batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l4477-l4528
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l4477-l4528
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 4477-4528
start: '4477'
end: '4528'
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 describes Islamic eschatological traditions in Sale''s translation/commentary:
body and soul attempt to shift blame at judgment; God answers with a parable of
a blind man and a lame man jointly stealing fruit; witnesses testify against sinners;
the final trial is swift; books of deeds are given to the righteous in the right
hand and to the ungodly in the left; and deeds are weighed in a vast balance held
by Gabriel.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A body-like speaker argues that it was inert until the soul entered it and
enabled speech, sight, and movement.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: God is said to answer the body-and-soul dispute with a parable about a blind
man and a lame man in a king's garden.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: In the parable, the lame man sees fruit and persuades the blind man to carry
him so that they can gather and divide the fruit.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The king places the lame man on the blind man and punishes both, applying
this as an analogy for God's treatment of body and soul.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Denial of evil actions is said to be useless because men, angels, bodily members,
and the earth will testify against the person.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Although the resuscitated are described as waiting a long time before trial,
the trial itself is said to be very brief.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Each person receives a book containing all the actions of life.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The righteous receive their books in the right hand, while the ungodly receive
them unwillingly in the left hand, with bodily constraints described.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: A vast balance is described for weighing all things, held by Gabriel, with
one scale over paradise and the other over hell.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: GOD
description: The divine judge who answers the dispute, judges creatures, and deals
with body and soul.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Body
description: The body or body-like speaker that claims it was inert before the soul
entered it.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Soul
description: The soul is compared to a ray of light entering the body and enabling
bodily functions.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Blind man
description: A garden keeper unable to see the fruit, who carries the lame man in
the parable.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Lame man
description: A garden keeper unable to approach the trees, who sees the fruit and
gathers it while carried by the blind man.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: King or lord of the garden
description: The owner of the garden who questions the keepers, orders the lame
man set on the blind man, and punishes both.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Resuscitated persons
description: Those who attend before their trial after being resuscitated.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Righteous
description: Persons who receive and read their books with pleasure and satisfaction
in the right hand.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Ungodly
description: Persons forced to take their books in the left hand, with the left
bound behind the back and the right hand tied to the neck.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Gabriel
description: The angel said to hold the vast balance of judgment.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Witnesses against sinners
description: Men, angels, bodily members, and the earth itself are described as
ready to bear witness.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Divine judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God answers the dispute, judges all creatures, and is described as swift
in taking account.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: Jointly accountable accused
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: The passage states that God will deal with body and soul as the king dealt
with the blind and lame men.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: Parable accomplices
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: The blind man and lame man cooperate to gather and divide fruit from the
garden.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: Parable owner and judge
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The king or lord of the garden questions the keepers and punishes both.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: Recipients of deed books
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: The righteous and ungodly receive books recording their actions in different
hands and conditions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: Holder of the balance
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Gabriel is said to hold the vast balance used for weighing all things.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: Judgment witnesses
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Men, angels, bodily members, and earth testify against the person who denies
evil actions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Soul as ray of light
literal_form: Ray of light entering the body
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: King's garden with fruit
literal_form: Pleasant garden with ripe fruits
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: Testifying earth and members
literal_form: Men, angels, bodily members, and the earth bearing witness
associated_figures:
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: Milk-time measure
literal_form: Time needed to milk an ewe or interval between two milkings of a she-camel
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- milk
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: Book of actions
literal_form: Book containing all actions of a person's life
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: Right and left hand reception
literal_form: Righteous receive the book in the right hand; ungodly receive it in
the left hand behind the back
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: Cosmic balance
literal_form: Vast balance with one scale over paradise and the other over hell
associated_figures:
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Body and soul dispute answered by parable
summary: The body attempts to shift blame to the soul; God responds with the blind-and-lame
garden parable to show joint accountability.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Witnesses against denial
summary: Attempts to deny evil deeds fail because witnesses, including bodily members
and the earth, testify against the person.
figure_refs:
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Swift final trial
summary: The resuscitated wait before trial, but the examination itself is described
as extremely brief, using milking and eye-twinkling comparisons.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Delivery of books of deeds
summary: Each person receives a book of life-actions; the righteous receive it in
the right hand and the ungodly in the left under constraint.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Weighing in the balance
summary: A vast balance held by Gabriel weighs all things, with scales extending
over paradise and hell.
figure_refs:
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine judgment and exact accounting
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage repeatedly describes a final examination, testimony against evil
actions, books of deeds, and a weighing balance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is from a translated/commentarial presentation rather than
a single Quranic verse.
- id: motif:2
label: Resuscitated awaiting final trial
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: The passage refers to the resuscitated attending before their trial.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage focuses more on judgment procedures than on the act of resurrection
itself.
- id: motif:3
label: Body and soul jointly liable
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The body and soul dispute responsibility, and the blind-and-lame parable
is used to show that both are punished together.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family directly names this motif.
- id: motif:4
label: Book of deeds assigned by hand
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Each person receives a book of life-actions; hand of reception marks righteous
and ungodly outcomes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the ritualized distribution but not the full subsequent
fate in this excerpt.
- id: motif:5
label: Weighing deeds in a cosmic balance
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: A vast balance held by Gabriel weighs all things, with scales over paradise
and hell.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage notes both literal and allegorical interpretations.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage itself states that the body-and-soul dispute and the blind-and-lame
parable were borrowed by Muslims from Jewish sources.
claim_level: historical_contact
target: Jewish tradition, with cited references to Gemara Sanhedrin and R. Joseph
Albo
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: This is an assertion in Sale's commentary/notes; the excerpt does not
provide the Jewish source text for direct comparison.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 4477-4484
quote_or_summary: A speaker likened to a stock of wood says the soul entered like
a ray of light and enabled speech, sight, and walking; God answers with a parable.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 4484-4498
quote_or_summary: In the parable, a blind man and lame man guard a king's garden;
the lame man rides on the blind man to gather fruit; the king punishes both, and
God will similarly deal with body and soul.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 4498-4501
quote_or_summary: Denial of evil actions will fail because men, angels, the person's
members, and the earth will testify against him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 4502-4511
quote_or_summary: The resuscitated wait before trial, but the trial is said to last
only as long as milking an ewe, between two milkings of a she-camel, half a day,
or less than an eye-twinkling.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 4512-4518
quote_or_summary: Each person receives a book of all life-actions; the righteous
receive it in the right hand, while the ungodly receive it unwillingly in the
left, bound behind the back, with the right hand tied to the neck.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 4519-4528
quote_or_summary: A balance for the day of trial is held by Gabriel; its scales
hang over paradise and hell and are large enough for heaven and earth; literal
and allegorical interpretations are noted.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 4483-4485 and note 5
quote_or_summary: The passage says the preceding dispute and parable were borrowed
by Muslims from Jews, with note references including Gemara Sanhedrin and R. Joseph
Albo.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: high
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Comparison confidence is
limited because the excerpt reports a source relationship but does not quote the
compared Jewish texts.
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 taxonomy IDs were added beyond the supplied available motif families and symbols.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg__l4477-l4528
passage_sha256=6c9a89a5a70cb0576b168934bbafedd3f6002825fac41c70020734549f08bc7e