batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l37716-l37782
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l37716-l37782
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LXXVIII. / ENTITLED, THE
NEWS; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 37716-37782
start: '37716'
end: '37782'
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 announces dispute over the news of resurrection, recalls divine
ordering of earth, mountains, heavens, rain, crops, and rest, then describes the
fixed day of separation: trumpet, opened heaven, vanished mountains, hell for
transgressors, bliss for the pious, angelic order before the Merciful, and each
person seeing the deeds sent ahead.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Unbelievers question one another about the great news of the resurrection
and disagree about it.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The earth is described as a bed and the mountains as stakes that fix it.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Human beings are described as created in two sexes, with sleep appointed for
rest, night as a covering garment, and day for livelihood.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Seven solid heavens are built over people, with a burning lamp placed therein.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Rain-water is sent down from clouds to produce corn, herbs, and gardens thickly
planted with trees.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The day of separation is a fixed period when the trumpet sounds and people
come in troops to judgment.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: On that day heaven is opened and filled with gates for angels, while mountains
pass away and become vapor.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Hell is described as an ambush and receptacle for transgressors, where they
remain for ages without refreshment except boiling water and filthy corruption.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: The torments of transgressors are described as recompense for deeds, disbelief,
and denial of signs; everything is computed and written down.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: For the pious there is a place of bliss with gardens, vineyards, damsels of
equal age, and a full cup, without vain discourse or falsehood.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: The spirit Gabriel and other angels stand in order and speak only by permission
of the Merciful.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: On the threatened day a man beholds the good or evil deeds his hands have
sent before him, and the unbeliever wishes to be dust.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: unbelievers
description: Those who question and disagree about the resurrection and later wish
to be dust.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God / Lord / Merciful
description: The speaker and divine authority described as Lord of heaven and earth,
giver of recompense, and granter of permission to speak.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: transgressors
description: Those for whom hell is a receptacle and whose punishment is recompense
for deeds and denial.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: the pious
description: Those for whom a place of bliss is prepared as recompense from the
Lord.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Gabriel and the other angels
description: The spirit Gabriel and other angels stand in order and speak only with
permission.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: a man
description: A person who beholds the good or evil deeds his hands have sent before
him.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: damsels
description: Damsels of equal age with the pious in the place of bliss.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: questioners of resurrection
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: They ask one another about the great news of the resurrection and disagree
concerning it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: creator and final judge
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage attributes cosmic ordering, recompense, and control of speech
on the final day to the Lord/Merciful.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: angelic attendants at judgment
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Gabriel and other angels stand in order and speak only by permission on the
day described.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: judged or punished humans
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
basis: Unbelievers, transgressors, and a man are shown facing judgment, account,
recompense, or punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: rewarded righteous
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: A place of bliss is prepared for the pious as recompense from the Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: earth as bed
literal_form: earth made for a bed
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: mountains as stakes and vapor
literal_form: mountains made as stakes to fix the earth; later passing away as vapor
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: night garment
literal_form: night made a garment to cover people
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: seven heavens
literal_form: seven solid heavens built over people
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: burning lamp
literal_form: a burning lamp placed in the heavens
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:6
label: rain-water and vegetation
literal_form: rain-water from clouds producing corn, herbs, and gardens thick with
trees
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:7
label: trumpet
literal_form: trumpet sounding on the day of separation
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:8
label: opened heaven with gates
literal_form: heaven opened and full of gates for angels
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:9
label: hell as ambush
literal_form: hell described as a place of ambush and receptacle for transgressors
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:10
label: boiling water
literal_form: boiling water given instead of refreshment or drink
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:11
label: garden bliss
literal_form: gardens planted with trees and vineyards prepared for the pious
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:12
label: written account
literal_form: everything computed and written down
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:13
label: dust wish
literal_form: the unbeliever wishes to be dust
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Dispute over resurrection
summary: Unbelievers question and disagree about the great news of resurrection,
and are told they will know its truth.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Cosmic and earthly ordering
summary: 'The passage lists ordered features of creation: earth, mountains, sexes,
sleep, night, day, heavens, lamp, rain, crops, herbs, and gardens.'
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Day of separation
summary: At the fixed day, the trumpet sounds, people come to judgment, heaven opens
with gates, and mountains become vapor.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Punishment of transgressors
summary: Hell receives transgressors for ages; they receive boiling water and corruption
as recompense, with all deeds computed and written.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
- sym:10
- sym:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Reward of the pious
summary: The pious receive a place of bliss with gardens, vineyards, companions,
a full cup, and truthful speechlessness from vain discourse.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Angelic order before the Merciful
summary: The Lord of heaven and earth is unapproachable except by permission; Gabriel
and angels stand in order and speak only by permission.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:7
label: Human confrontation with deeds
summary: A near punishment is announced; a person beholds the deeds sent before
him, and the unbeliever wishes to be dust.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: resurrection announced and disputed
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage names the great news of resurrection, notes disagreement about
it, and states that its truth will be known.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is doctrinal proclamation rather than narrative episode.
- id: motif:2
label: final divine judgment by deeds
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The day of separation includes the trumpet, arrival to judgment, accounting
of deeds, written computation, recompense, and each person beholding deeds sent
ahead.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No external comparison is implied beyond the supplied taxonomy label.
- id: motif:3
label: afterlife punishment and reward
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage contrasts hell for transgressors with a prepared place of bliss
for the pious.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives destinations and conditions but does not narrate a journey
through the afterlife.
- id: motif:4
label: cosmic dissolution at judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- chaos
basis: On the day of separation, heaven opens and the mountains pass away and become
vapor.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage describes limited cosmic disruption, not a full chaos narrative.
- id: motif:5
label: ordered creation as sign of divine power
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage lists structured features of creation—earth, mountains, sleep,
night, day, heavens, rain, and vegetation—before announcing judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy has no exact 'creation signs' category; 'wisdom'
is a broad fit.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 37716-37723
quote_or_summary: Unbelievers ask one another about the great news of resurrection,
disagree concerning it, and are told they will later know its truth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 37724-37741
quote_or_summary: God is presented as making the earth a bed, mountains as stakes,
humans in two sexes, sleep for rest, night as cover, day for livelihood, seven
heavens, a burning lamp, and rain that produces crops, herbs, and gardens.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 37742-37750
quote_or_summary: The day of separation is fixed; the trumpet sounds, people come
in troops to judgment, heaven opens with gates for angels, and mountains become
vapor.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 37751-37763
quote_or_summary: Hell is an ambush and receptacle for transgressors, who remain
for ages without refreshment except boiling water and corruption; their punishment
is recompense, and everything is computed and written.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 37764-37772
quote_or_summary: 'The pious receive bliss: gardens, vineyards, damsels of equal
age, a full cup, no vain discourse or falsehood, and a sufficient gift from the
Lord.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 37773-37779
quote_or_summary: The Lord of heaven and earth is not approached on demand; Gabriel
and the other angels stand in order and speak only by the Merciful's permission
and rightly.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 37780-37782
quote_or_summary: The infallible day and near punishment are announced; a man sees
the deeds his hands sent ahead, and the unbeliever says he wishes he were dust.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is strong because the passage is explicit. Motif labels
are limited to the supplied taxonomy and some are broad fits. No comparison claims
were made because the passage itself does not compare traditions or motif families.
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: |-
Footnotes in the passage were not treated as separate narrative content except where included in the provided line range; extraction focuses on the chapter text.
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