batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l38991-l39019
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l38991-l39019
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER CI. / ENTITLED, THE STRIKING;
REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 38991-39019
start: '38991'
end: '39019'
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: On that day men shall be like moths scattered abroad
summary: 'Chapter CI describes “the striking” as a terrifying last-day event: humans
are scattered like moths, mountains become like wind-driven carded wool, balances
of good works determine a pleasing life or the pit of hell, and the pit is identified
as burning fire.'
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage names and questions the event called “the striking,” emphasizing
its terror.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: obs:2
text: On that day, men are compared to moths scattered abroad.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Mountains are compared to carded wool of various colors driven by wind.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: A person whose balance is heavy with good works is said to lead a pleasing
life.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: A person whose balance is light is said to have the pit of hell as his dwelling.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The pit of hell is described as a burning fire.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: A note identifies “the striking” as an epithet for the last day because it
strikes creatures’ hearts with terror.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: A note identifies the original word for the pit as the name of the lowest
dungeon of hell, signifying a deep pit or gulf.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: men
description: Human beings on the day of “the striking,” compared to moths scattered
abroad.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: person with heavy balance
description: One whose balance is heavy with good works and who leads a pleasing
life.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: person with light balance
description: One whose balance is light and whose dwelling is the pit of hell.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: creatures terrified on the last day
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The note says the last day strikes the hearts of all creatures with terror,
and the passage depicts men scattered like moths on that day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: rewarded person with heavy balance
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The person’s balance is heavy with good works and he leads a pleasing life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: condemned person with light balance
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The person’s balance is light and his dwelling is the pit of hell.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: mountains reduced like wool
literal_form: mountains becoming like carded wool of various colours driven by wind
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: balance of good works
literal_form: balance heavy or light with good works
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: pit of hell
literal_form: deep pit, gulf, or lowest dungeon of hell
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: burning fire
literal_form: burning fire of the pit of hell
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: scattered moths
literal_form: men like moths scattered abroad
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: The striking and cosmic disruption
summary: The passage announces the terrifying event called “the striking”; on that
day humans are scattered like moths and mountains become like wind-driven carded
wool.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: scene:2
label: Balances and outcomes
summary: Those with a heavy balance of good works receive a pleasing life, while
those with a light balance dwell in the pit of hell, described as burning fire.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Last-day judgment by weighed deeds
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage describes the last-day event and distinguishes outcomes according
to whether a person’s balance is heavy or light with good works.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not explicitly describe a judge within this excerpt;
the judgment pattern is inferred from the stated weighing and outcomes.
- id: motif:2
label: Cosmic disorder at the last day
taxonomy_refs:
- chaos
basis: Humans are likened to scattered moths and mountains to carded wool driven
by wind during the terrifying last-day event.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy label “chaos” is broad; the passage gives specific images
of eschatological disruption rather than an abstract chaos doctrine.
- id: motif:3
label: Hell as burning pit
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The light-balance person’s dwelling is the pit of hell, and the pit is described
as burning fire; the note further calls it a deep pit or lowest dungeon of hell.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No available motif-family taxonomy ref exactly names this hell-pit pattern.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage fits the divine-judgment motif family through its weighing of
good works and assignment of opposed afterlife outcomes.
claim_level: same_motif
target: 'motif_family: divine_judgment'
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The excerpt does not name a judging figure or describe a full judgment
court; the claim is limited to the weighing-and-outcome pattern.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage shows a last-day cosmic-disruption pattern through images of
scattered humans and transformed mountains.
claim_level: same_function
target: 'motif_family: chaos'
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The comparison is functional and taxonomic only; no historical or cross-textual
relationship is asserted.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 38991-39019, Chapter CI opening
quote_or_summary: "“THE striking! What is the striking?”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; brief quotation used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 38991-39019, Chapter CI
quote_or_summary: On that day men are like moths scattered abroad, and mountains
become like carded wool of various colors driven by wind.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 38991-39019, Chapter CI
quote_or_summary: The one whose balance is heavy with good works leads a pleasing
life.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 38991-39019, Chapter CI
quote_or_summary: The one whose balance is light has the pit of hell as his dwelling.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 38991-39019, Chapter CI
quote_or_summary: "“It is a burning fire.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; brief quotation used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 38991-39019, footnote g
quote_or_summary: The note says “the striking” is a name or epithet for the last
day because it strikes the hearts of all creatures with terror.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 38991-39019, footnote h
quote_or_summary: The note says the original word Hwiyat names the lowest dungeon
of hell and properly means a deep pit or gulf.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal extraction is direct from the provided passage. Motif labels are
limited to the available taxonomy and should be reviewed for taxonomy fit.
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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used. Footnote f appears to refer to a preceding passage and was not used for motif extraction here.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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