batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l39757-l39845
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l39757-l39845
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / FINIS / AN INDEX / OF THE; lines
39757-39845
start: '39757'
end: '39845'
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: Index entries from E to G summarize topics including the earth’s creation
and stabilization by mountains, earthquake as a sign of the last day, Eblis’s
refusal to worship Adam and his role in Adam’s fall, resurrection episodes involving
Ezekiel and Ezra, laws and devotional practices, Gabriel’s revelatory and martial
roles, paradise fountains, Solomon’s molten brass fountain, genii converted by
hearing the Koran, divine attributes, and figures such as Gog and Magog.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The earth is said to have been created and to be kept steady by mountains.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: An earthquake is listed as a sign of the approach of the last day.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Eblis refuses to worship Adam at God's command, receives a sentence, and occasions
Adam's fall.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Ezekiel raises dry bones.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Ezra and his ass are restored to life after being dead a hundred years.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Fountains of paradise are indexed.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: A fountain of molten brass flows for Solomon.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Gabriel revealed the Koran to Mohammed and is described as the angel of revelations.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Gabriel assists the Moslems at Bedr and is commanded to assist Mohammed against
the Koreish.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Gabriel appears to Zacharias, appears to the Virgin Mary, and causes her to
conceive.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: Gabriel appears twice to Mohammed in his proper form and generally appears
to Mohammed in human form.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: The dust of Gabriel's horse's feet animates the golden calf.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:13
text: Some genii are converted after hearing the Koran.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:14
text: God's tribunal and throne are indexed, along with divine omnipresence, omnipotence,
omniscience, mercy, goodness, and unalterable word, laws, and sentence.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:15
text: Gog and Magog are indexed without further description in this passage.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Earth
description: Created earth, said to be kept steady by mountains.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God
description: Divine figure whose command, sentence, attributes, tribunal, throne,
mercy, goodness, power, and knowledge are indexed.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:14
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Eblis
description: Figure who refuses to worship Adam at God's command and occasions Adam's
fall.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Adam
description: Figure whom Eblis refuses to worship and whose fall Eblis occasions.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Ezekiel
description: Prophet associated with raising dry bones.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Ezra
description: Figure restored to life after being dead a hundred years.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Ezra's ass
description: Animal restored to life after being dead a hundred years.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Solomon
description: Figure for whom a fountain of molten brass flows.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Gabriel
description: Angel of revelations who reveals the Koran, assists in battle, appears
to multiple figures, and whose horse's foot-dust animates the golden calf.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:10
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: Recipient of Gabriel's revelation and assistance; Gabriel appears to
him in proper and human form.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Zacharias
description: Figure to whom Gabriel appears.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Virgin Mary
description: Figure to whom Gabriel appears and whom Gabriel causes to conceive.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Golden calf
description: Object animated by the dust of Gabriel's horse's feet.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Genii
description: Beings, some of whom are converted on hearing the Koran.
role_refs:
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Gog and Magog
description: Figures indexed by name only.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
roles:
- id: role:1
label: created and stabilized world-place
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The earth is indexed for its creation and for being kept steady by mountains.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: divine commander and judge
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: God commands worship of Adam and gives a sentence; God's tribunal is also
indexed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:14
- id: role:3
label: omniscient and omnipotent deity
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The index lists God's omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, mercy, goodness,
throne, and unalterable word, laws, and sentence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: role:4
label: rebellious tempter
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Eblis refuses God's command and occasions Adam's fall.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: recipient of commanded worship and fallen human figure
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Eblis is commanded to worship Adam and occasions Adam's fall.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: raiser of the dead
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Ezekiel raises dry bones.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: restored dead figure
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: Ezra and his ass are restored to life after being dead a hundred years.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: recipient of miraculous metal fountain
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: A fountain of molten brass flows for Solomon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: angel of revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Gabriel reveals the Koran to Mohammed and is called the angel of revelations.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:10
label: battle helper
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Gabriel assists the Moslems at Bedr and is commanded to assist Mohammed against
the Koreish.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:11
label: angelic apparition and animator
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Gabriel appears in proper and human forms, appears to Zacharias and Mary,
causes Mary to conceive, and his horse's foot-dust animates the golden calf.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: role:12
label: prophetic recipient of revelation and aid
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Mohammed receives the Koran from Gabriel and receives Gabriel's assistance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: role:13
label: recipient of angelic appearance
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Gabriel appears to Zacharias.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:14
label: miraculously conceiving woman
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Gabriel appears to the Virgin Mary and causes her to conceive.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:15
label: animated object
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: The golden calf is animated by dust from Gabriel's horse's feet.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:16
label: converted supernatural beings
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: Some genii are converted after hearing the Koran.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: mountains steadying the earth
literal_form: mountains
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: earthquake before the last day
literal_form: earthquake
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: dry bones raised
literal_form: dry bones
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: fountains of paradise
literal_form: fountains
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: molten brass fountain
literal_form: fountain of molten brass
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: golden calf animated by dust
literal_form: golden calf; dust of Gabriel's horse's feet
associated_figures:
- fig:9
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:7
label: divine throne
literal_form: God's throne
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: sym:8
label: divine tribunal
literal_form: God's tribunal
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Creation and stabilization of earth
summary: The index summarizes the earth's creation and its being kept steady by
mountains.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Earthquake as last-day sign
summary: An earthquake is identified as a sign of the approach of the last day.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Eblis refuses command and causes Adam's fall
summary: Eblis refuses to worship Adam at God's command, receives a sentence, and
occasions Adam's fall.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Dry bones raised
summary: Ezekiel raises dry bones.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Ezra and ass restored after a hundred years
summary: Ezra and his ass are restored to life after being dead for a hundred years.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Solomon's molten brass fountain
summary: A fountain of molten brass flows for Solomon.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:7
label: Gabriel as revealer and helper
summary: Gabriel reveals the Koran to Mohammed, assists Muslims in battle, appears
to Zacharias, Mary, and Mohammed, and is linked with the animation of the golden
calf.
figure_refs:
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: scene:8
label: Genii converted by hearing the Koran
summary: Some genii are converted after hearing the Koran.
figure_refs:
- fig:14
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: scene:9
label: Divine attributes and judgment imagery
summary: God is indexed with attributes including omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience,
mercy, goodness, and unalterable decree, as well as tribunal and throne.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: world steadied by mountains
taxonomy_refs:
- cosmic_mountain
basis: The earth is said to be kept steady by mountains.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is an index entry and gives no narrative details beyond the
stabilizing role of mountains.
- id: motif:2
label: last-day earthquake
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: An earthquake is listed as a sign of the approach of the last day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not describe the last day itself, only the sign.
- id: motif:3
label: rebellion against divine command and human fall
taxonomy_refs:
- forbidden_knowledge
basis: Eblis refuses God's command to worship Adam and occasions Adam's fall; the
passage also indexes forbidden fruit separately.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:16
confidence: low
cautions: The index does not narrate the forbidden fruit episode in this line range,
and the taxonomy match is approximate.
- id: motif:4
label: raising dry bones
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: Ezekiel raises dry bones.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: Only the index summary is present, without narrative context.
- id: motif:5
label: return to life after a hundred years
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: Ezra and his ass are restored to life after being dead a hundred years.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not describe the circumstances of death or restoration.
- id: motif:6
label: paradise waters
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: Fountains of paradise are indexed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: low
cautions: Only the presence of fountains is given; no journey or spatial map is
described.
- id: motif:7
label: angelic revelation
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Gabriel reveals the Koran to Mohammed and is called the angel of revelations.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy does not include a specific revelation motif; wisdom
is a broad approximation.
- id: motif:8
label: miraculous conception through angelic agency
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_birth
basis: Gabriel appears to the Virgin Mary and causes her to conceive.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The index gives only a compact reference and not the full birth narrative.
- id: motif:9
label: animation of a cult object by supernatural residue
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The dust of Gabriel's horse's feet animates the golden calf.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: No available taxonomy reference closely matches this specific indexed
motif.
- id: motif:10
label: supernatural beings converted by sacred recitation
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Some genii are converted on hearing the Koran.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not describe the conversion scene in detail.
- id: motif:11
label: divine tribunal and throne
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
- royal_legitimacy
basis: God's tribunal and throne are indexed along with divine sentence and attributes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
confidence: medium
cautions: The index lists the imagery but does not narrate a judgment scene.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The index states that Edris is supposed to be the same as Enoch.
claim_level: same_function
target: Enoch / Edris identification
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage reports an identification in an index entry and provides
no supporting argument or narrative comparison.
- id: claim:2
claim: The index compares Ftema's divine favor to that of the Virgin Mary.
claim_level: same_function
target: Ftema and the Virgin Mary as divinely favored women
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The comparison is explicitly indexed but not elaborated in this passage.
- id: claim:3
claim: The index notes that Ezra was called by the Jews the son of God, marking
a comparison to Jewish belief as represented by the translator's index.
claim_level: same_function
target: Ezra in Jewish tradition as described by the index
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: low
limitations: The wording reflects the index's claim and gives no primary Jewish
source or detail here.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 39757-39759
quote_or_summary: 'Earth: its creation; it remonstrates against the creation of
man; it is kept steady by the mountains.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: '39760'
quote_or_summary: Earthquake is listed as a sign of the approach of the last day.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 39761-39763
quote_or_summary: Eblis refuses to worship Adam at God's command, receives sentence,
and occasions Adam's fall.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: '39776'
quote_or_summary: Ezekiel raises dry bones.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 39777-39779
quote_or_summary: Ezra and his ass are restored to life after being dead a hundred
years; Ezra is also said to be called by the Jews the son of God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: '39808'
quote_or_summary: Fountains of paradise are indexed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: '39806'
quote_or_summary: A fountain of molten brass flows for Solomon.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 39817-39819
quote_or_summary: Gabriel revealed the Koran to Mohammed and is described as the
angel of revelations.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 39817-39824
quote_or_summary: Gabriel assists the Moslems at Bedr and is commanded to assist
Mohammed against the Koreish.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 39817-39821
quote_or_summary: Gabriel appears to Zacharias, appears to the Virgin Mary, and
causes Mary to conceive.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: 39820-39823
quote_or_summary: Gabriel appears twice to Mohammed in his proper form and generally
appears to Mohammed in human form.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: 39821-39822
quote_or_summary: The dust of Gabriel's horse's feet animates the golden calf.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: '39831'
quote_or_summary: Some genii are converted on hearing the Koran.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: 39832-39843
quote_or_summary: God's existence, omnipresence, omnipotence, providence, omniscience,
mercy, goodness, victory-giving, promise to the righteous, tribunal, throne, praiseworthiness,
uniqueness, and worship are indexed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: '39844'
quote_or_summary: Gog and Magog are indexed by name with page references.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:16
type: summary
locator: '39804'
quote_or_summary: Forbidden fruit is indexed with a note reference.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:17
type: summary
locator: '39765'
quote_or_summary: Edris is noted as supposed to be the same with Enoch.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:18
type: summary
locator: 39789-39790
quote_or_summary: Ftema, Mohammed's daughter, is called one of the four perfect
women and is said to be favored of God like the Virgin Mary.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: low
notes: The passage is an index rather than a narrative passage; motifs are inferred
only from terse indexed summaries and page-reference descriptions.
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 long quotations used; all evidence is summarized from the supplied line range.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg__l39757-l39845
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