batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l38548-l38575
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l38548-l38575
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XC. / ENTITLED, THE TERRITORY;
REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 38548-38575
start: '38548'
end: '38575'
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 the territory, the prophet's residence in it, and
by begetting. It says man was created in misery, questions human self-confidence
and display of wealth, names human faculties and two moral highways, then defines
the difficult cliff as freeing a captive or feeding needy persons in famine. Believers
who practice perseverance and mercy are companions of the right hand, while disbelievers
are companions of the left hand with arched fire above them.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: An oath is made by the territory, by the prophet's residence in the territory,
and by the begetter and the begotten.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Man is said to have been created in misery and is questioned about whether
anyone can prevail over him or see him.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The passage names two eyes, a tongue, and two lips as things made for man.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The passage says man has been shown two highways of good and evil.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The cliff is defined as freeing a captive or feeding an orphan kinsman or
a poor man during famine.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Those who believe and recommend perseverance and mercy to one another are
called companions of the right hand.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Those who disbelieve the signs are called companions of the left hand, with
arched fire above them.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Most Merciful God / divine speaker
description: The passage opens in the name of the Most Merciful God and uses a divine
first-person plural voice for creation and instruction.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: prophet
description: The prophet is addressed as residing in the territory.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: man
description: Man is described as created in misery, possessing bodily faculties,
and shown two highways.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: captive
description: A captive is named as someone to be freed in the explanation of the
cliff.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: orphan of kin
description: An orphan who is of kin is named as someone to be fed in famine.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: poor man who lies on the ground
description: A poor man lying on the ground is named as someone to be fed in famine.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: companions of the right hand
description: Believers who recommend perseverance and mercy to one another are called
companions of the right hand.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: companions of the left hand
description: Those who disbelieve the signs are called companions of the left hand.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: creator and revealer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The divine voice says man was created and shown the two highways.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: addressed resident of the territory
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The prophet is addressed as residing in the sworn-by territory.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: human moral agent
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Man is described as endowed with faculties and shown the two highways of
good and evil.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: recipient of aid
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: The captive, orphan, and poor man are named in acts of freeing or feeding.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: righteous believers
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: They believe and recommend perseverance and mercy and are called companions
of the right hand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: disbelievers subject to fire
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: They disbelieve the signs and have arched fire above them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: territory
literal_form: territory sworn by at the beginning of the passage
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: two highways of good and evil
literal_form: two highways
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: cliff
literal_form: cliff that must be attempted
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: right hand
literal_form: right hand
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: left hand
literal_form: left hand
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: arched fire
literal_form: fire arched above the companions of the left hand
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Oath and human condition
summary: The passage swears by the territory and declares that man was created in
misery, while questioning human assumptions of power, expenditure, and being unseen.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Human faculties and moral roads
summary: Human faculties are named, and man is said to have been shown two highways
of good and evil.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: The cliff as aid to the vulnerable
summary: The cliff is explained as freeing a captive or feeding an orphan kinsman
or a poor man in famine.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Right-hand and left-hand outcomes
summary: Believers who recommend perseverance and mercy are companions of the right
hand, while disbelievers are companions of the left hand with arched fire above
them.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: moral dual path
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
basis: The passage states that man has been shown two highways of good and evil.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage gives a direct image of two
moral ways but does not elaborate a journey narrative.
- id: motif:2
label: difficult ascent or test of righteous action
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: The passage asks about the cliff and defines it through difficult acts of
liberation and feeding in famine.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The text says 'cliff' rather than narrating an actual ascent; the motif
identification rests on the passage's own image of attempting the cliff.
- id: motif:3
label: charitable liberation and feeding of the vulnerable
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: The cliff is defined as freeing a captive and feeding an orphan or poor man
during famine.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage describes righteous social obligations; 'sacrifice' is an
approximate taxonomy fit because no ritual sacrifice is described.
- id: motif:4
label: right-hand reward and left-hand punishment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage distinguishes companions of the right hand from companions of
the left hand and associates the latter with fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The immediate passage gives the classification and punishment, but not
a full courtroom or resurrection scene.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 38554-38562
quote_or_summary: The passage swears by the territory, the prophet's residence there,
and begetting; it says man was created in misery and questions his assumptions
of power, wealth, and being unseen.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 38563-38566
quote_or_summary: '"Have we not made him two eyes, and a tongue, and two lips; and
shown him the two highways of good and evil?"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; short excerpt.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 38567-38572
quote_or_summary: The passage says he does not attempt the cliff, then defines the
cliff as freeing a captive or feeding an orphan kinsman or a poor man in a day
of famine.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 38572-38574
quote_or_summary: Those who believe and recommend perseverance and mercy to one
another are called companions of the right hand.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; concise summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 38574-38575
quote_or_summary: '"But they who shall disbelieve our signs shall be the companions
of the left hand: above them shall be arched fire."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; short excerpt.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif labels are candidate mappings
to the supplied broad taxonomy and should be reviewed, especially ascent and sacrifice.
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 alone does not explicitly compare itself to another tradition or corpus.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg__l38548-l38575
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