batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l5789-l5841
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l5789-l5841
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: SECTION I. / SECTION II. / SECTION III / SECTION IV.; lines 5789-5841
start: '5789'
end: '5841'
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 rules and rites of the pilgrimage to Mecca: ethical
restraint, visiting the temple, circumambulating the Caaba and black stone, running
between Saf and Merw in memory of Hagar seeking water, standing at Mount Arafat,
prayer at Mozdalifa and the sacred monument, and throwing stones at pillars in
Mina in imitation of Abraham, with an alternate tradition linking the rite to
Adam.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: During pilgrimage a man is instructed to guard his words and actions, avoid
quarrelling, ill language, sexual converse, and obscene discourse, and direct
his intention to the work.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Pilgrims arriving at Mecca immediately visit the temple before beginning prescribed
ceremonies.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The listed ceremonies include procession around the Caaba, running between
Saf and Merw, stationing on Mount Arafat, slaying victims, and shaving heads in
Mina.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The Caaba is compassed seven times, beginning at the corner where the black
stone is fixed.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The first three circuits are made with a short quick pace and the last four
with an ordinary pace; the passage attributes this order to Mohammed.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: When passing the black stone, pilgrims either kiss it or touch it with the
hand and kiss the hand.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The running between Saf and Merw is performed seven times, partly walking
slowly and partly running between two pillars.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The Saf and Merw action is said to represent Hagar seeking water for her son.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: On the ninth of Dhu'lhajja pilgrims leave Mina for Mount Arafat, remain in
devotion until sunset, go to Mozdalifa for the night, and visit the sacred monument
by daybreak.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: After leaving the sacred monument, pilgrims hasten to Mina and throw seven
stones at three marks or pillars.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: The stoning rite is explained as an imitation of Abraham driving away the
devil when going to sacrifice his son; another tradition makes the rite as old
as Adam driving the devil away in the same place.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: pilgrims
description: People performing the pilgrimage rites at Mecca, Arafat, Mozdalifa,
and Mina.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: Named as the one who ordered the quick pace in part of the Caaba circumambulation.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Hagar
description: Named as seeking water for her son; her action is represented by the
running between Saf and Merw.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Hagar's son
description: The son for whom Hagar is said to have sought water.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Abraham
description: Named as meeting the devil and driving him away by throwing stones
while going to sacrifice his son.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: the devil
description: Named as disturbing Abraham in his devotions or tempting him to disobedience,
and as driven away by stones; also said in another tradition to have been put
to flight by Adam.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: God
description: Named as commanding Abraham to drive the devil away by throwing stones.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Adam
description: Named in an alternate explanation as putting the devil to flight in
the same place and by the same means.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: pilgrim-devotee
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage describes pilgrims' required conduct and ritual actions during
the pilgrimage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: ritual prescriber
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The quick pace in the first three circuits is said to have been ordered by
Mohammed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: ancestral seeker of water
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The running between Saf and Merw is said to represent Hagar seeking water.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: child for whom water is sought
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Hagar is described as seeking water for her son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: ancestral sacrificer and resister of temptation
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Abraham is described as going to sacrifice his son and driving away the devil
by stones.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: tempter or disturber
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The devil is described as disturbing Abraham or tempting him to disobedience.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: divine commander
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: God is said to command Abraham to drive the devil away by throwing stones.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: alternate primeval exemplar
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: An alternate tradition says Adam put the devil to flight in the same place
and by the same means.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Caaba
literal_form: Temple/shrine compassed by pilgrims seven times.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: black stone
literal_form: Stone fixed at a corner of the Caaba, kissed or touched during circumambulation.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: sevenfold circuit
literal_form: Seven circumambulations of the Caaba and seven passages between Saf
and Merw.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: Saf and Merw
literal_form: Two mounts between which pilgrims run and walk.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: water sought by Hagar
literal_form: Water sought by Hagar for her son.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: Mount Arafat
literal_form: Mountain where pilgrims station themselves and perform devotions until
sunset.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: sacrificial victims
literal_form: Victims slain as part of the prescribed ceremonies.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:8
label: shaved heads
literal_form: Pilgrims' heads shaved in the valley of Mina.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:9
label: thrown stones
literal_form: Seven stones thrown at three marks or pillars in Mina.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:10
label: three marks or pillars
literal_form: Three targets in Mina at which stones are thrown.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:11
label: sacred monument
literal_form: Al Mashr al harm, visited by daybreak after the night at Mozdalifa.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: ethical preparation for pilgrimage
summary: The passage states that the pilgrim should maintain restraint in speech,
action, quarrelling, sexual converse, and obscene discourse.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: arrival at Mecca and overview of rites
summary: 'Pilgrims visit the temple and begin the main ceremonies: Caaba procession,
Saf and Merw running, Arafat station, sacrifice, and shaving in Mina.'
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: circumambulation of the Caaba and black stone
summary: Pilgrims circle the Caaba seven times from the black-stone corner, with
prescribed pacing, and kiss or touch the black stone when passing it.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: running between Saf and Merw as Hagar representation
summary: Pilgrims move seven times between Saf and Merw, alternating walking and
running; the action is said to represent Hagar seeking water for her son.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Arafat, Mozdalifa, and sacred monument
summary: On the ninth of Dhu'lhajja pilgrims go from Mina to Mount Arafat for devotions
until sunset, spend the night at Mozdalifa in prayer and reading, and visit the
sacred monument by daybreak.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: stoning at Mina
summary: Pilgrims throw seven stones at three pillars in Mina; the rite is explained
as imitating Abraham driving away the devil, with an alternate Adamic explanation.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: pilgrimage journey through prescribed sacred stations
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage presents an ordered pilgrimage sequence through Mecca, the Caaba,
Saf and Merw, Arafat, Mozdalifa, the sacred monument, and Mina.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is descriptive and ritual-historical rather than a narrative
of a single pilgrim's journey.
- id: motif:2
label: sevenfold circumambulation of a sacred shrine
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Pilgrims circle the Caaba seven times, beginning at the black-stone corner,
and observe prescribed pacing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No broader cosmological interpretation of the sevenfold circuit is stated
in the passage.
- id: motif:3
label: ritual reenactment of Hagar seeking water
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The running between Saf and Merw is explicitly said to represent Hagar seeking
water for her son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not narrate the full Hagar story beyond the search for
water.
- id: motif:4
label: sacrifice within pilgrimage rites
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: The prescribed ceremonies include slaying victims, and the stoning etiology
refers to Abraham going to sacrifice his son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not describe the actual sacrificial procedure in detail.
- id: motif:5
label: ritual expulsion of a tempter by stones
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Pilgrims throw stones at pillars in Mina, explained as imitating Abraham
driving away the devil, with an alternate Adamic precedent.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives more than one etiology for the rite.
- id: motif:6
label: sacred mountain station for devotion
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Pilgrims station themselves on Mount Arafat and perform devotions until sunset.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage identifies the mountain as a ritual station but does not assign
an explicit symbolic meaning beyond the rite.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage presents the Saf and Merw running as a ritual representation
of Hagar's search for water for her son.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Hagar seeking water for her son
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The comparison is limited to the passage's own stated explanation and
does not establish historical development beyond that claim.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage presents the Mina stoning as an imitation of Abraham driving
away the devil with stones when tempted or disturbed before sacrificing his son.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Abraham driving away the devil by throwing stones
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage also reports an alternate tradition assigning the same
rite to Adam, so the etiology is not singular within the passage.
- id: claim:3
claim: The passage reports an alternate comparison in which the Mina stoning corresponds
to Adam putting the devil to flight in the same place and by the same means.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Adam driving away the devil by throwing stones
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
counter_evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
limitations: This is introduced as what 'others pretend,' and is presented as an
alternate explanation rather than the main one.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 5789-5792
quote_or_summary: During pilgrimage, a man should guard words and actions, avoid
quarrelling, ill language, converse with women, and obscene discourse, and apply
his intention to the good work.
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 5793-5799
quote_or_summary: On arriving at Mecca, pilgrims visit the temple and perform rites
including procession around the Caaba, running between Saf and Merw, stationing
on Mount Arafat, slaying victims, and shaving heads in Mina.
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 5801-5811
quote_or_summary: The Caaba is compassed seven times from the black-stone corner;
the first three circuits use a quick pace and the last four an ordinary pace,
said to be ordered by Mohammed; pilgrims kiss or touch the black stone.
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 5812-5818
quote_or_summary: The Saf and Merw running is performed seven times, partly walking
and partly running between two pillars, and is said to represent Hagar seeking
water for her son.
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 5819-5825
quote_or_summary: On the ninth of Dhu'lhajja, pilgrims go from Mina to Mount Arafat
for devotions until sunset, then to Mozdalifa for the night in prayer and reading,
and by daybreak visit the sacred monument.
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 5825-5831
quote_or_summary: Pilgrims hasten to Mina and throw seven stones at three marks
or pillars, in imitation of Abraham driving away the devil by stones when the
devil disturbed or tempted him as he went to sacrifice his son.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 5831-5832
quote_or_summary: Another explanation says the stoning rite is as old as Adam, who
put the devil to flight in the same place by the same means.
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: medium
notes: The ritual actions and named etiologies are explicit. Broader motif labels
are kept conservative because the passage is an expository description of pilgrimage
rites, not a continuous mythic narrative.
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: |-
The passage is from Sale's public-domain English text and appears to be explanatory prose on pilgrimage practices and associated traditions. No external sources were used.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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