batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l3853-l3902
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l3853-l3902
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 3853-3902
start: '3853'
end: '3902'
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 describes Islamic and related oriental accounts of genii or
jinn as fire-created beings between angels and humans, capable of moral distinction,
death, and salvation or damnation. It recounts traditions of their pre-Adamite
habitation, corruption, expulsion, wars, confinement, and ranks. It then compares
these genii with Jewish Shedim. The passage also summarizes Islamic beliefs about
written revelations given by God to prophets, including a numbered sequence of
sacred books and the closure of revelation with Mohammed.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage describes Jin or Genii as an intermediate order of creatures created
of fire and of a grosser fabric than angels.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The genii are said to eat, drink, propagate their species, and be subject
to death.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Some genii are described as good and others as bad, with possible future salvation
or damnation.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Mohammed is described as claiming to be sent for the conversion of genii as
well as men.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Oriental traditions in the passage say genii inhabited the world before Adam
under successive princes called Solomon.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: After general corruption, Eblis is said to have been sent to drive the genii
into a remote part of the earth for confinement.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Tahmrath, an ancient king of Persia, is said to have warred against remaining
genii and forced them to retreat into the mountains of Kf.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: 'The passage names ranks or kinds among these beings: Jin, Peri, Div, and
Tacwns.'
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: The passage states that Mohammedan notions of genii agree almost exactly with
Jewish writings about demons called Shedm.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The Shedm are described as winged, able to fly from one end of the world to
the other, and possessing some knowledge of futurity.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: The Shedm are also described as eating, drinking, propagating, and dying like
humans.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: Some Shedm are said to believe in the law of Moses and be good, while others
are infidels and reprobates.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:13
text: The passage states that God gave written revelations of his will to several
prophets in different ages of the world.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:14
text: The passage gives the number of sacred books as 104 and lists distributions
to Adam, Seth, Edrs or Enoch, Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus, and Mohammed.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:15
text: Mohammed is described as the seal of the prophets, after whom revelations
are closed and no more are expected.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:16
text: Most earlier divine books are said to be lost, and the Pentateuch, Psalms,
and Gospel are said to have undergone alterations and corruptions.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Jin or Genii
description: An intermediate order of fire-created creatures, distinct from angels
and humans but sharing human-like bodily traits and moral destiny.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: Described as sent for conversion of genii and men and as the seal of
the prophets.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Eblis
description: Described as sent to drive corrupted genii into a remote part of the
earth for confinement.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Tahmrath
description: An ancient king of Persia who warred against remaining genii and forced
them to retreat into the mountains of Kf.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Shedm
description: Jewish demons compared with the genii; described as sharing traits
with angels and humans and divided morally.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: God
description: The giver of written revelations to prophets in different ages.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Prophets receiving sacred books
description: Adam, Seth, Edrs or Enoch, Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus, and Mohammed
are listed as recipients of sacred books or revelations.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: intermediate fire-created beings
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage calls the Jin or Genii an intermediate order created of fire
and grosser than angels.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: morally divided beings subject to judgment
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:5
basis: Both genii and Shedm are described as including good and bad members, with
salvation/damnation or belief/reprobation language.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: missionary to genii and humans
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage says Mohammed claimed to be sent for conversion of genii as well
as men.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: expeller and confiner
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Eblis is said to have been sent to drive corrupted genii into a remote confined
region.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: kingly warrior against genii
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Tahmrath is described as an ancient Persian king who waged war against genii.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: comparable Jewish demon-kind
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The passage compares Mohammedan genii with Jewish Shedm and lists shared
traits.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: divine revealer
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: God is said to have given written revelations of his will to prophets.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: seal of the prophets
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Mohammed is described as the last prophet after whom revelations are closed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: recipients of sacred books
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The passage lists prophets to whom sacred books or revelations were delivered.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: fire
literal_form: fire as the substance from which genii are created
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: mountains of Kf
literal_form: famous mountains of Kf as a retreat or place of confinement for genii
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: wings
literal_form: wings attributed to the Shedm in comparison with ministering angels
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: sacred books
literal_form: written revelations given to prophets, counted as 104 sacred books
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Description of fire-created genii
summary: The passage defines genii as intermediate beings created of fire, unlike
angels in bodily functions and mortality, and divided into good and bad.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Pre-Adamite genii, corruption, expulsion, and retreat
summary: The genii are said to have inhabited the world before Adam, fallen into
corruption, been driven to a remote region by Eblis, and later forced by Tahmrath
into the mountains of Kf.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Ranks of genii-like beings
summary: 'The passage lists different ranks or types among the beings: Jin, Peri,
Div, and Tacwns.'
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Comparison with Jewish Shedm
summary: The passage compares Islamic genii with Jewish Shedm, describing Shedm
as winged, far-flying, partly foreknowing, mortal, reproductive, and morally divided.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Sequence and closure of written revelations
summary: God is said to have given written revelations to prophets in successive
ages; the sacred books are numbered and distributed, and revelation is said to
close with Mohammed.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: fire-created intermediate beings
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The genii are described as beings created of fire, intermediate between angels
and humans, with bodily and mortal traits.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: No exact available motif-family taxonomy ref matches this specific being-type
pattern.
- id: motif:2
label: morally divided nonhuman beings subject to salvation or damnation
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The genii are said to be good or bad and capable of salvation or damnation;
the Shedm are similarly divided between believers and reprobates.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is doctrinal and comparative rather than a narrative judgment
scene.
- id: motif:3
label: pre-human beings expelled to remote mountains after corruption
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
basis: The genii are said to predate Adam, fall into corruption, be driven away,
and retreat into the mountains of Kf after conflict with Tahmrath.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy contains 'mountain' as a symbol rather than a specific
exile-of-spirits motif.
- id: motif:4
label: successive sacred revelations to prophets
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage describes God giving written revelations in successive ages to
named prophets and treats these as sacred books requiring belief.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy ref 'wisdom' is broad; the passage specifically concerns
revealed scripture.
- id: motif:5
label: closure of revelation with final prophet
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Mohammed is described as the seal of the prophets, with revelations now closed
and no more expected.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy ref directly names final-prophet or closed-canon
motifs.
- id: motif:6
label: lost and corrupted earlier scriptures
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage says earlier divine books are lost and that the Pentateuch, Psalms,
and Gospel have been altered or corrupted.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The motif label is doctrinal and textual; the broad 'wisdom' taxonomy
ref should be reviewed.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly compares Islamic genii with Jewish Shedm and says
their described traits agree almost exactly.
claim_level: same_function
target: Jewish Shedm demon tradition
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The claim reports the passage's comparison only; it does not independently
establish historical contact or common inheritance.
- id: claim:2
claim: Genii and Shedm share a pattern of hybrid angelic-human traits, including
flight or supra-human qualities alongside eating, drinking, propagation, death,
and moral division.
claim_level: same_motif
target: hybrid mortal spirit-being pattern across Islamic genii and Jewish Shedm
as presented in the passage
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage lists similar attributes, but the genii section does not
attribute wings or flight to genii in this excerpt.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 3853-3856
quote_or_summary: Jin or Genii are described as an intermediate order created of
fire, grosser than angels, and as eating, drinking, propagating, and dying.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 3856-3859
quote_or_summary: Some genii are described as good and others bad, capable of future
salvation or damnation; Mohammed is said to be sent for conversion of genii and
humans.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 3859-3868
quote_or_summary: Oriental traditions say genii inhabited the world before Adam,
fell into corruption, were driven by Eblis into a remote confined region, and
were later forced by Tahmrath into the mountains of Kf.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 3868-3871
quote_or_summary: 'The passage lists ranks or kinds among these beings: Jin, Peri,
Div, and Tacwns.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 3872-3876
quote_or_summary: The passage states that Mohammedan notions of genii agree almost
exactly with Jewish writings about demons called Shedm, including a tradition
of their origin from angels and Naamah before the Flood.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 3876-3882
quote_or_summary: Shedm are described as sharing three traits with angels—wings,
far flight, and some future knowledge—and three with humans—eating, drinking,
propagation, and death; some are good believers and others reprobates.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 3883-3893
quote_or_summary: God is said to have given written revelations to prophets; 104
sacred books are distributed among Adam, Seth, Edrs or Enoch, Abraham, Moses,
David, Jesus, and Mohammed, with Mohammed as seal of the prophets and revelation
closed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized rather than quoted at length.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 3893-3902
quote_or_summary: All divine books except the last four are said to be lost; the
Pentateuch, Psalms, and Gospel are said to have undergone many alterations and
corruptions, with the Jews specifically accused in the Koran of falsifying their
law.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized rather than quoted at length.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward from the supplied passage. Motif taxonomy
mapping is partly broad because the available taxonomy lacks exact references
for jinn, scripture sequence, final prophet, or textual corruption.
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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used. Spelling follows the passage where distinctive forms appear, such as Jin, Genii, Shedm, Eblis, Tahmrath, and Kf.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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