batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l38868-l38924
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l38868-l38924
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: ENTITLED, AL KADR; WHERE IT WAS REVEALED IS DISPUTED. / IN THE NAME OF THE
MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XCVIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.;
lines 38868-38924
start: '38868'
end: '38924'
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 includes commentary on the night of al Kadr, divine decrees,
and the descent of the Koran through Gabriel, then presents Chapter XCVIII: unbelievers
among scripture-receivers and idolaters are said to reject the clear evidence
brought by an apostle from God; all were commanded to worship God, pray, and give
alms; disbelievers are consigned to hell, while believers who do good works receive
perpetual gardens with flowing rivers and divine pleasure.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A note explains al Kadr as signifying power, honor, dignity, or divine decree,
and says divine decrees for the coming year are fixed or taken from a preserved
table by God's throne and given to angels.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A note states that Mohammed received his first revelations on the night of
al Kadr and that Gabriel revealed the Koran to him in portions.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The unbelievers among those given scriptures and among idolaters are described
as not staggering until clear evidence came to them.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The clear evidence is described as an apostle from God rehearsing pure books
of revelations containing right discourses.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Those given the scriptures are said to have become divided only after the
clear evidence came to them.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The commanded practices are worship of God with pure religion, orthodoxy,
constancy in prayer, and giving alms.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Those who do not believe are said to be cast into the fire of hell forever
and called the worst of creatures.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Those who believe and do good works are called the best of creatures and receive
gardens of perpetual abode with flowing rivers.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: God is said to be well pleased in the righteous, and they are well pleased
in him.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / LORD
description: Divine source of decrees, revelation, command, judgment, reward, and
pleasure.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: Named in the note as receiving his first revelations on the night of
al Kadr.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Gabriel
description: Named in the note as revealing the Koran to Mohammed in parcels.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Angels
description: The note says divine decrees are given to angels to be executed.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Apostle from God
description: A messenger from God rehearsing pure books of revelations containing
right discourses.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Unbelievers among scripture-receivers and idolaters
description: Groups described as unbelieving and destined for the fire of hell.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Those to whom the scriptures were given
description: A group said to become divided after clear evidence came to them.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Believers who do good works
description: A group called the best of creatures and rewarded with perpetual gardens.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine source
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is associated with revelation, decrees, command, reward, and punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: divine judge and rewarder
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage assigns hell to unbelievers and gardens and divine pleasure to
believers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: revelation bearer
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:5
basis: Gabriel reveals the Koran in parcels; the apostle rehearses pure books of
revelations.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: recipient prophet
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The note says Mohammed received his first revelations on the night of al
Kadr.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: angelic executors of decrees
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The note says decrees are given to angels to be executed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: condemned unbelievers
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The passage says unbelievers among scripture-receivers and idolaters are
cast into hell-fire forever.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: divided scripture-receivers
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Those given scripture are described as divided after clear evidence came.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: rewarded righteous
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Believers who do good works receive gardens of perpetual abode and divine
pleasure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Night of al Kadr
literal_form: A night named for power, honor, dignity, or divine decree, associated
in the note with annual decrees and first revelation.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: Preserved table by God's throne
literal_form: A preserved table by God's throne from which decrees are taken and
given to angels.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: Clear evidence
literal_form: Clear evidence identified in the note as Mohammed or the Koran, and
in the chapter as an apostle from God rehearsing pure revelations.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: Fire of hell
literal_form: The fire of hell in which unbelievers remain forever.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: Gardens with flowing rivers
literal_form: Gardens of perpetual abode through which rivers flow.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Decrees and revelation on the night of al Kadr
summary: The note describes divine decrees being fixed or transferred from a preserved
table by God's throne to angels, and the Koran being sent down and later revealed
by Gabriel to Mohammed in portions.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Arrival of clear evidence
summary: Unbelievers among scripture-receivers and idolaters encounter clear evidence,
described as an apostle from God rehearsing pure revelation.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Commanded religion
summary: The passage states that the people were commanded to worship God with pure
religion, pray constantly, and give alms.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Condemnation of unbelievers
summary: Unbelievers among scripture-receivers and idolaters are said to be cast
into the fire of hell forever.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Reward of believers
summary: Believers who do good works are rewarded with perpetual gardens through
which rivers flow and mutual pleasure with God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine judgment separating unbelievers and righteous believers
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage contrasts unbelievers consigned to eternal hell-fire with believers
rewarded by perpetual gardens and divine pleasure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives judgment outcomes but does not narrate a courtroom scene
or final judgment event in detail.
- id: motif:2
label: Revelation as clear evidence and right discourse
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The apostle from God rehearses pure books of revelation containing right
discourses, and the passage presents this as clear evidence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy only broadly matches this revelation motif through
wisdom; the passage itself emphasizes evidence and scripture.
- id: motif:3
label: Heavenly decree and mediated revelation
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The note describes decrees taken from a preserved table by God's throne and
given to angels, and the Koran being sent down and revealed by Gabriel to Mohammed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: This motif is drawn from the translator's note/commentarial material included
in the passage range, not from the main verses of Chapter XCVIII.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 38868-38924, translator notes preceding Chapter XCVIII
quote_or_summary: The note explains al Kadr as power, honor, dignity, or divine
decree; says yearly divine decrees are fixed or taken from a preserved table by
God's throne and given to angels; and says Mohammed received first revelations,
with Gabriel revealing the Koran in parcels.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 38868-38924, Chapter XCVIII opening verses
quote_or_summary: 'Unbelievers among scripture-receivers and idolaters did not stagger
until clear evidence came: an apostle from God rehearsing pure books of revelation
containing right discourses.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 38868-38924, Chapter XCVIII middle verses
quote_or_summary: Those given scripture became divided after clear evidence came;
they were commanded to worship God in pure religion, be constant in prayer, and
give alms.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 38868-38924, Chapter XCVIII judgment on unbelievers
quote_or_summary: Unbelievers among scripture-receivers and idolaters are said to
be cast into the fire of hell forever and called the worst of creatures.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 38868-38924, Chapter XCVIII reward of believers
quote_or_summary: Believers who do good works are called the best of creatures;
their reward is gardens of perpetual abode with flowing rivers, lasting forever,
and mutual pleasure with God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is limited by the passage range combining translator/commentarial
notes on al Kadr with the main text of Chapter XCVIII. No comparison claims were
made.
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 motifs and symbols are based only on the supplied passage and metadata. Taxonomy references are used only where directly supported by available refs.
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