batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l37068-l37158
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l37068-l37158
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LXXII. / ENTITLED, THE GENII;
REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 37068-37158
start: '37068'
end: '37158'
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: Chapter 72 presents a revelation in which a company of genii hear the Koran,
acknowledge its guidance, reject associating others with God, describe failed
attempts to overhear heaven because of angelic guards and flaming darts, distinguish
upright from errant genii, and warn of hell, punishment, divine knowledge of futurity,
and guarded revelation to an approved apostle.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A company of genii hear the Koran and call it an admirable discourse that
directs to the right institution.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The genii declare belief in the discourse and state that they will not associate
any other with their Lord.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The passage states that God has taken no wife and begotten no issue.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Certain men are said to seek refuge with certain genii, which increases folly
and transgression.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The genii formerly tried to pry into heaven and listen from seats there, but
found it guarded by angels and flaming darts.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Whoever listens now finds a flame laid in ambush to guard the celestial confines.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: The genii say that some among them are upright and others otherwise, and that
they are of different ways.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: The genii say they cannot frustrate God on earth or escape him by flight.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: Those among the genii who embrace Islam are described as seeking true direction,
while those who swerve from righteousness are described as fuel for hell.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:10
text: Those who tread the way of truth are promised abundant rain as a proving,
while those who turn aside from the Lord's admonition are assigned severe torment.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:11
text: Places of worship are set apart for God, and no other is to be invoked there
with God.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:12
text: When the servant of God stood to invoke him, the genii nearly pressed on him
in crowds to hear the Koran.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: obs:13
text: The speaker is instructed to say that he calls only upon his Lord, associates
no other god with him, and can only publish what has been revealed from God and
his messages.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:14
text: Disobedience to God and his apostle is associated with the fire of hell, where
the disobedient remain forever.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:15
text: God is said to know the secrets of futurity and not communicate them except
to an apostle in whom he is well pleased.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:16
text: A guard of angels is caused to march before and behind the approved apostle.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / LORD
description: The Lord invoked by the speaker and by the believing genii; described
as without wife or issue, as knowing futurity, and as able to punish or direct.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Company of genii
description: Supernatural hearers who listen to the Koran, speak about belief and
prior attempts to overhear heaven, and include both upright and errant members.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Servant of God / apostle / Mohammed
description: The servant who invokes God and rehearses the Koran; the note identifies
him as Mohammed. He is instructed to publish revelation and messages from God.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Angels
description: Heavenly guards associated with the protection of celestial confines
and with guarding before and behind the approved apostle.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Certain men
description: Men who fly for refuge to certain genii.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: The foolish among the genii / Eblis
description: The passage says the foolish among the genii spoke falsely of God;
the note identifies this figure as Eblis or the rebellious genii.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: sole divine Lord and judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is invoked alone, is not to be associated with other gods, knows futurity,
appoints punishment, and directs or protects according to his will.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: supernatural hearers and converts
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The genii hear the Koran, call it admirable guidance, and declare belief
in it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: revelation-bearing apostle
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The speaker can publish what has been revealed from God and his messages;
divine secrets are communicated only to an approved apostle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: celestial guards
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Angels form a strong guard in heaven and march before and behind the approved
apostle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: human seekers of refuge from genii
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Certain men are described as flying for refuge to certain genii, with a note
explaining an Arabian desert formula of refuge.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: attempted overhearers of heaven
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The genii formerly attempted to pry into what was happening in heaven and
sat in seats to hear its inhabitants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: speaker of falsehood concerning God
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The foolish among the genii is said to have spoken extremely false things
of God; the note identifies this as Eblis or rebellious genii.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: flaming darts and ambushing flame
literal_form: flaming darts; a flame laid in ambush at the celestial confines
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: fire of hell
literal_form: fire of hell prepared for the disobedient; errant genii as fuel for
hell
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: abundant rain
literal_form: abundant rain promised to those who tread the way of truth
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: places of worship
literal_form: places of worship set apart unto God
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: angelic guard around revelation
literal_form: guard of angels marching before and behind the approved apostle
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Genii hear and affirm the Koran
summary: A company of genii listens to the Koran, calls it admirable guidance, believes
in it, and rejects associating any other with God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Heaven guarded against unauthorized listening
summary: The genii describe prior attempts to pry into heaven and listen to its
inhabitants, but they find angels, flaming darts, and ambushing flame guarding
the celestial boundary.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Divergent genii and consequences
summary: The passage distinguishes upright and errant genii, identifies belief with
true direction, and associates deviation with hell, while truth is linked with
abundant rain and testing.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Worship restricted to God and genii crowd the servant
summary: Places of worship are declared set apart for God, and the genii nearly
crowd the servant of God as he invokes God and recites the Koran.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Apostolic limitation and divine protection
summary: The speaker is told to declare that he calls on God alone, cannot independently
cause harm or guidance, can only publish revelation, and that God alone knows
futurity while guarding the approved apostle with angels.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: forbidden or guarded heavenly knowledge
taxonomy_refs:
- forbidden_knowledge
basis: The genii try to pry into heaven and listen to its inhabitants, but angelic
guards, flaming darts, and ambushing flame prevent such access.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not narrate a successful acquisition of forbidden knowledge;
it emphasizes blocked access and guarded boundaries.
- id: motif:2
label: divine judgment by hellfire and torment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Errant genii are described as fuel for hell, the disobedient are assigned
the fire of hell forever, and those who turn aside face severe torment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage states judgment outcomes but does not depict a courtroom or
weighing scene.
- id: motif:3
label: revelatory wisdom as right direction
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The Koran is called an admirable discourse that directs to the right institution,
and belief in it is associated with true direction.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The motif is framed as revealed guidance rather than a wisdom tale or
sage instruction.
- id: motif:4
label: protected apostolic revelation
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: God communicates secrets only to an approved apostle and causes angels to
guard before and behind him so that divine commissions are executed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly names guarded revelation or apostolic
protection.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 37072-37079
quote_or_summary: A company of genii hears the Koran, calls it an admirable discourse
directing to the right institution, declares belief, refuses association of others
with the Lord, and denies that God has wife or issue; the foolish among them is
said to have spoken falsely of God.
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 37080-37091
quote_or_summary: Certain men seek refuge with certain genii; the genii say they
thought God would not raise anyone to life, formerly attempted to pry into heaven,
found it filled with angelic guards and flaming darts, and now find a flame ambushing
any listener at the celestial confines.
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 37092-37112
quote_or_summary: The genii distinguish upright and errant members, say they cannot
escape God, believe after hearing the Koran, state that Muslims among them seek
true direction while those who swerve become fuel for hell, and link truth with
abundant rain, testing, worship set apart for God, and the genii crowding the
servant of God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: note
locator: notes x, y, d within lines 37113-37124
quote_or_summary: Translator's notes identify the foolish among the genii as Eblis
or rebellious genii, explain an Arabian desert practice of seeking refuge with
the lord of a valley, and identify the servant of God as 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 37125-37134
quote_or_summary: The speaker is instructed to say he calls upon his Lord only,
associates no other god with him, cannot independently procure harm or right direction,
finds no refuge besides God, can only publish what is revealed, and warns that
disobedience to God and his apostle leads to the fire of hell forever.
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 37135-37144
quote_or_summary: The threatened punishment may be near or distant; God knows the
secrets of futurity and communicates them only to an approved apostle, with angels
guarding before and behind him, while God comprehends and counts all things.
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: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage and notes. Motif labels
use available taxonomy where directly supported; comparison claims are omitted
because the passage does not itself establish cross-tradition 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: |-
No comparison claims were added beyond passage-supported candidate motifs.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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