batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l8692-l8763
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l8692-l8763
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER I. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD / CHAPTER II. / IN THE
NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 8692-8763
start: '8692'
end: '8763'
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: There is no doubt in this book; it is a direction to the pious
summary: The opening of Chapter II presents the book as guidance for the pious,
describes believers by faith, prayer, almsgiving, acceptance of revelation, and
assurance of the life to come, contrasts unbelievers and false claimants to belief,
and announces divine sealing, blindness, corruption, self-deception, mockery,
and punishment.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage states that the book is without doubt and is a direction to the
pious.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The pious are described as believing in mysteries of faith, observing appointed
prayer times, giving alms, believing in revelation sent to the addressed recipient
and earlier prophets, and having assurance of the life to come.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage states that such people are directed by their Lord and shall prosper.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Unbelievers are described as not believing whether admonished or not.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: God is said to have sealed the unbelievers' hearts and hearing, while dimness
covers their sight, and they shall suffer grievous punishment.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Some people claim belief in God and the last day but are said not to be real
believers.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Those false claimants are said to seek to deceive God and believers, but to
deceive only themselves.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: An infirmity is said to be in their hearts, God is said to increase it, and
painful punishment is assigned because of disbelief.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: When told not to act corruptly in the earth, the false claimants answer that
they are men of integrity.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: When told to believe as others believe, they answer by calling those others
fools; the passage reverses this judgment upon them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: When the false claimants meet believers, they say they believe; when they
retire privately to their devils, they say they hold with them and only mock the
believers.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / LORD
description: The divine figure who sends revelation, directs the pious, seals hearts
and hearing, increases infirmity, and assigns punishment.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the pious / those who believe
description: People who believe in mysteries of faith, observe prayer, give alms,
accept revelation, and are directed by their Lord.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: unbelievers
description: People described as not believing whether admonished or not; their
hearts, hearing, and sight are affected, and punishment is assigned to them.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: some who say they believe
description: People who claim belief in God and the last day but are said not really
to be believers; they deceive themselves, act corruptly, and mock believers in
private.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: the addressed recipient of revelation
description: The person addressed as the recipient to whom revelation has been sent
down.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: prophets before the addressed recipient
description: Earlier prophets to whom revelation is said to have been sent down.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: devils
description: Private associates to whom the false claimants retire and say they
hold with them while mocking believers.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine revealer and guide
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Revelation is said to have been sent down, and the pious are directed by
their Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: divine judge or punisher
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Punishment is assigned to unbelievers and false claimants, and God is said
to seal or increase inner conditions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: faithful recipients of guidance
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: They believe, pray, give alms, accept revelation, and are directed by their
Lord.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: unbelieving recipients of admonition
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They do not believe whether admonished or not.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: false believers or hypocritical speakers
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They claim belief, are denied as real believers, speak differently before
believers and in private, and are accused of self-deception.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:11
- id: role:6
label: prophetic recipients of revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: Revelation is said to have been sent down to the addressed recipient and
to prophets before him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: private allies of the false claimants
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The false claimants retire privately to their devils and state loyalty to
them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: book as guidance
literal_form: book described as a direction to the pious
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: sealed heart and hearing
literal_form: hearts and hearing sealed by God
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: dimmed sight
literal_form: dimness covering sight
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: infirm heart
literal_form: infirmity in the hearts of false claimants
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: life to come
literal_form: future life after the present world, glossed in the note as the next
life or future state after death
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:12
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: The book defines the pious
summary: The book is presented as guidance for the pious, whose practices and beliefs
include faith in unseen matters, prayer, almsgiving, revelation, and the life
to come.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Unbelievers remain unreceptive and are marked for punishment
summary: Unbelievers are described as unaffected by admonition, with hearts and
hearing sealed, sight dimmed, and grievous punishment awaiting them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: False believers deceive themselves
summary: Some people claim belief while not truly believing; their attempted deception
is said to fall upon themselves, with infirmity in their hearts and painful punishment
because of disbelief.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:4
label: Public profession and private mockery
summary: The false claimants answer admonitions by calling themselves upright, dismiss
believers as fools, profess belief when with believers, and privately affirm loyalty
to their devils while mocking believers.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: revelation as guidance and wisdom
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage presents the book as a direction to the pious and links guidance
to faith, prayer, almsgiving, revelation, and assurance of the life to come.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy label 'wisdom' is broader than the passage's explicit wording
of guidance and direction.
- id: motif:2
label: divine judgment upon unbelief and hypocrisy
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage repeatedly assigns punishment to unbelievers and false claimants
and attributes sealing or worsening of inner states to God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives judgment language but does not narrate a final judgment
scene.
- id: motif:3
label: contrast between faithful and false or unbelieving groups
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
basis: The passage contrasts the pious who receive guidance with unbelievers and
with people who claim belief publicly while mocking believers privately.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a structural contrast rather than a developed mythic dualism.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 8692-8763; Chapter II opening
quote_or_summary: '"There is no doubt in this book; it is a direction to the pious"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 8692-8763; description of the pious
quote_or_summary: The pious believe in mysteries of faith, keep appointed prayer
times, distribute alms, believe in revelation sent to the addressed recipient
and earlier prophets, and have firm assurance of the life to come.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 8692-8763; conclusion about the pious
quote_or_summary: '"these are directed by their LORD, and they shall prosper"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 8692-8763; unbelievers
quote_or_summary: Unbelievers are said not to believe whether admonished or not.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 8692-8763; sealing and punishment
quote_or_summary: '"GOD hath sealed up their hearts and their hearing; a dimness
covereth their sight, and they shall suffer a grievous punishment."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 8692-8763; claim of belief
quote_or_summary: Some say they believe in God and the last day, but the passage
says they are not really believers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 8692-8763; deception
quote_or_summary: They seek to deceive God and believers, but the passage says they
deceive only themselves and are not aware of it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 8692-8763; infirmity and punishment
quote_or_summary: There is infirmity in their hearts; God has increased that infirmity;
painful punishment is assigned because they have disbelieved.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 8692-8763; corruption in the earth
quote_or_summary: When told not to act corruptly in the earth, they reply that they
are men of integrity.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 8692-8763; fools and belief
quote_or_summary: When told to believe as others believe, they ask whether they
should believe as fools believe; the passage says they themselves are fools but
do not know it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 8692-8763; public and private speech
quote_or_summary: When they meet believers they say they believe; when they retire
privately to their devils they say they hold with them and only mock the believers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: note
locator: footnote h within lines 8692-8763
quote_or_summary: The note glosses the original term for 'life to come' as the next
life or future state after death, opposed to this world or present life.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is based directly on the supplied passage and notes. Motif labels
are cautious because the passage is doctrinal and exhortative rather than a narrative
myth episode. No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does
not require a cross-tradition comparison beyond the supplied footnote citations.
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: |-
Available symbol taxonomy terms such as cave, fire, milk, mountain, serpent, tree, and water are not present in this passage, so no symbol taxonomy refs were applied.
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