batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l7801-l7876
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l7801-l7876
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 7801-7876
start: '7801'
end: '7876'
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 summarizes theological views on divine power, human will,
human acquisition of actions, and the safest position of leaving subtle questions
to God. It also reports an Asharian doctrine about a believer who dies guilty
of mortal sin: his sentence is left to God, who may pardon, permit prophetic intercession,
punish proportionally, and ultimately admit him to paradise rather than leave
him forever in hell with unbelievers.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage distinguishes between actions as effects of God's power and qualities
of actions, such as obedience or disobedience, associated with human power.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Some learned men are described as holding that God creates both power and
will in man, and that these necessarily produce what man is empowered to do.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: 'A mediating view is reported: human actions proceed from God''s power and
man''s acquisition, with God creating an action of obedience or disobedience when
man intends it.'
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The passage states a formula that there is neither compulsion nor free liberty,
but a way between the two; power and will in man are created by God, while merit
or guilt is imputed to man.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The passage advises avoiding subtle inquiry into this matter and leaving knowledge
of it wholly to God.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The Asharians are reported as teaching that a believer guilty of mortal sin
who dies without repentance has his sentence left with God.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Possible outcomes for the sinful believer include divine pardon, prophetic
intercession, punishment in proportion to demerit, and later admission into paradise
through mercy.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The passage says such a believer is not supposed to remain forever in hell
with infidels if he has faith in his heart, even of the weight of an ant.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: God is described as creator of power and will, creator of actions,
possessor of knowledge, and the one to whom the sinful believer's sentence is
left.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Man
description: Human beings are described as having created power and will, intending
obedience or disobedience, and receiving imputed merit or guilt.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Primitive Moslems
description: They are presented as the model for avoiding subtle disputes and leaving
the matter to God.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: The prophet
description: The prophet is cited in connection with intercession for members of
his people guilty of grievous crimes.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Believer guilty of mortal sin
description: A believer who dies without repentance after mortal sin is discussed
as subject to God's sentence, mercy, possible punishment, and eventual admission
to paradise.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Infidels
description: They are mentioned as those with whom the sinful believer is not expected
to remain forever in hell.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Kadarians, Jabarians, and Sonnites
description: The passage describes these groups as holding opposed or mediating
opinions on free will, necessity, and dependence on God's power.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: creator of power, will, and action
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is said to create power and will in man and to create actions corresponding
to human intention.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: judge and merciful pardoner
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The sentence of the sinful believer is left with God, who may pardon, punish,
or admit him to paradise through mercy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: morally accountable agent
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Merit or guilt is imputed to man, even though power and will are said to
be created by God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: exemplars of restraint in inquiry
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The safest way is said to follow the primitive Moslems and avoid overly subtle
disputes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: intercessor
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: A saying attributed to the prophet states that his intercession will be employed
for people guilty of grievous crimes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:6
label: posthumously judged sinner
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The believer guilty of mortal sin who dies without repentance is discussed
as awaiting God's sentence and possible mercy or punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: permanent hell comparison group
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The sinful believer is contrasted with infidels in relation to remaining
forever in hell.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:8
label: doctrinal positions on free will and necessity
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The passage names the Kadarians, Jabarians, and Sonnites as holding views
on free will, necessity, and dependence on God's power.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: hell fire
literal_form: hell fire
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:2
label: paradise
literal_form: paradise
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: weight of an ant
literal_form: faith in the heart of the weight of an ant
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Divine and human agency in actions
summary: The passage reports several positions on whether actions arise from God's
power, human power, or a compound of both, and on how human obedience and disobedience
are produced.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Middle way between compulsion and liberty
summary: A doctrinal formula rejects both compulsion and unrestricted free liberty,
assigning created power and will to God while imputing merit and guilt to man.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: scene:3
label: Judgment of the sinful believer after death
summary: The Asharian teaching leaves the fate of a believer who dies guilty of
mortal sin to God, allowing pardon, intercession, proportional punishment, and
eventual admission to paradise rather than eternal residence in hell with infidels.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment after mortal sin
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage describes a posthumous sentence left to God, with possible mercy,
intercession, punishment, and admission to paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is doctrinal exposition rather than a narrative mythic episode.
- id: motif:2
label: mediated salvation through intercession
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The sinful believer may receive prophetic intercession for grievous crimes
and later be admitted to paradise through mercy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage cites a theological saying rather than narrating an intercession
scene.
- id: motif:3
label: middle path between fate and freedom
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
basis: The passage explicitly contrasts compulsion and free liberty and presents
a way between the two, with divine creation of power and will and human imputation
of merit or guilt.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage concerns theological agency
rather than a mythic pair or dualistic cosmology.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage itself compares the Kadarian allowance of free will to views
said to be held by the greater part of Christians and Jews.
claim_level: same_function
target: Christian and Jewish views on free will as described in the passage
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: This is a report by the passage's cited author; no independent Christian
or Jewish sources are provided in the supplied text.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 7801-7805
quote_or_summary: The action's substance is attributed to God's power, while its
quality as obedience or disobedience is attributed to human power.
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 7805-7811
quote_or_summary: Several learned men are said to hold that human actions are effected
by power God created in man, and that God causes both power and will to exist
in man.
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 7817-7827
quote_or_summary: 'A middle way is described: actions proceed from God''s power
and man''s acquisition; when man intends obedience or disobedience, God creates
the corresponding action.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 7834-7838
quote_or_summary: '"there is neither compulsion nor free liberty, but the way lies
between the two"; power and will in man are created by God, while merit or guilt
is imputed to man.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 7838-7841
quote_or_summary: The safest course is said to follow the primitive Moslems, avoid
subtle disputation, and leave knowledge of the matter wholly to God.
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 7863-7867
quote_or_summary: The Asharians teach that if a believer guilty of mortal sin dies
without repentance, his sentence is left with God.
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 7865-7871
quote_or_summary: God may pardon the sinner, the prophet may intercede, or God may
punish him proportionally and afterward admit him to paradise through mercy.
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 7871-7874
quote_or_summary: The sinful believer is not supposed to remain forever in hell
with infidels, because one with faith in the heart even of the weight of an ant
will be delivered from hell fire.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 7843-7855
quote_or_summary: A Moorish author contrasts Kadarians, who allow free will, Jabarians,
who make man a necessary agent, and Sonnites, who affirm human power and will
while maintaining dependence on God's power; the Kadarian opinion is said to approach
that of most Christians and Jews.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage is a theological exposition rather than a mythic narrative; extraction
emphasizes doctrinal images and afterlife-judgment patterns that are explicit
in the text.
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 or unsupplied taxonomy identifiers were used.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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