batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l36329-l36351
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l36329-l36351
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LXVI. / ENTITLED, PROHIBITION;
REVEALED AT MEDINA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 36329-36351
start: '36329'
end: '36351'
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: O PROPHET, why holdest thou that to be prohibited which GOD hath allowed
thee...
summary: The passage opens Chapter LXVI, addresses the Prophet about treating as
prohibited what God allowed in order to please his wives, states that God has
allowed dissolution of oaths, and recounts an episode in which the Prophet entrusted
a secret to one wife, she disclosed it, and God made the disclosure known to him.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage is introduced as Chapter LXVI, entitled “Prohibition,” revealed
at Medina.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Prophet is addressed and asked why he holds as prohibited something that
God has allowed him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The stated reason for the Prophet's prohibition is seeking to please his wives.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: God is described as forgiving and merciful.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: God is said to have allowed the dissolution of oaths.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: God is described as master, knowing, and wise.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The Prophet entrusted a secret concerning a certain accident to one of his
wives.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The wife disclosed the secret.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: God made the disclosure known to the Prophet.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: The Prophet informed the wife of part of what she had done and refrained from
reproaching her about the other part.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:11
text: When the wife asked who revealed the matter to him, the Prophet answered that
the knowing, sagacious God had revealed it.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: The Prophet
description: The addressee of the divine speech; he is said to have prohibited what
God allowed, entrusted a secret to one wife, and later confronted her with part
of her disclosure.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God
description: The divine speaker or authority who allowed what the Prophet treated
as prohibited, allowed dissolution of oaths, and made the wife's disclosure known
to the Prophet.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: The Prophet's wives
description: The wives whom the Prophet is said to have sought to please.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: One of the Prophet's wives
description: A wife entrusted with a secret who disclosed it and then asked who
had revealed the matter to the Prophet.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: addressed prophet
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage directly addresses “O Prophet.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: divine authority
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: God is presented as the one who allowed the matter and permitted dissolution
of oaths.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: wives to be pleased
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The Prophet is said to have acted while seeking to please his wives.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: keeper of secret
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Prophet entrusted a secret to one of his wives.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: revealer of hidden disclosure
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: God made the wife's disclosure known to the Prophet and is named as the one
who discovered it to him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: recipient and discloser of secret
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: One wife received a secret from the Prophet and disclosed it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols: []
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Divine admonition about prohibition and oaths
summary: The Prophet is addressed for treating as prohibited what God allowed in
order to please his wives, and the passage states that God permits dissolution
of oaths.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Disclosure of a secret revealed by God
summary: The Prophet entrusts a secret to one wife; she discloses it; God makes
the disclosure known to the Prophet, who confronts her only in part; she asks
who revealed it, and he identifies God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine disclosure of a hidden secret
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A private disclosure by one wife is made known to the Prophet by God, who
is described as knowing and sagacious.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents this as a specific revelatory episode; no broader
comparative linkage is stated in the passage.
- id: motif:2
label: Dissolution of oaths by divine permission
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage states that God has allowed the dissolution of oaths.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not narrate the dissolution process or provide a comparative
frame.
- id: motif:3
label: Religious correction of self-imposed prohibition
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Prophet is questioned for holding as prohibited what God allowed, with
the reason given as seeking to please his wives.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The exact allowed matter is not specified in the supplied passage.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: citation
locator: lines 36329-36334
quote_or_summary: 'Chapter heading: Chapter LXVI, entitled “Prohibition,” revealed
at Medina, with the opening invocation.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short citation/summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 36335-36338
quote_or_summary: "“O PROPHET, why holdest thou that to be prohibited which GOD
hath allowed thee, seeking to please thy wives...”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 36344-36345
quote_or_summary: "“GOD hath allowed you the dissolution of your oaths... he is
knowing and wise.”"
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 36346-36350
quote_or_summary: The Prophet entrusted a secret to one wife; she disclosed it;
God made it known to him; he told her part of what she had done and forbore to
upbraid her with the other part.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 36350-36351
quote_or_summary: The wife asks who disclosed it; the Prophet answers, “The knowing,
the sagacious God hath discovered it unto me.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is limited to the supplied passage. Motif labels are descriptive
and not linked to taxonomy IDs because no exact supplied taxonomy category is
directly supported.
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 fragments present in the supplied passage were not used for motif extraction because they do not pertain to the immediate narrative content.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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