batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l38577-l38631
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l38577-l38631
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XCI. / ENTITLED, THE SUN;
REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 38577-38631
start: '38577'
end: '38631'
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: Chapter XCI invokes the sun, moon, day, night, heaven, earth, and the soul
as oath-like witnesses; states that the soul is formed and given discernment between
wickedness and piety; contrasts purification with corruption; recounts how Thamud
rejected Saleh, killed the camel of God despite warning, and were destroyed by
their Lord.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage invokes the sun, moon, day, night, heaven, earth, and soul in
a sequence of oath-like statements.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The soul is described as completely formed and inspired with a faculty for
distinguishing and choosing wickedness and piety.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage states that the one who purifies the soul is happy, while the
one who corrupts it is miserable.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Thamud are said to have accused their prophet Saleh of imposture because of
wickedness.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: A wretch among Thamud was sent to slay the camel.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The apostle of God told them to leave the camel of God alone and not hinder
her drinking.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: They charged Saleh with imposture and slew the camel.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Their Lord destroyed them for their crime and made the punishment equal to
them all.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / LORD
description: Named as the one associated with the apostle, the camel, and the destruction
of Thamud.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Saleh
description: The prophet and apostle of God who warned Thamud about the camel of
God.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Thamud
description: The people who accused Saleh of imposture, slew the camel, and were
destroyed for their crime.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: The wretch among them
description: A member of Thamud sent to slay the camel.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: The camel of God
description: A camel associated with God, whose drinking was not to be hindered
and who was slain by Thamud.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Lord destroys Thamud for their crime.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: warned prophet / apostle
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Saleh is called their prophet and the apostle of God, and he commands them
to leave the camel alone.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: offending people
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Thamud reject Saleh, slay the camel, and receive punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: appointed killer
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The wretch among them is sent to slay the camel.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: divine animal under protection
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The camel is called the camel of God, and Saleh tells them not to hinder
her drinking.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Sun
literal_form: Sun and its rising brightness
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: Moon
literal_form: Moon following the sun
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: Day
literal_form: Day showing splendor
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: Night
literal_form: Night covering with darkness
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:5
label: Heaven
literal_form: Heaven and the one who built it
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:6
label: Earth
literal_form: Earth and the one who spread it forth
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:7
label: Soul
literal_form: Soul formed and inspired with discernment between wickedness and piety
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:8
label: Camel of God
literal_form: Camel whose drinking is not to be hindered
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Cosmic and moral invocation
summary: A sequence invokes celestial and earthly phenomena, then describes the
soul as formed and given discernment between wickedness and piety, followed by
a contrast between purification and corruption.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Thamud, Saleh, and the camel
summary: Thamud reject Saleh, a member is sent to kill the camel, Saleh warns them
not to interfere with the camel’s drinking, and they kill her.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Punishment of Thamud
summary: The Lord destroys Thamud for their crime and makes the punishment equal
to them all.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine judgment after rejection of a prophet and violation of a divine animal
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Thamud reject Saleh, slay the camel of God despite warning, and are destroyed
by their Lord for the crime.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives a concise account and does not elaborate the broader
narrative context.
- id: motif:2
label: Moral duality of purification and corruption
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
basis: The soul is given discernment between wickedness and piety, and the passage
contrasts happiness through purification with misery through corruption.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: This is a moral contrast within the passage, not a narrative pairing of
personified opposites.
- id: motif:3
label: Cosmic order as witness to moral truth
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
basis: The passage pairs sun and moon, day and night, heaven and earth before turning
to the soul’s moral discernment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is approximate; the passage presents oath-like
invocations rather than an explicit mythic conflict between paired forces.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 38577-38631
quote_or_summary: The passage invokes the sun and its brightness, the moon following
it, day showing splendor, night covering with darkness, heaven and its builder,
and earth and its spreader.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 38577-38631
quote_or_summary: The soul is described as completely formed and inspired with the
faculty of distinguishing and choosing wickedness and piety.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: 38577-38631
quote_or_summary: "“now is he who hath purified the same, happy; but he who hath
corrupted the same, is miserable.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 38577-38631
quote_or_summary: Thamud accuse their prophet Saleh of imposture; a wretch among
them is sent to slay the camel; the apostle of God tells them to leave the camel
of God alone and not hinder her drinking.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 38577-38631
quote_or_summary: They charge Saleh with imposture and slay the camel; their Lord
destroys them for their crime and makes their punishment equal to them all.
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 assignments are limited
to available taxonomy refs and are kept broad.
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 make an explicit comparative link to another tradition or corpus.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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