batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l36121-l36175
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l36121-l36175
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LXIII. / ENTITLED, THE HYPOCRITES;
REVEALED AT MEDINA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 36121-36175
start: '36121'
end: '36175'
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 denounces hypocrites who verbally acknowledge the apostle but
are called liars by God, use oaths as protection, turn others from God's way,
and have their hearts sealed. They are described as outwardly impressive but inwardly
fearful and hostile. They refuse the apostle's request for pardon, speak against
supporting refugees with him, and claim the worthier will expel the meaner from
Medina; the passage answers that worth and provision belong to God, his apostle,
and true believers. It warns believers not to be diverted by wealth or children
from remembering God, and urges almsgiving before death, because no further respite
is granted when the appointed time arrives.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The hypocrites come to the apostle and say that they bear witness he is God's
apostle, while God bears witness that the hypocrites are liars.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The hypocrites are said to use their oaths as a protection and to turn others
aside from the way of God.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage says the hypocrites believed and afterward became unbelievers,
so a seal is set on their hearts and they do not understand.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The hypocrites' persons are said to please the addressee, and their speech
is heard with delight.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The hypocrites are compared to pieces of timber set up against a wall.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The hypocrites imagine every shout to be against them and are identified as
enemies to be avoided.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: When invited to come so that the apostle of God may ask pardon for them, the
hypocrites turn away their heads and retire disdainfully.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The passage states that whether pardon is asked for them or not, God will
not forgive them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: The hypocrites tell the inhabitants of Medina not to bestow anything on the
refugees with the apostle so that the refugees may separate from him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The passage replies that the stores of heaven and earth belong to God, but
the hypocrites do not understand.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: The hypocrites say that if they return to Medina, the worthier will expel
the meaner.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: The passage says superior worth belongs to God, his apostle, and true believers.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:13
text: True believers are warned not to let riches or children divert them from remembrance
of God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:14
text: True believers are instructed to give alms before death comes and before a
person asks for a short respite to give alms and become righteous.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:15
text: The passage states that God will not grant further respite to a soul when
its determined time has come.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine figure who knows the apostle's status, bears witness against
the hypocrites, owns the stores of heaven and earth, possesses superior worth,
withholds forgiveness from prevaricating people, and grants no respite at the
determined time.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the apostle of God
description: The addressed apostle whom the hypocrites verbally acknowledge, whose
pardon-seeking is rejected, and with whom the refugees are associated.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the hypocrites
description: A group who claim witness to the apostle, are called liars, use oaths
as protection, turn others from God's way, are sealed in heart, refuse pardon,
and speak against supporting refugees.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:7
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: true believers
description: The faithful group warned not to be diverted by riches or children,
instructed to give alms, and identified with God and the apostle as possessing
superior worth.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: inhabitants of Medina
description: The group whom the hypocrites address with an instruction not to bestow
anything on the refugees.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: the refugees with the apostle of God
description: A group whom the hypocrites wish the inhabitants of Medina to deprive
of support so that they will separate from the apostle.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: a soul at its determined time
description: A generic person or soul for whom death has come and to whom God grants
no further respite.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: apostolic recipient of witness
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The hypocrites say the addressed figure is indeed the apostle of God, and
God confirms that status.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: false witnesses and liars
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They bear witness verbally, but God bears witness that they are liars.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: divine witness
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is said to know the apostle is his apostle and to bear witness that the
hypocrites are liars.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: divine judge of forgiveness and respite
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God will not forgive the prevaricating people and will not grant respite
to a soul when its determined time has come.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: divine owner of provision and worth
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The stores of heaven and earth and superior worth are attributed to God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: potential intercessor for pardon
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The hypocrites are invited to come so that the apostle may ask pardon for
them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: obstructors of God's way
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They take oaths as protection and turn others aside from the way of God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:8
label: hostile community faction
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They are called enemies, advise withholding support from refugees, and speak
of expelling the meaner from Medina.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: admonished believers
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They are directly addressed and warned not to let riches or children divert
them from remembrance of God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: commanded almsgivers
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They are instructed to give alms from what has been bestowed on them before
death comes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:11
label: audience of exclusionary instruction
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The hypocrites tell the inhabitants of Medina not to bestow anything on the
refugees.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:12
label: targeted refugees
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The refugees with the apostle are the group the hypocrites want deprived
of support so they may separate from him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:13
label: dying petitioner without respite
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The passage describes a soul whose determined time has come and who is granted
no further respite.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: oaths as protection
literal_form: oaths taken for a protection
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: seal on hearts
literal_form: a seal set on their hearts
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: timber against a wall
literal_form: pieces of timber set up against a wall
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: every shout imagined as hostile
literal_form: every shout imagined to be against them
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: stores of heaven and earth
literal_form: the stores of heaven and earth
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: riches and children as diversion
literal_form: riches or children diverting believers from remembrance of God
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: determined time of death
literal_form: death coming and a soul's determined time
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Hypocrites' verbal witness and divine contradiction
summary: The hypocrites come to the apostle and verbally witness that he is God's
apostle, while God confirms the apostle and declares the hypocrites liars.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Oaths, sealed hearts, and hostile appearance
summary: The hypocrites use oaths as protection, turn others aside, are said to
have sealed hearts, appear impressive in person and speech, are compared to timber,
and fear every shout.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Refusal of pardon
summary: When invited to seek the apostle's request for pardon, the hypocrites turn
away disdainfully, and the passage states that God will not forgive them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Withholding support from refugees
summary: The hypocrites tell Medina's inhabitants not to provide for the refugees
with the apostle so that they separate from him, while the passage answers that
the stores of heaven and earth belong to God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Claim of expulsion and reversal of worth
summary: The hypocrites claim the worthier will expel the meaner from Medina, but
the passage states that superior worth belongs to God, his apostle, and true believers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Warning believers before death
summary: True believers are warned not to let riches or children divert them from
remembrance of God and are told to give alms before death, because no soul receives
further respite at its appointed time.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: false piety exposed by divine witness
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The hypocrites make a pious verbal witness, but God declares them liars and
identifies their actions as evil.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level ethical and theological pattern rather than a
named taxonomy family in the provided list.
- id: motif:2
label: sealed heart and failed understanding
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After belief followed by unbelief, a seal is set on the hypocrites' hearts
and they do not understand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: No provided symbol taxonomy entry corresponds directly to the heart-seal
image.
- id: motif:3
label: divine judgment without forgiveness or respite
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: God will not forgive the prevaricating people and will not grant further
respite to a soul when its determined time has come.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes judgment and refusal of respite rather than a developed
afterlife journey description.
- id: motif:4
label: wealth and kinship as distractions from sacred remembrance
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Believers are warned not to let riches or children divert them from remembrance
of God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The motif is moral exhortation; no closer taxonomy reference is available
in the supplied list.
- id: motif:5
label: late repentance or charity sought at death
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A person facing death asks for a short respite to give alms and become righteous,
but no further respite is granted at the determined time.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not narrate an actual individual case; it presents a
general warning.
- id: motif:6
label: attempted economic exclusion of a sacred community
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The hypocrites urge Medina's inhabitants not to bestow anything on the refugees
with the apostle so that they separate from him, while divine provision is affirmed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a social and communal conflict pattern; its broader motif classification
would need comparison beyond this passage.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 36121-36175, opening denunciation
quote_or_summary: The hypocrites say they witness that the addressed figure is God's
apostle; God knows he is the apostle and witnesses that the hypocrites are liars.
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 36121-36175, oaths and sealed hearts
quote_or_summary: The hypocrites take oaths for protection, turn others aside from
God's way, believed and then became unbelievers, and have a seal set on their
hearts so they do not understand.
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 36121-36175, appearance and fear
quote_or_summary: Their persons please the addressee and their discourse is heard
with delight; they resemble pieces of timber against a wall, imagine every shout
is against them, and are called enemies.
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 36121-36175, pardon refused
quote_or_summary: When told to come so the apostle may ask pardon for them, they
turn away disdainfully; whether pardon is asked or not, God will not forgive 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 36121-36175, refugees and provision
quote_or_summary: The hypocrites tell Medina's inhabitants not to bestow anything
on the refugees with the apostle so that they may separate from him; the passage
says the stores of heaven and earth belong to God.
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 36121-36175, Medina and worth
quote_or_summary: The hypocrites say that on returning to Medina the worthier will
expel the meaner; the passage replies that superior worth belongs to God, his
apostle, and true believers.
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 36121-36175, warning about riches and children
quote_or_summary: True believers are warned not to let riches or children divert
them from remembrance of God, or they will be losers.
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 36121-36175, alms before death and no respite
quote_or_summary: Believers are instructed to give alms before death comes; a dying
person asks for a short respite to give alms and become righteous, but God grants
no further respite when the determined time has come.
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: high
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward from the supplied passage. Motif labels
are cautious and mostly not mapped to the supplied taxonomy except for divine_judgment.
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly
support 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: |-
Footnote material in the supplied passage gives commentary on Abdallah Ebn Obba and related circumstances, but the extraction focuses on the main passage content to avoid overextending figures and motifs.
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