batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l39448-l39466
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l39448-l39466
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER CXIII. / ENTITLED, THE DAYBREAK; WHERE IT WAS REVEALED IS DISPUTED.
/ IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER CXIV.; lines 39448-39466
start: '39448'
end: '39466'
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: SAY, I fly for refuge unto the LORD of the daybreak
summary: The passage presents Chapter CXIII, titled “The Daybreak,” in which the
speaker is instructed to seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak from created
mischief, nightfall, women blowing on knots, and envy. It then begins the heading
for Chapter CXIV, titled “Men.”
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Chapter CXIII is titled “The Daybreak,” and its place of revelation is stated
as disputed.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The speaker is instructed to seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The requested deliverance is from the mischief of things created by God.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The requested deliverance includes protection from the mischief of the night
when it comes on.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The requested deliverance includes protection from the mischief of women blowing
on knots.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The requested deliverance includes protection from the mischief of an envious
person when he envies.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Chapter CXIV is introduced with the title “Men,” and its place of revelation
is stated as disputed.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: speaker instructed to say the prayer
description: A speaking figure is commanded to say the refuge formula.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the Lord of the daybreak
description: The divine figure to whom refuge is directed.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: women blowing on knots
description: Women described as blowing on knots and associated with mischief from
which protection is sought.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: the envious person
description: A figure described by the attribute of envy and associated with mischief
when he envies.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: supplicant or reciter
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage commands the speaker to say that he flies for refuge.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: divine protector
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Refuge is sought from the Lord of the daybreak for deliverance from mischief.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: source of mischief named in the prayer
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: Women blowing on knots and the envious person are both named among mischiefs
from which deliverance is requested.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: daybreak
literal_form: daybreak
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: nightfall
literal_form: the night when it comes on
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: knots
literal_form: knots blown upon by women
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: envy
literal_form: the envious when he envies
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: prayer for refuge from mischief
summary: 'The speaker is instructed to seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak
for deliverance from several named forms of mischief: created things, nightfall,
women blowing on knots, and envy.'
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:2
label: transition to Chapter CXIV
summary: The passage then introduces Chapter CXIV with the title “Men.”
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: seeking divine refuge from harmful forces
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage centers on a command to seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak
for deliverance from multiple forms of mischief.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is a short prayer formula; broader doctrinal or ritual context
is not supplied in the excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: night as a time of danger
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The prayer specifically asks for deliverance from the mischief of the night
when it comes on.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage names nightfall as a source of mischief but does not elaborate
a narrative event or cosmological explanation.
- id: motif:3
label: harmful knot-working or knot magic
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The prayer asks for deliverance from the mischief of women blowing on knots.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not explain the act beyond the phrase itself; interpretation
as magical or ritual knot-working should be reviewed.
- id: motif:4
label: envy as harmful force
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The prayer asks for deliverance from the mischief of the envious when he
envies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The excerpt names envy as harmful but provides no further narrative development.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: 39448-39450
quote_or_summary: "“CHAPTER CXIII. ENTITLED, THE DAYBREAK; WHERE IT WAS REVEALED
IS DISPUTED.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: 39452-39454
quote_or_summary: "“SAY, I fly for refuge unto the LORD of the daybreak”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 39454-39455
quote_or_summary: The prayer asks that God deliver the speaker from the mischief
of things God has created.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: '39456'
quote_or_summary: "“from the mischief of the night, when it cometh on”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: '39457'
quote_or_summary: "“from the mischief of women blowing on knots”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: '39458'
quote_or_summary: "“from the mischief of the envious, when he envieth.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:7
type: quote
locator: 39464-39466
quote_or_summary: "“CHAPTER CXIV. ENTITLED, MEN; WHERE IT WAS REVEALED IS DISPUTED.”"
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: high
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif labels are cautious because
the excerpt is brief and lacks explanatory notes. No comparison claims were made
because the passage itself does not support a specific comparative link.
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; available taxonomy refs did not include a close supported match for the extracted motifs or symbols.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg__l39448-l39466
passage_sha256=a7976a41f56003fbefd826e91d05f069b10b05271e4c24584614e522ebac1120