batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l38634-l38665
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l38634-l38665
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XCII. / ENTITLED, THE NIGHT;
REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 38634-38665
start: '38634'
end: '38665'
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, titled “The Night,” swears by night, day, and the creation
of male and female, then contrasts different human endeavors. It says the obedient
and God-fearing will have the way to happiness facilitated, while the covetous
worldly denier will have the way to misery facilitated and will not be helped
by riches when falling into hell. It states that guidance and both present and
future life belong to God, threatens fierce fire for disbelievers who turn back,
and promises satisfaction to one who avoids idolatry and rebellion and gives alms
solely for the sake of the Lord Most High.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The chapter is entitled “The Night” and is identified as revealed at Mecca.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage invokes night covering things with darkness and day shining forth.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage invokes the one who created male and female, then states that
human endeavor differs.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: One described group is obedient, fears God, and professes the truth of the
most excellent faith.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: For the obedient group, the way to happiness is facilitated.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Another described group is covetous, absorbed in the world, and denies the
truth of what is most excellent.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: For the covetous denier, the way to misery is facilitated, and riches do not
profit when he falls into hell.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The passage states that the direction of mankind and both the life to come
and present life belong to God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: A fierce-burning fire is threatened, entered only by the most wretched, who
disbelieved and turned back.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: One who avoids idolatry and rebellion and gives substance in alms for the
Lord’s sake will be removed far from the fire and later satisfied with reward.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / LORD Most High
description: Named as the Most Merciful God and the LORD Most High; the passage
says direction, the life to come, and present life belong to God.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Obedient God-fearing truth-professor
description: A human type described as obedient, fearing God, professing the truth,
avoiding idolatry and rebellion, and giving alms for the Lord’s sake.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Covetous worldly denier / most wretched
description: A human type described as covetous, taken up with the world, denying
the truth, disbelieving, and turning back.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine owner of guidance and both lives
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage states that the direction of mankind, the life to come, and the
present life belong to God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: divine rewarder and warner
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage threatens fierce fire for disbelievers and describes future satisfaction
with reward for one who gives for the Lord’s sake.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: righteous recipient of facilitated happiness and reward
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The obedient God-fearing person is granted the way to happiness; the sincere
almsgiver is kept far from the fire and satisfied with reward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: unrighteous recipient of facilitated misery and fire
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The covetous worldly denier is granted the way to misery, gains no help from
riches, and is associated with falling into hell and entering fierce fire.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: night covering with darkness
literal_form: night covering all things with darkness
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: day shining forth
literal_form: day shining forth
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: male and female creation pair
literal_form: male and female created by God
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: divergent way
literal_form: way to happiness and way to misery
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: fierce fire
literal_form: fire which burneth fiercely
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: alms given for the Lord’s sake
literal_form: substance given in alms without seeking recompense from people
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Opening oath by paired phenomena
summary: The passage invokes night, day, and the creation of male and female before
stating that human endeavors differ.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Two divergent moral ways
summary: The obedient God-fearing truth-professor is assigned the facilitated way
to happiness, while the covetous worldly denier is assigned the facilitated way
to misery and gains no help from riches when falling into hell.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Warning of fire and promise of reward
summary: The passage states that guidance and both lives belong to God, threatens
fierce fire for disbelievers who turn back, and says the sincere almsgiver who
avoids idolatry and rebellion will be removed far from the fire and satisfied
with reward.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: paired cosmic and human oppositions
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
basis: The passage juxtaposes night and day, male and female, and then contrasts
different human endeavors and outcomes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not elaborate a mythic narrative of the paired opposites;
the motif is inferred from explicit parallel contrasts.
- id: motif:2
label: divine judgment of righteous and wicked
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage distinguishes obedient believers from covetous deniers and assigns
happiness, misery, hell/fire, removal from fire, and reward accordingly.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is exhortative and doctrinal rather than a narrative judgment
scene with named individual litigants.
- id: motif:3
label: sincere almsgiving and future reward
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The passage describes giving substance in alms without seeking human recompense,
for the sake of the Lord, followed by future satisfaction with reward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The text emphasizes piety and divine reward; it does not frame the act
as a negotiated exchange, so the taxonomy fit is limited.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: citation
locator: lines 38634-38638
quote_or_summary: 'Chapter heading: Chapter XCII, entitled “The Night,” revealed
at Mecca, introduced in the name of the Most Merciful God.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg text; supplied metadata permits full-text
use.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 38640-38643
quote_or_summary: The passage swears by night covering things with darkness, by
day shining forth, and by the one who created male and female, then says human
endeavor is different.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg text; supplied metadata permits full-text
use.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 38644-38647
quote_or_summary: Whoever is obedient, fears God, and professes the truth of the
most excellent faith will have the way to happiness facilitated.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg text; supplied metadata permits full-text
use.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 38648-38654
quote_or_summary: Whoever is covetous, absorbed in this world, and denies the most
excellent truth will have the way to misery facilitated; riches will not profit
him when he falls into hell.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg text; supplied metadata permits full-text
use.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 38655-38656
quote_or_summary: The passage states that direction of mankind belongs to God and
that both the life to come and the present life are God’s.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg text; supplied metadata permits full-text
use.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 38657-38659
quote_or_summary: The passage threatens a fiercely burning fire, entered only by
the most wretched, who disbelieved and turned back.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg text; supplied metadata permits full-text
use.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 38660-38665
quote_or_summary: One who avoids idolatry and rebellion, gives substance in alms
without seeking human recompense, and gives for the sake of the Lord Most High
will be far from the fire and later satisfied with reward.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg text; supplied metadata permits full-text
use.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is based directly on the supplied passage. Motif assignment
is strongest for duality and divine judgment; sacred exchange is more tentative.
No cross-text comparison claims are made because the passage itself does not identify
another tradition or narrative analogue.
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: |-
All observations and motif candidates are limited to the supplied passage and metadata.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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