batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l7648-l7696
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l7648-l7696
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS. / SECTION
VII. / SECTION VIII.; lines 7648-7696
start: '7648'
end: '7696'
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 discusses Islamic theological disagreements about free will,
predestination, and divine attributes. It reports a dispute between Adam and Moses
before God in which Adam argues that his transgression had been written or decreed
before his creation, and it summarizes positions attributed to the Mtazalites,
Kadarians, Morgians, and Seftians.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A group is described as ascribing good deeds to God and evil deeds to human
beings, implying that humans have free power to do good or evil.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Other Mohammedans are said to call this group Magians because they assert
an author of actions besides God.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The passage says the Koran and many sayings of Mohammed are presented as supporting
absolute predestination.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Adam and Moses are introduced as disputing before God.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Moses identifies Adam as created by God, animated with the breath of life,
worshipped by angels, placed in paradise, and connected with humanity's expulsion
through Adam's fault.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Adam identifies Moses as chosen by God as an apostle, entrusted with God's
word, given the tables of the law, and admitted to discourse with God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Adam argues that his rebellion and transgression were written or decreed before
he was created and before the creation of heaven and earth.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Mohammed is reported as declaring that Adam had the better of Moses in the
dispute.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: A reported answer defines Kadarians as those who assert that God predestinated
them to rebellion and yet punishes them for it.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: A quoted Koranic sentence rejects the claim that God commands filthy actions.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: The Seftians are described as affirming the eternal attributes of God and
being called Attributists.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: The Seftians are said to have used terms such as hands, face, and eyes as
declarative attributes in historical narration without initially explaining them.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The deity to whom good deeds, predestination, creation, revelation,
law, and attributes are ascribed in the passage.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Adam
description: A figure created by God, animated with the breath of life, placed in
paradise, accused by Moses, and defended by appeal to prior decree.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Moses
description: A figure chosen by God as an apostle, entrusted with God's word, given
the tables of the law, and engaged in dispute with Adam.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Mohammed
description: A cited prophetic authority whose sayings are reported and who is said
to declare Adam the better disputant and to define the Kadarians in a report.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Angels
description: Beings said to have worshipped Adam after God created and animated
him.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Mtazalites
description: A theological group on whose behalf arguments about human responsibility
and against predestinated sin are presented.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Kadarians
description: A group defined in a reported answer as asserting that God predestinated
them to rebellion and yet punishes them for it.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Seftians
description: A theological group described as affirming God's eternal attributes
and later using declarative attributes such as hands, face, and eyes.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine creator, decreer, revealer, and possessor of attributes
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is described as creating Adam, giving Moses the law, predestinating or
not commanding actions, and possessing attributes discussed by the Seftians.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: primordial transgressor and disputant defending himself by decree
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Adam is accused in relation to humanity's expulsion and replies that his
action was written or decreed before creation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: law-receiving apostle and accuser in dispute
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Moses accuses Adam and is described as chosen by God, entrusted with God's
word, and given the law tables.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: reported prophetic authority
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The passage reports sayings of Mohammed and his conclusion that Adam prevailed
over Moses.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: worshippers of Adam by divine arrangement
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Moses says Adam was caused to be worshipped by the angels.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: advocates of human responsibility in the passage's theological framing
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Arguments on behalf of the Mtazalites are presented against attributing sinful
acts to God's command.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: group associated with predestinated rebellion in reported definition
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: A reported answer identifies Kadarians as those who say God predestinated
rebellion and still punishes it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: Attributists
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The Seftians are said to affirm eternal divine attributes and are named Attributists.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: breath of life
literal_form: Breath of life animating Adam
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: paradise
literal_form: Paradise where Adam was placed and from which mankind were expelled
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: tables of the law
literal_form: Tables of the law given to Moses
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: written decree before creation
literal_form: Words or decree written before Adam's creation and before heaven and
earth
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: declarative divine body attributes
literal_form: Hands, face, and eyes used as attributes in historical narration
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Doctrinal framing of free will and predestination
summary: The passage presents a dispute over whether human good and evil actions
are attributable to God, to human beings, or to another author of actions.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Adam and Moses dispute before God
summary: Moses blames Adam for the fault linked with expulsion from paradise, while
Adam replies that the act was already written or decreed before his creation;
Mohammed is reported as judging Adam's argument superior.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Kadarian definition and rebuttal of commanded sin
summary: A report defines Kadarians as people who say God predestinated rebellion
and punishes it, and a Koranic quotation says God does not command filthy actions.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Seftian doctrine of divine attributes
summary: The Seftians are described as affirming God's eternal attributes and treating
terms like hands, face, and eyes as declarative attributes.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: primordial transgression argued as predestined
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Adam's fault and transgression are discussed through the claim that they
were written or decreed before his creation and before heaven and earth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: This is a theological motif of predestination rather than a full narrative
episode in the passage.
- id: motif:2
label: disputation before God over blame for primordial fault
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Adam and Moses dispute before God, with Moses blaming Adam and Adam defending
himself by appeal to divine decree; a judgment of the argument is reported through
Mohammed's conclusion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not describe a formal divine trial; the divine_judgment
taxonomy fit is approximate.
- id: motif:3
label: expulsion from paradise after Adam's fault
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Moses says Adam was placed in paradise and that mankind were expelled from
it for Adam's fault.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage mentions the expulsion only as part of Moses's accusation
and does not narrate the expulsion in detail.
- id: motif:4
label: revealed law as divine trust
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: Moses is described as chosen by God, entrusted with God's word, and given
the tables of the law.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not explicitly use covenant language; the taxonomy reference
is based only on the law-giving pattern.
- id: motif:5
label: anthropomorphic divine attributes left unexplained
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Seftians are described as accepting terms such as hands, face, and eyes
as declarative divine attributes without initially explaining them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: This is a doctrinal-symbolic pattern rather than a narrative mythic motif.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 7648-7653
quote_or_summary: A group is said to attribute good deeds to God and evil deeds
to humans, implying human freedom; others call them Magians for asserting another
author of actions besides God.
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 7653-7657
quote_or_summary: The author states that the Koran and many sayings of Mohammed
are presented as supporting absolute predestination, while Mohammed's own opinion
is described as difficult to determine.
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 7657-7665
quote_or_summary: In a reported dispute before God, Moses addresses Adam as created
and animated by God, worshipped by angels, placed in paradise, and blamed for
expulsion; Adam replies by identifying Moses as God's chosen apostle, recipient
of God's word, and recipient of the law tables.
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 7665-7669
quote_or_summary: Adam asks whether the law recorded his rebellion and transgression
and argues that the action was written or decreed before his creation and before
heaven and earth; Mohammed is said to declare Adam the better disputant.
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 7669-7678
quote_or_summary: A report defines Kadarians as those who say God predestinated
rebellion and then punishes it; a Koranic quotation states that God does not command
filthy actions.
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 7679-7691
quote_or_summary: The Seftians are described as affirming God's eternal attributes,
being called Attributists, and treating hands, face, and eyes as declarative attributes
used in narration.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: citation
locator: lines 7693-7696
quote_or_summary: Footnotes cite Pococke, Ebn al Athir, al Bokhari, al Motarrezi,
and al Shahrestani as sources for the discussed reports and doctrines.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; citation note.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: The doctrinal content and reported Adam-Moses dispute are explicit. Motif
labels are cautious because the passage is commentary and theological exposition
rather than a continuous mythic narrative. No comparison claims were added because
the passage does not itself support a motif-family comparison beyond internal
doctrinal contrasts.
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. Taxonomy references are limited to the provided motif-family list; no symbol taxonomy references were applied because the available symbol list did not match the passage's main literal forms.
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