batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l38270-l38295
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l38270-l38295
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LXXXVI. / ENTITLED, THE STAR
WHICH APPEARED BY NIGHT; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL
GOD.; lines 38270-38295
start: '38270'
end: '38295'
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 swears by heaven and the night-appearing star of piercing brightness,
states that every soul has a guardian, recalls human creation from poured-forth
seed, affirms God's ability to restore life and examine hidden thoughts and deeds
on a day when humans have no defender, swears by rain-returning heaven and opening
earth, characterizes the discourse as serious moral distinction, and tells the
prophet to bear with unbelievers while God counters their plotting.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage opens with an oath by heaven and by that which appears by night,
identified as a star of piercing brightness.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage states that every soul has a guardian set over it.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: 'A human being is instructed to consider what he is created from: seed poured
forth, issuing from the loins and breastbones.'
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: God is said to be able to restore the human being to life.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: A day is described when secret thoughts and actions will be examined, and
the person will have no power of self-defense and no protector.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The passage swears by heaven returning rain and by earth opening to bring
forth vegetables and springs.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The discourse is described as distinguishing good from evil and not being
composed lightly.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The infidels are described as laying a plot, while God says he will lay a
plot for their ruin; the prophet is told to bear with the unbelievers for a while.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The Most Merciful God, who is able to restore a human being to life
and who responds to the plot of the infidels.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: every soul
description: Each soul is said to have a guardian set over it.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: guardian
description: A guardian is set over every soul.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: man
description: A human being who is told to consider his creation from poured-forth
seed and who may be restored to life and examined.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: prophet
description: The addressee instructed to bear with the unbelievers and leave them
alone for a while.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: infidels / unbelievers
description: Those described as plotting to frustrate the speaker's designs and
as people whom the prophet should bear with for a while.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: restorer to life
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is said to be able to restore the human being to life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: divine counter-plotter
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God says he will lay a plot for the ruin of those plotting against the divine
designs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: guarded soul
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Every soul has a guardian set over it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: guardian over a soul
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The guardian is explicitly set over every soul.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: created human
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The human is described as created from seed poured forth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: future subject of examination
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The human is linked to a day when secrets are examined and no protector is
available.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: patient prophetic addressee
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The prophet is commanded to bear with unbelievers and leave them alone for
a while.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:8
label: plotting opponents
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The infidels are described as laying a plot to frustrate the speaker's designs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: night-appearing star
literal_form: star of piercing brightness
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: heaven
literal_form: heaven invoked in oaths, including heaven which returns rain
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: guardian over every soul
literal_form: guardian set over each soul
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: poured-forth seed
literal_form: seed issuing from the loins and breastbones
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: rain and springs
literal_form: rain returned by heaven and springs let forth by earth
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: opening earth
literal_form: earth opening to let forth vegetables and springs
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Oath by heaven and the night star
summary: The passage invokes heaven and the night-appearing star of piercing brightness,
then states that every soul has a guardian.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Human origin, restoration, and examination
summary: A human being is told to consider his origin from poured-forth seed; God
is declared able to restore him to life, and a day of examination without defender
is described.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Oath by rain-returning heaven and opening earth
summary: The passage invokes heaven returning rain and earth opening to bring forth
vegetables and springs, then describes the discourse as a serious distinction
between good and evil.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:4
label: Plot and divine counter-plot
summary: The infidels plot against the speaker's designs; God announces a counter-plot
for their ruin, and the prophet is told to bear with the unbelievers temporarily.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: resurrection after human creation
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage links human creation from seed with God's ability to restore
the human being to life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage states restoration to life directly but does not narrate an
individual resurrection episode.
- id: motif:2
label: final examination of hidden deeds
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: A future day is described when secret thoughts and actions are examined and
the person lacks defender or protector.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage summarizes judgment rather than presenting a detailed courtroom
or weighing scene.
- id: motif:3
label: soul under supernatural guardianship
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Every soul is said to have a guardian set over it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The guardian's identity and actions are not elaborated in this passage.
- id: motif:4
label: cosmic oath by celestial and terrestrial signs
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage swears by heaven, the night star, rain-returning heaven, and
the earth opening with vegetation and springs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly corresponds to oath by cosmic
signs.
- id: motif:5
label: rain and earth fertility as signs
taxonomy_refs:
- seasonal_cycle
basis: Heaven returns rain and earth opens to produce vegetables and springs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage uses the imagery in an oath; it does not describe a full seasonal
myth or cycle.
- id: motif:6
label: divine reversal of hostile plotting
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The infidels' plot is met by God's announced counter-plot for their ruin.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states the opposition and divine response briefly, without
narrating the outcome.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 38275-38279
quote_or_summary: The passage swears by heaven and the night-appearing thing, then
identifies it as the star of piercing brightness.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: line 38280
quote_or_summary: '"every soul hath a guardian set over it."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 38281-38284
quote_or_summary: A man is told to consider his creation from seed poured forth,
issuing from the loins and breastbones.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: line 38285
quote_or_summary: '"Verily God is able to restore him to life"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 38286-38288
quote_or_summary: On the day when secret thoughts and actions are examined, the
person has no power to defend himself and no protector.
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 38289-38290
quote_or_summary: The passage swears by heaven returning rain and earth opening
to bring forth vegetables and springs.
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 38291-38292
quote_or_summary: The discourse is described as distinguishing good from evil and
as not composed lightly.
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 38293-38295
quote_or_summary: The infidels plot to frustrate the speaker's designs; God announces
a plot for their ruin, and the prophet is told to bear with the unbelievers for
a while.
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. Motif taxonomy mapping
is strongest for resurrection and divine judgment; other motif labels are descriptive
and require human 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: |-
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly compare its motifs with another corpus or tradition.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg__l38270-l38295
passage_sha256=be15129228591ec8c90610993adc42334f320e634c89d89e4e26bec905d1966d