batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l4848-l4897
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l4848-l4897
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 4848-4897
start: '4848'
end: '4897'
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 paradise as having named gardens and degrees
of felicity; the righteous drink and wash before entering, are greeted by youths
and angels at the gate, receive garments and rings, enter through one of eight
gates by God's mercy, receive happiness proportioned to deserts, and are entertained
with a cosmic feast involving the earth as bread, the ox Balm, and the fish Nun.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Paradise is described with several appellations, including gardens of abode
and pleasure, and is said by some to include many different gardens or degrees
of felicity.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The blessed are said to receive abilities sufficient for full enjoyment of
the delights of paradise.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Before admission, the righteous are to drink from Mohammed's pond.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Two fountains are described as springing from under a tree near the gate of
paradise; one is for drinking to purge the body and the other is for washing.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: At the gate, each arriving person is met and saluted by beautiful youths appointed
to serve him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: One youth runs ahead to announce the entrant's arrival to the wives destined
for him.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: 'Two angels bear presents from God: one invests the entrant with a garment
of paradise, and the other places inscribed rings on his fingers.'
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Paradise is said to have eight gates.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Mohammed declares that no person's good works, including his own merits, gain
admission; salvation is by God's mercy.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Felicity in paradise is described as proportioned to each person's deserts,
with different abodes and ranked degrees.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: The highest degree is reserved for prophets, followed by teachers of God's
worship, martyrs, and the rest of the righteous according to their merits.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: The poor are said to enter paradise five hundred years before the rich.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: Mohammed is reported as seeing that most inhabitants of paradise were poor
and most of those in hell were women.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:14
text: The first entertainment of the blessed is described as God reaching the whole
earth to them as one loaf of bread.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:15
text: The ox Balm and the fish Nun are described as food for the blessed, with portions
sufficient for seventy thousand men.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: Divine giver of abilities, mercy, presents, and the initial feast.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: Prophet who declares conditions of salvation and reports visions of
paradise and hell.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the righteous / the blessed
description: Persons admitted to paradise after drinking, washing, being greeted,
adorned, and entertained.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: beautiful youths
description: Servants appointed to greet and wait upon each entrant; one announces
the arrival to the destined wives.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: wives destined for the entrant
description: Wives to whom news of the entrant's arrival is carried.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: two angels
description: Angels who bear God-sent presents and adorn the entrant with garment
and rings.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: the poor
description: Group said to enter paradise before the rich and to form the majority
of paradise's inhabitants in Mohammed's vision.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: the rich
description: Group contrasted with the poor in the timing of admission to paradise.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: women in hell
description: Women are described in Mohammed's reported vision as the greater part
of those confined in hell.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: prophets, teachers, martyrs, and other righteous
description: Ranked classes assigned different degrees of felicity in paradise.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: ox Balm
description: Animal named as food for the blessed at the first entertainment.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: fish Nun
description: Fish named as food for the blessed at the first entertainment.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine giver and merciful admitter
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God gives capacities, sends gifts, grants salvation by mercy, and provides
the feast.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:2
label: prophetic reporter and declarer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Mohammed is cited as declaring the blessed's capacities, the basis of salvation,
the order of entry, and visions of paradise and hell.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: afterlife entrants
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The righteous or blessed undergo drinking, washing, greeting, adornment,
admission, and feasting.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: paradisal attendants
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The youths are appointed to serve and wait upon each entrant.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: destined spouses
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The wives are described as destined for the entrant and notified of his arrival.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: gift-bearing adorners
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The angels carry presents from God and place the garment and rings on the
entrant.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: privileged early entrants
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The poor are said to enter paradise five hundred years before the rich.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: delayed entrants by comparison
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The rich are contrasted with the poor, who enter five hundred years before
them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: inhabitants of hell in reported vision
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Women are described as the greater part of those confined in hell in Mohammed's
reported vision.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: ranked righteous classes
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Prophets, teachers, martyrs, and other righteous are assigned descending
degrees of paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:11
label: feast animals
assigned_to:
- fig:11
- fig:12
basis: The ox and fish are named as meat for the blessed at their first entertainment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: paradise gardens
literal_form: named gardens or abodes of felicity
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: Mohammed's pond
literal_form: pond from which the righteous drink before admission
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: two purifying fountains
literal_form: two fountains under a tree near the gate, used for drinking and washing
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: tree near the gate
literal_form: tree under which the two fountains spring
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: gate of paradise
literal_form: gate at which entrants are greeted and adorned
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: eight gates
literal_form: eight gates of paradise
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: garment of paradise
literal_form: garment given by an angel as a present from God
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:8
label: inscribed rings
literal_form: rings placed on each finger, with inscriptions alluding to the entrant's
happiness
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:9
label: earth as loaf of bread
literal_form: the whole earth as one loaf or cake held out by God
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:10
label: ox Balm and fish Nun
literal_form: ox and fish served as meat for the blessed
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:11
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:11
label: seventy thousand
literal_form: number of men whom the liver portions are said to suffice, and number
admitted without examination in one interpretation
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:12
label: five hundred years
literal_form: time by which the poor enter paradise before the rich
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Paradise as graded abode
summary: Paradise is introduced as a set of named gardens or degrees of felicity,
with the blessed given capacities to enjoy its delights.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Purification before admission
summary: The righteous drink from Mohammed's pond and from one of two fountains
under a tree, then wash in the other fountain near the gate.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Greeting and adornment at the gate
summary: At the gate, attendants greet the entrant, announce him to his destined
wives, and angels invest him with a garment and inscribed rings.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Admission and hierarchy of paradise
summary: The passage says paradise has eight gates, admission comes by God's mercy,
and felicity is ranked by deserts among prophets, teachers, martyrs, and other
righteous; the poor enter before the rich.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:6
- sym:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: First feast of the blessed
summary: God gives the whole earth as a loaf of bread, and the blessed receive meat
from the ox Balm and fish Nun.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:11
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
- sym:10
- sym:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: mapped afterlife entry through stations
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: 'The passage lays out a sequence of afterlife approach: drinking, purifying
fountains, gate, greeting, adornment, admission, ranked abode, and feast.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is a later English explanatory note and not a continuous narrative
journey by a named soul.
- id: motif:2
label: divine judgment and graded reward
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Admission is by God's mercy, while felicity is proportioned to deserts and
assigned in ranked degrees; some are admitted without examination.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes reward and admission more than a detailed judgment
scene.
- id: motif:3
label: purifying waters before paradise
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: Before entering paradise, the righteous drink from a pond and from one fountain,
and wash in another fountain, to purge and cleanse the body.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy has a water symbol but no specific purification-water
motif family.
- id: motif:4
label: sacred feast for the blessed dead
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: God provides an inaugural meal for the blessed, including the earth as bread
and mythic animals as meat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage describes divine provision rather than an explicit reciprocal
exchange.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage fits an afterlife-journey-map pattern because it arranges postmortem
blessedness as a progression through purification, gate-entry, reception, ranking,
and banquet.
claim_level: same_motif
target: afterlife_journey_map motif family
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The comparison is to a broad motif family supplied in the taxonomy,
not to a specific external text or historically demonstrated parallel.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage fits a divine-judgment pattern insofar as access and felicity
are governed by God's mercy and by deserts, with some persons admitted without
examination.
claim_level: same_motif
target: divine_judgment motif family
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: No full courtroom or weighing-of-deeds judgment scene is present in
this excerpt.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 4848-4857
quote_or_summary: Paradise is described with several names, possible multiple gardens
or degrees of felicity, and extraordinary capacities given by God to the blessed
for enjoyment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 4858-4865
quote_or_summary: The righteous drink from Mohammed's pond before admission; two
fountains under a tree near the gate are used for bodily purging and washing.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 4865-4869
quote_or_summary: At the gate, beautiful youths appointed as servants greet each
entrant, and one announces his arrival to the wives destined for him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 4869-4874
quote_or_summary: 'Two angels bring God-sent presents: a garment of paradise and
rings with inscriptions referring to the entrant''s happiness.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 4874-4881
quote_or_summary: Paradise is said to have eight gates; Mohammed says no one's good
works, even his own merits, secure admission, which depends on God's mercy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 4881-4888
quote_or_summary: Felicity is proportioned to deserts, with degrees reserved in
order for prophets, teachers of God's worship, martyrs, and the rest of the righteous.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 4888-4895
quote_or_summary: Mohammed is said to enter first; the poor enter five hundred years
before the rich, and his vision shows paradise mostly inhabited by the poor and
hell mostly by women.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 4895-4897
quote_or_summary: For the blessed's first entertainment, God holds out the whole
earth as a loaf of bread; meat includes the ox Balm and fish Nun, with liver portions
sufficient for seventy thousand men.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The extraction is based only on the supplied excerpt. Line subranges are
approximate within the provided stable range because only passage text, not numbered
lines, was supplied.
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 external sources were used. The passage is Sale's explanatory material on Islamic paradise in a public-domain Gutenberg text.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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