batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l37160-l37248
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l37160-l37248
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: ENTITLED, THE GENII; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL
GOD. / CHAPTER LXXIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 37160-37248
start: '37160'
end: '37248'
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 THOU wrapped up, arise to prayer, and continue therein during the night
summary: The addressed wrapped figure is commanded to pray and recite the Koran
at night, bear a weighty revelation, endure opponents, and trust the Lord. The
passage warns deniers of fetters, fire, choking food, torment, cosmic upheaval,
and the precedent of Pharaoh's punishment. It ends by easing the burden of prolonged
night prayer and urging recitation, prayer, alms, a loan to God, and forgiveness.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A wrapped-up addressee is commanded to rise for prayer during much of the
night and to recite the Koran distinctly.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The speaker says a weighty word will be laid on the addressee.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Night rising is described as especially effective for steadfast devotion and
proper pronunciation.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The addressee is commanded to commemorate the Lord's name, separate himself
to the Lord, and take the Lord as patron.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The addressee is told to endure the insults of unbelievers and depart from
them decently.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Those who charge the Koran with falsehood are said to enjoy the blessings
of this life for a while.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: 'Punitive objects and experiences are listed: heavy fetters, burning fire,
choking food, and painful torment.'
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: On a certain day the earth and mountains will be shaken, and the mountains
will become a heap of poured-out sand.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: An apostle is said to have been sent to the audience as a witness, just as
an apostle was sent to Pharaoh.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Pharaoh disobeyed the apostle and was chastised heavily.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: A day is described that will make children gray-headed through terror and
will rend heaven asunder.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: The passage identifies itself as an admonition and says the willing person
will take the way to the Lord.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:13
text: The Lord knows that the addressee and some companions pray and meditate for
varying portions of the night.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:14
text: The burden of exact night observance is eased because God knows people cannot
exactly compute night and day and because some are infirm, traveling for livelihood,
or fighting in defense of the faith.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:15
text: The audience is instructed to recite what is easy, observe prayer times, pay
alms, lend God an acceptable loan, send good before their souls, and ask forgiveness.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:16
text: A translator's note reports traditions that Mohammed was wrapped in garments
when revelation came, with mention of Gabriel's appearance and variant explanations.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: The wrapped-up addressee
description: The figure addressed as wrapped up and commanded to pray, recite, endure
opposition, and receive a weighty word; the note identifies him as Mohammed.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: The Lord / God
description: The speaker and divine figure described as Lord of east and west, sole
God, patron, measurer of night and day, judge, forgiver, and merciful.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Those who charge the Koran with falsehood
description: Opponents who deny the Koran and enjoy present-life blessings for a
while.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: The apostle sent unto Pharaoh
description: An apostle sent to Pharaoh, whom Pharaoh disobeyed.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Pharaoh
description: A ruler who disobeyed the apostle and was punished with heavy chastisement.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Companions with the addressee
description: Some companions who also continue in prayer and meditation during portions
of the night.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Infirm, travelers, and fighters among the audience
description: 'Groups named as reasons for easing the exact burden of night recitation:
the infirm, those traveling through the earth for God''s bounty, and those fighting
in defense of God''s faith.'
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Gabriel
description: In the translator's note, Gabriel appears in one explanation of why
Mohammed was wrapped up when revelation was brought.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: night worshipper
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The addressee is commanded to arise to prayer and continue during the night.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: recipient of weighty word
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says a weighty word will be laid on him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: enduring prophet-like addressee
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He is told to endure insults and is associated by the note with Mohammed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: divine speaker and patron
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Lord is named as patron and sole God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: judge and punisher
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage attributes fetters, fire, torment, and chastisement to the divine
side.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: merciful forgiver
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The end says God is ready to forgive and merciful.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:7
label: deniers of revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They charge the Koran with falsehood.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: messenger to Pharaoh
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: An apostle was sent unto Pharaoh.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:9
label: disobedient ruler punished as warning
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Pharaoh disobeyed the apostle and was chastised.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: fellow practitioners
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Some companions continue in prayer and meditation with the addressee.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:11
label: persons for whom devotional burden is eased
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Their infirmity, travel, or fighting are given as reasons for easier recitation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:12
label: revelation-associated angel in note
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The note mentions Gabriel's appearance when revelation was brought.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: wrapped garment
literal_form: The wrapped-up state of the addressee, explained in the note as garments,
a mantle, or rug.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
- id: sym:2
label: night vigil
literal_form: Prayer, meditation, and recitation during the night or portions of
it.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: weighty word
literal_form: A 'weighty word' laid on the addressee.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: burning fire
literal_form: Burning fire among the punishments kept with the divine speaker.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: heavy fetters
literal_form: Heavy fetters listed with punishments.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: choking food
literal_form: Food ready to choke the one who swallows it.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:7
label: shaken mountains becoming sand
literal_form: Mountains shaken and turned into a heap of poured-out sand.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:8
label: rent heaven
literal_form: Heaven rent in sunder by the day of terror.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:9
label: children made gray-headed
literal_form: Children becoming gray-headed through terror on the day of judgment.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:10
label: acceptable loan to God
literal_form: Good deeds or alms described as lending unto God an acceptable loan.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Night prayer and recitation command
summary: The wrapped-up addressee is instructed to rise at night for prayer, recite
the Koran distinctly, and prepare for a weighty word.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Devotional separation and endurance of opponents
summary: The addressee is told to remember the Lord, renounce worldly vanities,
take God as patron, endure insults from unbelievers, and depart from them decently.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Punishment and cosmic terror
summary: Deniers are warned of fetters, fire, choking food, torment, a shaken earth,
mountains reduced to sand, terrified children, and a riven heaven.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Pharaoh precedent
summary: The audience is told that an apostle has been sent to them as a witness,
just as an apostle was sent to Pharaoh, and that Pharaoh was punished for disobedience.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Easing of night observance and devotional obligations
summary: God acknowledges varying night prayer among the addressee and companions,
eases the burden of exact recitation, and commands prayer, alms, good deeds as
a loan to God, and seeking forgiveness.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: night vigil and devotional withdrawal
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: The addressee is commanded to pray and recite at night, commemorate the Lord,
and separate himself from worldly vanities.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives devotional commands; classification as mystical quest
is interpretive and should be reviewed.
- id: motif:2
label: burden of revelation
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage says a weighty word will be laid on the addressee and commands
careful recitation of the Koran.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference to wisdom is broad; the passage itself emphasizes
revelation as a heavy charge rather than a wisdom quest.
- id: motif:3
label: divine judgment with punitive torments
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Deniers are warned of fetters, burning fire, choking food, painful torment,
and inescapable terror.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No caution beyond the passage's explicitly eschatological warning language.
- id: motif:4
label: cosmic upheaval on the promised day
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The earth and mountains are shaken, mountains become sand, children are terrified,
and heaven is rent asunder.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The imagery is tied to judgment in this passage; it should not be generalized
to a separate creation or chaos myth without further evidence.
- id: motif:5
label: disobedient ruler punished as warning
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Pharaoh disobeys the apostle sent to him and is chastised; this functions
as a warning to the present audience.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives only a brief allusion to Pharaoh and does not narrate
the full story.
- id: motif:6
label: sacred exchange through alms and loan to God
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The audience is told to pay legal alms, lend God an acceptable loan, and
find the good sent before their souls with God as a greater reward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The phrase 'loan' is theological and devotional rather than a literal
commercial exchange.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly compares the apostle sent to the present audience
with the apostle sent to Pharaoh; both function as divinely sent witnesses or
warners whose rejection brings judgment.
claim_level: same_function
target: the apostle sent unto Pharaoh and the apostle sent to the audience
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage provides only a compressed comparison and does not identify
the present apostle by name within the quoted verses.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 37160-37248, opening command
quote_or_summary: '"O THOU wrapped up" is commanded to arise for night prayer and
recite the Koran with a distinct, sonorous voice.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 37160-37248, devotional instruction
quote_or_summary: The Lord will lay a weighty word on the addressee; night rising
aids devotion and pronunciation; the addressee is told to remember the Lord, separate
himself to him, and take him as patron.
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 37160-37248, verse marked 10 and following
quote_or_summary: The addressee is told to suffer the insults of unbelievers, depart
from them decently, and leave to God those who charge the Koran with falsehood
while enjoying this life for a while.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 37160-37248, punishment warning
quote_or_summary: Punishments are listed as "heavy fetters," "a burning fire," choking
food, and painful torment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 37160-37248, cosmic shaking and Pharaoh comparison
quote_or_summary: On a certain day the earth and mountains will be shaken and mountains
become poured-out sand; an apostle is sent to the audience as one was sent to
Pharaoh, who disobeyed and was heavily chastised.
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 37160-37248, promised day and admonition
quote_or_summary: A day is described as making children gray-headed through terror
and rending heaven; the passage calls this an admonition and says the willing
will take the way to the Lord.
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 37160-37248, final easing and obligations
quote_or_summary: The Lord knows the addressee and companions keep varying portions
of the night in prayer; exact observance is eased, and the audience is commanded
to recite what is easy, pray, pay alms, lend God an acceptable loan, do good,
and seek forgiveness.
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 37160-37248, Sale note g
quote_or_summary: The note explains traditions about the epithet 'wrapped up,' including
Mohammed wrapped in garments and frightened at Gabriel's appearance, or sleeping
or praying under a mantle or rug.
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 mostly direct from the supplied passage. Motif labels
involving mystical quest or wisdom are broader interpretive mappings and need
review.
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 supplied passage text and metadata. The supplied locator label mentions 'THE GENII,' but the passage text is Chapter LXXIII, 'THE WRAPPED UP'; this discrepancy is noted without altering the provided locator.
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