batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l35641-l35736
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l35641-l35736
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER LVIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LIX. / IN
THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 35641-35736
start: '35641'
end: '35736'
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 opens Chapter LIX, “The Emigration,” with praise of God. It
describes God causing unbelieving people of scripture to depart from their habitations,
their fortresses failing to protect them, terror entering their hearts, and their
houses being pulled down. It states that banishment spared them a harsher worldly
punishment but that hell fire awaits them because they opposed God and his apostle.
It also regulates palm-trees cut or left standing, spoils granted to the apostle,
their distribution to specified needy groups, and the status of poor Mohajern
dispossessed of homes and property.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Whatever is in heaven and earth is said to celebrate the praise of God, who
is described as mighty and wise.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: God is said to have caused unbelieving people who received scripture to depart
from their habitations at the first emigration.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The departing people thought their fortresses would protect them, but God's
chastisement came unexpectedly and terror was cast into their hearts.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The people pulled down their houses with their own hands and with the hands
of the true believers.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The passage says that, if God had not doomed them to banishment, he would
have punished them in this world, and that in the world to come they will suffer
hell fire because they opposed God and his apostle.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Palm-trees that were cut down or left standing are said to have been so treated
by the will of God, in order to disgrace wicked doers.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Spoils granted to the apostle are said not to have been obtained by pushing
forward horses or camels, and their distribution is assigned to God, the apostle,
the apostle's kin, orphans, the poor, and the traveller.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: A portion is assigned to poor Mohajern who were dispossessed of houses and
substance while seeking God's favor and assisting God and his apostle.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: A note identifies the people intended as the Jews of the tribe of al Nadr,
narrating their treaty, siege, capitulation, and departure to Syria, Khaibar,
or Hira.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: Notes explain that the houses were damaged so the Moslems would gain less
advantage from them, and that the spoils were distributed chiefly among the Mohajern,
with only a few needy Ansars included.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine agent praised by heaven and earth, described as mighty and
wise, who causes departure, chastisement, terror, banishment, and the disposition
of trees and spoils.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the apostle / Mohammed
description: The apostle to whom spoils are granted and whose permissions and prohibitions
are to be accepted; the notes identify him as Mohammed in the account of al Nadr.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: unbelieving people who receive scripture / Jews of al Nadr
description: A group caused to depart from their habitations; they trusted in fortresses,
experienced terror, pulled down houses, and are identified in the note as the
Jews of al Nadr.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: true believers / Moslems
description: Believers mentioned as participating in the pulling down of houses;
notes identify the Moslems in the historical explanation.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: poor Mohajern
description: Dispossessed emigrants who lost houses and substance, seek God's favor,
and assist God and the apostle.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: recipients of spoils
description: 'Those named as due shares of spoils: God, the apostle, the apostle''s
kin, orphans, the poor, and the traveller.'
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge and disposer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God causes the group's departure, chastisement, terror, banishment, afterlife
punishment, and the lawful disposition of trees and spoils.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: apostolic recipient and authority
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Spoils are granted to the apostle, and the community is instructed to accept
what he gives and abstain from what he forbids.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: banished opponents
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The group departs from habitations, loses reliance on fortresses, is banished,
and is described as opposing God and his apostle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: believing community
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The true believers are mentioned in relation to the pulling down of houses
and are identified in notes as Moslems.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: dispossessed faithful emigrants
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Mohajern are described as poor, dispossessed of houses and substance,
and assisting God and his apostle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: designated beneficiaries
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The passage lists groups to whom the spoils are due so that wealth is not
confined among the rich.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: fortresses
literal_form: Defensive strongholds believed by the group to protect them.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: houses and habitations
literal_form: Dwellings from which the group departs and which are pulled down.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: sym:3
label: hell fire
literal_form: Fire named as torment in the world to come.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: palm-trees
literal_form: Trees either cut down or left standing on their roots.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: spoils
literal_form: Property granted to the apostle and assigned for distribution to named
recipients.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Opening praise of God
summary: The chapter begins by stating that all in heaven and earth praises God,
who is mighty and wise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Expulsion and failed fortresses
summary: God causes unbelieving people of scripture to depart; they had trusted
their fortresses, but unexpected chastisement and terror come upon them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Banishment and afterlife punishment
summary: The passage explains banishment as a worldly doom and states that the opponents
will suffer hell fire in the world to come because they opposed God and the apostle.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Palm-trees cut or left
summary: The cutting or preservation of palm-trees is attributed to God's will and
connected with disgracing wicked doers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Spoils assigned and redistributed
summary: Spoils granted to the apostle without cavalry or camel assault are assigned
to God, the apostle, kin, orphans, the poor, and the traveller, so wealth will
not circulate only among the rich.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Recognition of the poor Mohajern
summary: The passage names poor Mohajern dispossessed of houses and substance as
recipients who seek God's favor and assist God and the apostle.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:7
label: Historical note on al Nadr
summary: The note identifies the expelled people as the Jews of al Nadr and summarizes
treaty, conflict, siege, capitulation, and departure from the area.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment on an opposing community
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage attributes unexpected chastisement, terror, banishment, and hell
fire to God as punishment for opposing God and his apostle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is doctrinal and historical in frame; the motif label abstracts
the passage's own theological explanation.
- id: motif:2
label: forced departure or emigration from homeland
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The chapter title is “The Emigration,” and the text describes a group departing
from their habitations, while the Mohajern are described as dispossessed of houses
and substance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage includes both the banishment of opponents and the poverty
of faithful emigrants; these are distinct departures within the same passage.
- id: motif:3
label: broken treaty and expulsion
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: The explanatory note says the Jews of al Nadr had promised neutrality by
treaty, later changed allegiance, and were subsequently besieged and expelled.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: This motif is supported by the translator's note rather than the translated
Qur'anic verses in the passage.
- id: motif:4
label: divinely authorized redistribution of captured property
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage states that spoils granted by God to the apostle are to be distributed
to specified recipients, including needy groups, so that wealth is not confined
among the rich.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: No supplied taxonomy category precisely matches this legal-distributive
pattern.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: 'The passage functions as an instance of a divine-judgment pattern: a community
opposing the divine messenger loses security, is expelled, and faces punishment
beyond this world.'
claim_level: same_function
target: divine_judgment motif family
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: This is a functional comparison to an available motif family, not a
claim of historical borrowing or cross-cultural dependence.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage aligns with a departure motif insofar as it centers on emigration,
banishment, dispossession, and relocation from former habitations.
claim_level: same_motif
target: departure motif family
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:7
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The departure is not a heroic quest departure; it is presented as banishment
for one group and dispossession of faithful emigrants for another.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 35641-35736, opening of Chapter LIX
quote_or_summary: Chapter LIX opens by saying that whatever is in heaven and earth
praises God, who is mighty and wise.
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 35641-35736, expulsion passage
quote_or_summary: God causes unbelieving people of scripture to depart from their
habitations; they trusted fortresses, but unexpected divine chastisement and terror
came, and houses were pulled down by their hands and believers' hands.
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 35641-35736, banishment and punishment passage
quote_or_summary: The text says banishment spared a harsher worldly punishment,
that the group will suffer hell fire in the world to come, and that this is because
they opposed God and his apostle.
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 35641-35736, palm-tree passage
quote_or_summary: Palm-trees cut down or left standing are said to have been so
by God's will, to disgrace wicked doers.
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 35641-35736, spoils passage
quote_or_summary: Spoils granted by God to the apostle, without horses or camels
being pushed forward, are assigned to God, the apostle, kin, orphans, the poor,
and the traveller, so they do not circulate only among the rich.
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 35641-35736, Mohajern passage
quote_or_summary: A share belongs to poor Mohajern dispossessed of houses and substance,
seeking God's favor and assisting God and his apostle; they are called men of
veracity.
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 35641-35736, note u
quote_or_summary: The note identifies the people as the Jews of al Nadr, describes
their neutrality treaty, later alliance, Mohammed's siege of their fortress for
six days, capitulation, and departure to Syria, Khaibar, or Hira.
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 35641-35736, notes x-z, a-b
quote_or_summary: Notes explain that house-damage reduced Moslem advantage, that
the spoils were granted to the apostle because the place was taken without cavalry,
and that distribution went chiefly to the Mohajern, with a few needy Ansars included.
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: Literal extraction is strong because the passage is explicit. Motif labels
and comparison claims require human review because they abstract legal-historical
and theological material into motif families.
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. Translator notes were treated as part of the supplied passage but distinguished from the translated verses in evidence and cautions.
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