batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l4637-l4690
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l4637-l4690
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 4637-4690
start: '4637'
end: '4690'
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 levels or apartments of hell assigned to different
groups, guarded by nineteen angels. The damned acknowledge God's just judgment
and beg for relief or annihilation. The commentary summarizes punishments by heat
and cold, proportional suffering, and the orthodox distinction between eternal
damnation for unbelievers and eventual release for sinful believers, who may be
admitted into paradise and revived or cleansed by the water of life.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Hell is described as divided into named apartments or levels, with the seventh
called the lowest and worst.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Different religious or moral groups are assigned to different apartments of
hell in the described scheme.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: obs:3
text: Each apartment is said to have a guard of nineteen angels.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The damned confess the just judgment of God and ask the angels to intercede
for alleviation or annihilation.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Punishments in hell are described as involving intense heat and excessive
cold, with degrees varying according to crimes and assigned apartment.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The lightest punishment described is being shod with shoes of fire that make
the skull boil like a cauldron.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The passage distinguishes eternal damnation for infidels from eventual deliverance
for sinful believers after expiation by suffering.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: One tradition says released believers are scorched, have their skins burned
black, are admitted into paradise, and have the insulting name 'infernals' removed
by God after prayer.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Another reported interpretation says such believers may be deprived of life
or cast into profound sleep in hell, then received into paradise and revived after
being washed with the water of life.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine judge whose judgment is confessed as just and who may remove
the opprobrious appellation from released believers.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: The prophet whose Koran and traditions are cited as describing the
torments of hell and the release of some believers.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: damned or wicked sufferers
description: Those condemned to hell, suffering torments and asking the angelic
guards for relief or annihilation.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: angelic guards
description: Angels set over the apartments of hell, nineteen in number.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: infidels, unbelievers, or idolaters
description: Those described as liable to eternal damnation and not released.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: sinful believers or Moslems
description: Those who professed the unity of God but whose evil actions outweighed
their good, and who may be released after expiation.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: inhabitants of paradise
description: Those in paradise who call released believers 'infernals' in contempt.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge and deliverer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The damned confess God's just judgment, and God removes the insulting appellation
from released believers after prayer.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: prophetic teacher of afterlife conditions
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage attributes descriptions of hell's torments and traditions of
release to Mohammed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: condemned sufferers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They suffer in hell and plead for intercession, relief, or annihilation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: guardians of hell's apartments
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Angels are set as guards over each apartment of hell.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: eternally condemned category
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The passage states that infidels alone are liable to eternity of damnation
and will not be released.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: temporarily punished believers
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Believers guilty of heinous sins are said to be delivered after expiating
their crimes by suffering.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: paradise witnesses who deride released sufferers
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The inhabitants of paradise call the released believers 'infernals' before
God removes the appellation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: stratified hell apartments
literal_form: named apartments or levels of hell, including a lowest seventh level
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: nineteen angelic guards
literal_form: nineteen angels guarding each apartment
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: fire punishment
literal_form: shoes of fire causing the skull to boil
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: water of life
literal_form: water used to wash released believers so that they revive in paradise
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: annihilation as requested release
literal_form: the damned ask to be delivered by being annihilated
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Assignment of hell apartments
summary: A scheme of hell assigns named apartments to different groups, with the
seventh described as lowest and worst and assigned to hypocrites; a note reports
variant arrangements.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: scene:2
label: Angelic guards and plea of the damned
summary: Angelic guards are set over the apartments, and the damned confess God's
just judgment while asking for intercession, relief, or annihilation.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Torments proportional to crimes
summary: Hell's punishments are described as involving heat and cold, varying by
crime and apartment; even the lightest punishment uses fiery shoes.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Temporary punishment and release of sinful believers
summary: The passage states that sinful believers may leave hell after suffering,
enter paradise, and in some traditions revive after washing with the water of
life.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment with graded afterlife punishment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage describes just divine judgment, condemnation to different hell
apartments, and punishments proportional to crimes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is commentary/translation context and summarizes doctrine
rather than narrating a single mythic episode.
- id: motif:2
label: mapped afterlife with stratified hell regions
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: Hell is organized into named apartments or levels, with groups assigned to
them and a lowest seventh level identified.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives a doctrinal map of hell but does not describe an actual
journey through it.
- id: motif:3
label: purification through suffering followed by paradise
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
basis: Sinful believers suffer in hell, are later released, admitted into paradise,
and in one tradition revive after washing with the water of life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The text presents this as afterlife expiation and release; 'death_rebirth'
is approximate because the passage also says the condition may be sleep rather
than death.
- id: motif:4
label: life-restoring water in paradise
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: Released believers are said in one interpretation to revive in paradise after
being washed with the water of life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage reports this as one interpretation among others and does not
elaborate the mechanism.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 4637-4645
quote_or_summary: The passage lists named apartments of hell assigned to groups,
ending with a seventh, lowest, worst level for hypocrites.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 4645-4650
quote_or_summary: Each apartment is guarded by nineteen angels; the damned confess
God's just judgment and ask for intercession, relief, or annihilation.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 4651-4662
quote_or_summary: Hell's torments include intense heat and excessive cold; punishments
vary according to crimes and apartment, and the lightest punishment involves shoes
of fire making the skull boil.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 4662-4674
quote_or_summary: The passage states that infidels remain eternally damned, while
believers guilty of heinous sins are delivered after expiating crimes by suffering.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 4674-4685
quote_or_summary: Traditions describe sinful believers being scorched and later
admitted into paradise; another version says they sleep or are deprived of life
in hell, then revive in paradise after washing with the water of life.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 4686-4690
quote_or_summary: A note reports variant assignments of groups to the hell apartments,
but says all agree in assigning the seventh to hypocrites.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward from the supplied passage. Motif taxonomy
links are cautious because the passage is doctrinal exposition rather than narrative.
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not make a comparative
claim beyond internal variant arrangements.
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: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata; no external taxonomy IDs beyond provided refs were added.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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