batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l36353-l36436
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l36353-l36436
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 36353-36436
start: '36353'
end: '36436'
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: 'Commentary on the occasion for Chapter LXVI reports competing explanations:
an abstention from honey, or more commonly Mohammed''s oath to avoid Mary after
Hafsa reproached him. The note explains the chapter as releasing him from that
oath, discusses expiation or exception in oaths, disputes another author''s representation,
and recounts Hafsa''s disclosure to Ayesha, Mohammed''s claim that God revealed
the betrayal, his temporary separation from his wives, and his later restoration
of Hafsa by Gabriel''s direction with a promise of paradise.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: 'The passage reports two explanations for the chapter''s occasion: one concerning
Mohammed''s vow not to eat honey, and another, described as the more received
opinion, concerning Mary and Hafsa.'
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: obs:2
text: In the Mary account, Hafsa reproached Mohammed after learning of his act with
Mary, and he promised with an oath not to touch Mary again.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage states that freeing Mohammed from the obligation of this promise
was the design of the chapter.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The commentator argues that Dr. Prideaux added words not found in the Koran
and misrepresented the passage as a general permission to all Moslems.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The passage explains that God appointed an expiation for oaths, or allowed
an exception in oaths, though Al Beidwi disapproves one application of this opinion.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Mohammed asked Hafsa to keep the matter secret and also told her that Abu
Becr and Omar would succeed him in governing his people.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Hafsa disclosed the matter to Ayesha, and Mohammed told Hafsa that God had
revealed her betrayal to him.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Mohammed divorced Hafsa and separated himself from all his other wives for
a month, spending that time in Mary's apartment.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: The passage says Mohammed later took Hafsa back by Gabriel's direction, with
Gabriel commending her devotion and assuring that she would be one of Mohammed's
wives in paradise.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: The passage rejects a claim that Mary and her son were sent away to Egypt
after Mohammed's death, stating instead that Mary remained in Arabia until her
death and that her son died before his father.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: Prophet named in the passage; husband of Hafsa and Ayesha, master of
Mary, maker of the oath, and recipient of divine or angelic direction in the reported
narrative.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Hafsa
description: One of Mohammed's wives; reproaches him, receives his request for secrecy,
discloses the matter to Ayesha, is divorced and later restored.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Mary
description: Coptic slave or concubine of Mohammed, sent as a present by al Mokawkas;
central to the more received account of the chapter's occasion.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Ayesha
description: One of Mohammed's wives; in one version the day was due to her, and
Hafsa later disclosed the secret to her.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: God
description: Divine figure said to have allowed expiation or exception in oaths
and to have revealed Hafsa's disclosure to Mohammed.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Gabriel
description: Angel said to direct Mohammed to take Hafsa back and to commend her
devotion.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Abu Becr and Omar
description: Figures whom Mohammed foretold, according to the note, as future successors
in government of his people.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: prophet and husband
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage repeatedly identifies Mohammed as prophet and narrates actions
involving his wives.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: oath-maker released from obligation
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He promises with an oath not to touch Mary, and the chapter is explained
as freeing him from that obligation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: wife who reproaches and is restored
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Hafsa reproaches Mohammed, is divorced, and is later taken back.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: keeper and betrayer of secret
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Mohammed asks Hafsa to keep the affair secret, but she tells Ayesha.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: concubine involved in oath narrative
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Mary is the slave or concubine whom Mohammed promises not to touch again.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: confidante wife
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Ayesha receives Hafsa's disclosure and is described as living in strict friendship
with her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: divine revealer and releaser of oaths
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: God is said to allow expiation or exception in oaths and to reveal the secret
disclosure to Mohammed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: angelic mediator
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Gabriel is said to direct Hafsa's restoration and affirm her future status
in paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: foretold successors
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Mohammed is said to foretell that Abu Becr and Omar would succeed him in
government.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: oath of prohibition
literal_form: An oath or promise not to touch Mary again
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: secret disclosure
literal_form: A private affair Hafsa was asked to keep secret but disclosed to Ayesha
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: month of separation
literal_form: A whole month during which Mohammed separated from his wives and stayed
in Mary's apartment
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: wife in paradise
literal_form: Gabriel's assurance that Hafsa would be one of Mohammed's wives in
paradise
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Competing occasion reports
summary: The commentary presents a honey-abstention explanation and a more received
Mary-and-Hafsa explanation for the chapter's occasion.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Oath after reproach
summary: Hafsa learns of Mohammed's act with Mary and reproaches him; he pacifies
her by swearing not to touch Mary again.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Exception or expiation for oath
summary: The commentary explains the passage as allowing expiation or exception
in oaths, particularly in relation to Mohammed's oath, while noting disagreement
by Al Beidwi.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Secret revealed and household separation
summary: Hafsa tells Ayesha the secret; Mohammed says God revealed this betrayal,
divorces Hafsa, and separates from his wives for a month in Mary's apartment.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Angelic restoration and paradise assurance
summary: Mohammed later takes Hafsa back by Gabriel's direction; Gabriel commends
her devotion and assures her place as one of Mohammed's wives in paradise.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Oath of abstention released by divine allowance
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: The passage centers the chapter's occasion on an oath not to touch Mary and
explains the chapter as freeing Mohammed from the obligation through divine allowance
of expiation or exception in oaths.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy has no exact oath-expiation category; 'covenant'
is only a broad fit because the episode concerns a binding oath or promise.
- id: motif:2
label: Betrayed secret disclosed by divine revelation
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Hafsa is asked to keep the matter secret, tells Ayesha, and Mohammed says
God revealed her disclosure to him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level narrative pattern, not matched to a supplied taxonomy
family.
- id: motif:3
label: Temporary repudiation followed by angelic restoration
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Mohammed divorces Hafsa and separates from his wives, then later takes Hafsa
back by Gabriel's direction.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The account is mediated through commentary and cited exegetical reports,
not a direct quoted verse in this passage.
- id: motif:4
label: Paradise status promised for a restored spouse
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Gabriel is said to assure Mohammed that Hafsa will be one of his wives in
paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: No exact supplied taxonomy family is available for this afterlife-marital
assurance.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 36353-36359
quote_or_summary: Some suppose the passage was occasioned by Mohammed's protest
never to eat honey again after wives commented on a smell associated with a honey-like
juice.
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 36359-36368
quote_or_summary: The more received opinion says Mohammed lay with Mary, Hafsa learned
of it and reproached him, and he swore not to touch Mary again; the chapter is
said to free him from that promise.
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 36369-36389
quote_or_summary: The commentator disputes Dr. Prideaux's representation, saying
he added words not found in the Koran and miscast the passage as a general permission.
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 36390-36413
quote_or_summary: The commentary rejects a report that Mary and her son were sent
to Egypt, saying eastern writers agree Mary stayed in Arabia until death and her
son died before Mohammed.
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 36414-36421
quote_or_summary: The note explains that God appointed expiation for oaths or allowed
an exception in oaths, with debate over its application to Mohammed's oath.
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 36422-36432
quote_or_summary: Mohammed asks Hafsa to keep the affair secret, tells her Abu Becr
and Omar would succeed him, Hafsa tells Ayesha, and Mohammed says God revealed
her betrayal; he divorces Hafsa and separates from his wives for a month in Mary's
apartment.
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 36432-36436
quote_or_summary: Mohammed later takes Hafsa back by Gabriel's direction; Gabriel
commends Hafsa's fasting and devotion and assures she will be one of Mohammed's
wives in paradise.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is primarily Sale's commentary and notes on an occasion of revelation,
with cited exegetical traditions and polemical discussion. Motif candidates are
extracted from the reported narrative only and should be reviewed against the
Quranic text and source commentary context.
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: |-
Comparison claims were left empty because the passage itself does not explicitly compare this material with another tradition or motif family beyond internal exegetical alternatives.
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