l35425-l35492
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l35425-l35492
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: ENTITLED, THE INEVITABLE; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL
GOD. / CHAPTER LVII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 35425-35492
start: '35425'
end: '35492'
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 contrasts present worldly life with the life to come, urges
believers toward divine pardon and paradise, states that events are recorded in
a divine book of decrees, recounts the sending of apostles with scriptures, balance,
and iron, names Noah, Abraham, and Jesus son of Mary in a prophetic succession,
and exhorts believers in former prophets to believe in Mohammed and receive mercy,
light, and forgiveness.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Present life is described as a toy, vain amusement, worldly pomp, and a deceitful
provision.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Worldly increase in riches and children is compared to rain-nourished plants
that delight husbandmen, then wither, turn yellow, and become dry stubble.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The life to come is said to include severe punishment for those who covet
worldly grandeur, and pardon and favor for those who renounce it.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: The addressees are urged to hasten toward pardon from their Lord and toward
paradise, whose extent equals heaven and earth.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: No accident in the earth or in persons occurs unless it was entered in a book
of decrees before creation.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The passage says this prior inscription is given so that people will not grieve
immoderately over what escapes them or rejoice over what happens to them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: God is said not to love proud, vain-glorious, covetous persons or those who
command covetousness.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: God formerly sent apostles with evident miracles and arguments, along with
scriptures and the balance, so that people might observe justice.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Iron is said to have been sent down, having mighty strength for war and various
advantages for mankind.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Noah and Abraham are named as earlier figures whose posterity received prophecy
and scripture.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: Jesus son of Mary is said to have succeeded earlier apostles and to have received
the gospel.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:12
text: Followers of Jesus are described as having compassion and mercy placed in
their hearts, while monasticism is described as instituted by them and not prescribed
by God.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:13
text: Those who believe in the former prophets are commanded to fear God and believe
in Mohammed.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:14
text: Believers are promised two portions of mercy, an ordained light in which to
walk, and forgiveness.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:15
text: A footnote reports an interpretation that a balance was brought down from
heaven by Gabriel to Noah for use among his people.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:16
text: 'A footnote reports an interpretation that Adam brought five iron objects
from paradise: an anvil, tongs, two hammers, and a needle.'
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine speaker or agent who grants pardon, favor, bounty, decrees,
scripture, mercy, light, and forgiveness.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Addressees / believers
description: People addressed with commands to seek pardon and paradise, avoid pride
and covetousness, and believe.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Apostles
description: Messengers formerly sent with miracles, arguments, scriptures, and
the balance; later apostles succeed in earlier footsteps.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Noah
description: Named with Abraham as a former figure whose posterity received prophecy
and scripture; in a footnote, associated with a heavenly balance brought by Gabriel.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Abraham
description: Named with Noah as a former figure whose posterity received prophecy
and scripture.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Jesus son of Mary
description: A successor to earlier apostles who was given the gospel.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Followers of Jesus
description: Those in whose hearts compassion and mercy were placed; some believed
and received reward, while many are described as wicked doers.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: The apostle in whom believers in former prophets are commanded to believe.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Gabriel
description: In a footnote, the angel said by some to have brought a balance from
heaven to Noah.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Adam
description: In a footnote, said to have brought five iron things from paradise.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge and bestower
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is described as giving punishment, pardon, favor, bounty, mercy, light,
forgiveness, decrees, and scripture.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: moral addressee
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The addressees are urged to seek pardon and paradise, avoid pride and covetousness,
and believe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: apostolic messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:8
basis: Apostles are sent with signs and scripture; Mohammed is called God's apostle
in whom the addressees should believe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: ancestral recipient lineage
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: Noah and Abraham are named as figures in whose posterity prophecy and scripture
were established.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: gospel recipient
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Jesus son of Mary is said to have succeeded earlier apostles and received
the gospel.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: follower community
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The followers of Jesus are described by their compassion, mercy, monastic
practice, belief, reward, or wrongdoing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: rain-nourished plants that wither
literal_form: Plants nourished by rain, delighting husbandmen, then withering, turning
yellow, and becoming dry stubble.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: paradise as vast reward
literal_form: Paradise whose extent equals the extent of heaven and earth.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: book of decrees
literal_form: A book in which accidents in earth and persons were entered before
creation.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: scriptures
literal_form: Scriptures sent down with apostles and established in the posterity
of Noah and Abraham.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: balance
literal_form: The balance sent down with apostles so that people might observe justice;
a footnote also presents it as brought from heaven by Gabriel to Noah.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: iron
literal_form: Iron sent down, containing mighty strength for war and various advantages
for mankind; a footnote associates iron tools with Adam and paradise.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: sym:7
label: gospel
literal_form: The gospel given to Jesus son of Mary.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:8
label: light for walking
literal_form: A light ordained for believers in which they may walk.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Worldly life compared to withering vegetation
summary: Present life and worldly increase are described as transient, like rain-fed
plants that grow, wither, yellow, and become dry stubble; the life to come is
contrasted with punishment, pardon, and favor.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Exhortation to seek pardon and paradise
summary: The addressees are commanded to hasten toward divine pardon and paradise,
which is described as vast as heaven and earth and prepared for believers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Events written before creation
summary: The passage states that accidents in the earth and in persons were written
in a divine book before creation, so that people should not grieve or rejoice
immoderately.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Apostles receive signs, scripture, balance, and iron
summary: God says that apostles were sent with evident miracles and arguments, that
scripture and the balance were sent down for justice, and that iron was sent down
with strength and benefits.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Prophetic succession from Noah and Abraham to Jesus
summary: Noah and Abraham are named as ancestors of a line in which prophecy and
scripture were established, followed by later apostles and Jesus son of Mary,
who receives the gospel.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Command to believe in Mohammed and receive mercy and light
summary: Believers in former prophets are told to fear God and believe in Mohammed,
with the promised results of two portions of mercy, guiding light, and forgiveness.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:7
label: Translator notes on heavenly balance and paradisal iron tools
summary: Footnotes report interpretations about a balance brought from heaven by
Gabriel to Noah and iron tools brought by Adam from paradise.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: judgment after worldly transience
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage contrasts deceptive present life with the life to come, where
severe punishment, pardon, and favor are assigned according to attitudes toward
worldly grandeur.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes eschatological outcome but does not narrate a full
judgment scene.
- id: motif:2
label: paradise as divinely prepared reward
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Paradise is described as prepared for those who believe in God and his apostles
and is linked with divine bounty.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives a reward description rather than a detailed afterlife
journey.
- id: motif:3
label: pre-created book of destiny
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Events in the earth and in persons are said to have been entered in a book
of decrees before creation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly matches this motif.
- id: motif:4
label: divine gifts of justice and power sent down
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Scripture and the balance are sent down so people may observe justice, and
iron is sent down with strength for war and benefits for mankind.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The wisdom taxonomy reference is broad; the passage also treats material
power through iron.
- id: motif:5
label: prophetic succession and scriptural inheritance
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage names Noah, Abraham, later apostles, and Jesus son of Mary as
part of a succession connected with prophecy, scripture, and gospel.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No explicit covenant terminology appears in the passage.
- id: motif:6
label: divine light as guidance for believers
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Believers are promised an ordained light in which they may walk, alongside
mercy and forgiveness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not expand the light image beyond the guidance-like walking
phrase.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 35425-35431
quote_or_summary: Present life is called a toy, vain amusement, worldly pomp, and
deceitful provision; worldly growth is compared to rain-fed plants that wither
into dry stubble; the life to come includes punishment, pardon, and favor.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied in request.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 35432-35436
quote_or_summary: The addressees are urged to hasten toward pardon from their Lord
and paradise, whose extent equals heaven and earth, prepared for believers in
God and his apostles.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied in request.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 35437-35443
quote_or_summary: No accident in earth or persons occurs unless entered in the book
of decrees before creation; the addressees are told not to grieve or rejoice immoderately,
and God is said not to love proud, vain-glorious, or covetous persons.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied in request.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 35444-35449
quote_or_summary: God formerly sent apostles with miracles and arguments, sent down
scriptures and the balance so people might observe justice, and sent down iron
with strength for war and advantages for mankind.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied in request.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 35450-35457
quote_or_summary: Noah and Abraham are named; prophecy and scripture are established
in their posterity; later apostles succeed them; Jesus son of Mary receives the
gospel; followers of Jesus are described in relation to compassion, mercy, monastic
practice, reward, and wrongdoing.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied in request.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 35458-35464
quote_or_summary: Those who believe in the former prophets are told to fear God
and believe in Mohammed; they are promised two portions of mercy, a light in which
to walk, and forgiveness; divine favors remain in God's hand.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied in request.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 35466-35468, footnote z
quote_or_summary: A note glosses the balance as a rule of justice and reports that
some think an actual balance was brought down from heaven by Gabriel to Noah.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied in request.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 35469-35472, footnote a
quote_or_summary: A note glosses the sending down of iron as teaching people to
mine it and reports a tradition that Adam brought five iron objects from paradise.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text supplied in request.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage and footnotes. Motif labels
are cautious and mostly passage-specific; taxonomy matches are limited to the
provided list.
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: |-
No comparison claims were added because the passage does not itself make an explicit comparative claim beyond internal prophetic succession and scriptural continuity.
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