batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l36035-l36118
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l36035-l36118
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LXII. / ENTITLED, THE ASSEMBLY;
REVEALED AT MEDINA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 36035-36118
start: '36035'
end: '36118'
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 with all things in heaven and earth praising God. It
says God raised an apostle among the illiterate Arabians to recite signs, purify
them, and teach scripture and wisdom. It compares those charged with the law but
not observing it to an ass laden with books. It challenges Jewish followers who
claim special friendship with God to wish for death, states that death will meet
those who flee it, and says they will be brought before the knower of hidden and
revealed things. Believers are instructed to hasten to Friday prayer, leave merchandising
during prayer, then disperse and seek God's liberality afterward. The passage
ends by contrasting God's reward with sport or merchandise when people leave the
preacher standing in the pulpit.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Whatever is in heaven and earth praises God, who is described as King, Holy,
Mighty, and Wise.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: God is said to have raised an apostle from among the illiterate Arabians to
rehearse signs, purify them, and teach scripture and wisdom.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Those charged with observing the law but not observing it are likened to an
ass laden with books.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Followers of the Jewish religion are told that, if they claim to be God's
friends above other people, they should wish for death if they speak truth.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The passage says they will not wish for death because of what their hands
have sent before them.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Death, from which people flee, is said surely to meet them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: People will be brought before one who knows what is concealed and what is
discovered, and he will declare what they have done.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: True believers are instructed to hasten to the commemoration of God and leave
merchandising when called to prayer on the day of assembly.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: After prayer ends, believers are told to disperse through the land, seek gain
from God's liberality, and remember God frequently.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: When some see merchandising or sport, they flock to it and leave the addressee
standing in the pulpit.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: A note identifies the day of assembly as Friday and relates it to public worship.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: A note relates an occasion when a caravan arrived with drums while Mohammed
was preaching, and most of the congregation ran out except twelve.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine being praised by heaven and earth; described as King, Holy,
Mighty, Wise, beneficent, and best provider.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Apostle among the illiterate Arabians
description: An apostle raised from among the Arabians to rehearse God's signs,
purify them, and teach scripture and wisdom.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Illiterate Arabians
description: The people among whom the apostle is raised, described as previously
being in manifest error.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Those charged with the law but not observing it
description: People compared to an ass laden with books because they were charged
with the observance of the law and then did not observe it.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Followers of the Jewish religion
description: Addressees challenged to wish for death if they claim to be God's friends
above other people.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: True believers
description: Addressees instructed about prayer, leaving merchandising, dispersing
afterward, seeking gain, and remembering God.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: People drawn to merchandising or sport
description: People who flock to merchandising or sport and leave the preacher standing
in the pulpit.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: Named in notes as preaching when a caravan arrived and as associated
with Friday public worship.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: praised deity
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says whatever is in heaven and earth praises God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: sender and benefactor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God raises the apostle and bestows free grace on whom he pleases.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: final knower and judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says people will be brought before the one who knows concealed
and revealed things and will be told what they have done.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: teacher and purifier
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The apostle rehearses signs, purifies, and teaches scripture and wisdom.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: recipients of teaching
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The apostle is raised among them and addresses their prior manifest error.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: non-observers of entrusted law
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They are charged with observing the law but do not observe it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: challenged claimants of divine friendship
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: They are addressed as claiming friendship with God above other people and
challenged to wish for death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: ritual participants
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: They are told to hasten to prayer on the day of assembly and remember God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: distracted congregation
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: They flock to merchandising or sport and leave the preacher standing in the
pulpit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:10
label: preacher in note
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: A note identifies Mohammed as preaching when a caravan arrived.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: ass laden with books
literal_form: An ass carrying books in a simile for people charged with law but
not observing it.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: death that meets the fleeing
literal_form: Death described as something from which people flee but which will
surely meet them.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: day of assembly
literal_form: The day when believers are called to prayer and told to hasten to
God's commemoration.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: sym:4
label: merchandising or sport
literal_form: Merchandising or sport that draws people away while the preacher is
standing in the pulpit.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: pulpit
literal_form: The pulpit where the addressee is left standing when people flock
to merchandising or sport.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Universal praise of God
summary: The chapter begins by stating that all in heaven and earth praises God
and names divine attributes.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Apostle raised to teach
summary: God raises an apostle among the Arabians to rehearse signs, purify the
people, and teach scripture and wisdom.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Unobserved law compared to burdened ass
summary: Those entrusted with the law but not observing it are compared to an ass
laden with books.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Challenge concerning death and divine accounting
summary: Followers of the Jewish religion are challenged to wish for death if their
claim is true; the passage says death will meet them and that they will be brought
before the knower of hidden and revealed things to be told their deeds.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Friday prayer and return to livelihood
summary: Believers are told to leave merchandising and hasten to prayer on the day
of assembly, then disperse afterward to seek God's liberality and remember God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: scene:6
label: Distraction by commerce or sport
summary: People see merchandising or sport, flock to it, and leave the preacher
standing in the pulpit; the passage says God's reward is better than sport or
merchandise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine instruction through an apostle
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The apostle teaches scripture and wisdom after being raised by God among
the people.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference is limited to the explicit mention of wisdom and
teaching, not to a broader narrative cycle.
- id: motif:2
label: Final encounter with death and disclosure of deeds
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Death will meet those who flee it, and they will be brought before the one
who knows hidden and revealed things and declares their deeds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage states accountability but does not elaborate a full judgment
scene.
- id: motif:3
label: Sacred duty competing with commerce and entertainment
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Believers are told to leave merchandising for prayer, while others flock
to merchandising or sport and leave the preacher standing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family directly matches this ritual-versus-commerce
pattern.
- id: motif:4
label: Possession of sacred text without understanding or observance
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Those charged with the law but not observing it are likened to an ass laden
with books.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The wisdom taxonomy reference is inferential from the contrast between
sacred books and lack of observance or understanding.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 36035-36044
quote_or_summary: "“WHATEVER is in heaven and earth praiseth GOD; the King, the
Holy, the Mighty, the Wise.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 36058-36065
quote_or_summary: God raises an apostle from among the illiterate Arabians to rehearse
signs, purify them, and teach scripture and wisdom; they were previously in manifest
error.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 36069-36073
quote_or_summary: Those charged with the law but not observing it are compared to
“an ass laden with books.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 36074-36079
quote_or_summary: Followers of the Jewish religion are told to wish for death if
they truly claim to be God's friends above other people, but the passage says
they will not wish for it because of what their hands have sent before them.
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 36080-36083
quote_or_summary: Death, from which people flee, will meet them; then they will
be brought before the one who knows what is concealed and discovered and will
be told what they have done.
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 36084-36087
quote_or_summary: True believers are instructed, when called to prayer on the day
of assembly, to hasten to God's commemoration and leave merchandising.
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 36088-36091
quote_or_summary: When prayer ends, believers are told to disperse through the land,
seek gain from God's liberality, and remember God frequently.
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 36092-36095
quote_or_summary: When they see merchandising or sport, they flock to it and leave
the addressee standing in the pulpit; God's reward is said to be better than sport
or merchandise.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: note
locator: lines 36102-36113
quote_or_summary: A note identifies the day of assembly as Friday, set apart for
public worship, and reports explanations for the naming and observance of the
day.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized note.
- id: ev:10
type: note
locator: lines 36115-36118
quote_or_summary: A note says that one Friday, while Mohammed was preaching, a caravan
with drums arrived and the congregation ran out of the mosque except twelve.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized note.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is based directly on the supplied passage and notes. Motif candidates
are limited to explicit passage patterns and available taxonomy references; no
comparison claims were added because the passage does not itself establish a cross-textual
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 provided passage text, metadata, and supplied taxonomy references. Commentary notes within the supplied passage were treated as note evidence where used.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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