batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l38851-l38865
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l38851-l38865
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XCVII. / ENTITLED, AL KADR;
WHERE IT WAS REVEALED IS DISPUTED. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines
38851-38865
start: '38851'
end: '38865'
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: The night of al Kadr is better than a thousand months.
summary: The passage states that the Koran was sent down on the night of al Kadr,
describes that night as better than a thousand months, says angels and Gabriel
descend in it by the Lord's permission with decrees for every matter, and says
it is peace until morning rises.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Koran is said to have been sent down in the night of al Kadr.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage asks what will make the addressee understand the excellence of
the night of al Kadr.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The night of al Kadr is described as better than a thousand months.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Angels descend during the night of al Kadr.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The spirit of Gabriel also descends during the night of al Kadr.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The descent occurs by permission of the Lord and is connected with decrees
concerning every matter.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The night is described as peace until the rising of the morning.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / LORD
description: The divine figure invoked as the Most Merciful God and named as the
Lord whose permission authorizes the descent.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Angels
description: Heavenly beings who descend during the night of al Kadr.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Spirit of Gabriel
description: Gabriel, named as the spirit, descends along with the angels.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Addressee
description: A second-person addressee is asked what will make them understand the
excellence of the night of al Kadr.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine sender
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says, in divine plural speech, that the Koran was sent down.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: authorizer of descent
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The angels and Gabriel descend by permission of their Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: descending heavenly beings
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: The angels and Gabriel are said to descend in the night.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: recipient of rhetorical address
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The passage asks the addressee what will make them understand the night of
al Kadr.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Koran sent down
literal_form: The Koran as a revealed text sent down in the night of al Kadr.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: Night of al Kadr
literal_form: A named night in which the Koran is sent down and heavenly beings
descend.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: Thousand months
literal_form: A duration used to measure the excellence of the night of al Kadr.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: Descent
literal_form: The sending down of the Koran and the descent of angels and Gabriel.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: Decrees concerning every matter
literal_form: Divine decrees associated with the descent during the night.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: Rising of the morn
literal_form: Morning rising as the endpoint of the night of peace.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Revelation in the night of al Kadr
summary: The Koran is said to have been sent down in the night of al Kadr.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Excellence of the night
summary: The passage rhetorically emphasizes the excellence of the night and states
that it is better than a thousand months.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Angelic descent with decrees
summary: Angels and the spirit of Gabriel descend in the night by permission of
the Lord with decrees concerning every matter.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Peace until morning
summary: The night is described as peace lasting until morning rises.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Revelation sent down in a sacred night
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage states that the Koran was sent down in the night of al Kadr.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy term 'wisdom' is broad; the passage specifically
concerns revelation rather than a general wisdom tale.
- id: motif:2
label: Angelic descent with divine decrees
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Angels and Gabriel descend by the Lord's permission with decrees concerning
every matter.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No more specific available taxonomy reference is supplied for this pattern.
- id: motif:3
label: Sacred time surpassing ordinary duration
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The night of al Kadr is described as better than a thousand months.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives a value comparison but does not elaborate a broader
time-cycle myth.
- id: motif:4
label: Peace lasting until dawn
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The night is described as peace until the rising of the morn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a concise attribute of the night, not a developed narrative episode.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 38856-38857
quote_or_summary: '"VERILY we sent down the Koran in the night of al Kadr."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 38858-38859
quote_or_summary: The passage asks what will make the addressee understand how excellent
the night of al Kadr is.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: line 38860
quote_or_summary: '"The night of al Kadr is better than a thousand months."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 38861-38863
quote_or_summary: Angels and the spirit of Gabriel descend in that night by permission
of their Lord with decrees concerning every matter.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: line 38864
quote_or_summary: '"It is peace until the rising of the morn."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif labeling is limited because
the available taxonomy lacks exact entries for sacred night, angelic descent,
or decree-bearing revelation.
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 external comparisons were added because the passage itself does not support a specific cross-textual comparison.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg__l38851-l38865
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