batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l9322-l9412
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l9322-l9412
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 9322-9412
start: '9322'
end: '9412'
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: We have heard, and have rebelled
summary: The passage accuses Jews or their forefathers of unbelief, rejection of
a book from God confirming prior scripture, slaying prophets, worshipping the
calf after Moses brought signs, breaking covenant at Sinai, and coveting life
while facing divine punishment. It also identifies Gabriel as the angel who caused
the Koran to descend on the addressed prophet's heart by God's permission, confirming
earlier revelation.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Jews say their hearts are uncircumcised, and the passage states that God
has cursed them for infidelity.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A book from God is said to have come to them confirming scriptures already
with them, but they did not believe in it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: They are said to have sold their souls for a vile price by not believing in
what God sent down.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: When told to believe in what God sent down, they answer that they believe
in what was sent down to them and reject later revelation.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The passage asks why they slew God's prophets in times past if they are true
believers.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Moses is said to have come with evident signs, after which they took the calf
for their god.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: God accepted their covenant and lifted Mount Sinai over them while commanding
them to receive and perform the law.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: They answered that they had heard and rebelled.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: They were made to drink down the calf into their hearts for their unbelief.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: The passage says they will never wish for death because of what their hands
have sent before them.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: They are described as especially covetous of life, with one desiring life
to be prolonged a thousand years.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:12
text: Gabriel is named as the one who caused the Koran to descend on the addressed
prophet's heart by God's permission.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:13
text: A commentator's note identifies the spirit attending Jesus as Gabriel rather
than the Holy Ghost in the Christian sense.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:14
text: A footnote says Moses burned the calf, ground it to powder, strewed it on
water, and made the children of Israel drink it.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine source of the book, covenant, curse, favors, judgment, and
permission for Gabriel's revelation.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:11
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: The Jews / children of Israel
description: Collective addressees accused of unbelief, rejecting revelation, calf
worship, covenant rebellion, and coveting life.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Moses
description: Prophet who came with evident signs; in the note, he destroys the calf
and makes the children of Israel drink it.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Gabriel
description: Angel who caused the Koran to descend on the addressed prophet's heart;
in a note, identified as the spirit who sanctified and attended Jesus.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Jesus
description: Named in a note as sanctified and constantly attended by Gabriel.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Addressed prophet / Mohammed
description: Recipient whose heart receives the Koran by Gabriel, with Mohammed
named in surrounding notes.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:13
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Prophets of God
description: Prophets said to have been slain in times past.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine revealer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God sends down the book and permits Gabriel to bring the Koran.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:11
- id: role:2
label: divine judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God curses infidelity, knows wicked-doers, and sees what they do.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:3
label: revelation rejecters
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: They reject what has been revealed since, although it confirms what is with
them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: covenant rebels
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: After the covenant and command to receive the law, they say they have heard
and rebelled.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: prophet with signs
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Moses came with evident signs before the calf episode.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: angelic revelation bearer
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Gabriel caused the Koran to descend on the prophet's heart by God's permission.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:7
label: sanctified prophet in commentary
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The note says Gabriel sanctified Jesus and constantly attended him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:8
label: recipient of revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The Koran descends on the addressed heart; notes identify the passage with
Mohammed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:13
- id: role:9
label: slain prophets
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The passage asks why the prophets of God were slain in times past.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: book from God
literal_form: book / Koran sent down from God confirming earlier scriptures
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:11
- id: sym:2
label: uncircumcised hearts
literal_form: hearts described as uncircumcised
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: calf made a god
literal_form: calf taken for a god
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: sym:4
label: Mount Sinai lifted over the people
literal_form: mountain of Sinai lifted over the covenant recipients
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: law received under covenant
literal_form: law given to be received and performed
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: drinking the calf
literal_form: calf made into something drunk into the heart; note describes calf
powder in water
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:7
label: fire consuming the calf
literal_form: fire used to burn the calf in the explanatory note
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:8
label: thousand-year life desire
literal_form: desire for life prolonged a thousand years
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:9
label: heart receiving revelation
literal_form: the Koran descending on the prophet's heart
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Rejection of confirming revelation
summary: A book from God confirms prior scripture, but the addressees reject it
while claiming belief in what was sent to them before.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: scene:2
label: Calf worship after Moses' signs
summary: Moses comes with evident signs, but the people afterward take the calf
as their god and are condemned for wrongdoing.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:3
label: Covenant at Sinai and rebellion
summary: God accepts the covenant, lifts Mount Sinai over the people, commands them
to receive and perform the law, and they reply that they have heard and rebelled.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:4
label: Calf drunk into the heart
summary: The people are made to drink down the calf into their hearts for unbelief;
the note explains this by reference to Moses burning and grinding the calf, scattering
it on water, and making the children of Israel drink.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Unwillingness to wish for death
summary: The passage challenges the claim of a special future mansion with God by
telling them to wish for death, but states they will not do so and are covetous
of life.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: scene:6
label: Gabriel brings the Koran
summary: Gabriel, by God's permission, causes the Koran to descend on the addressed
prophet's heart as confirmation, direction, and good tidings to the faithful.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: covenant accepted and broken
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: The passage describes God accepting a covenant, commanding reception of the
law, and the people responding with rebellion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is polemical and retrospective; it does not narrate the full
covenant episode.
- id: motif:2
label: divine judgment on unbelief
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: God curses infidelity, sends indignation and punishment, knows wicked-doers,
and sees deeds that cannot be escaped by prolonged life.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: Judgment language is distributed across accusation, warning, and commentary
rather than a single judgment scene.
- id: motif:3
label: idolatry with the calf
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The people are said to have taken the calf for their god after Moses came
with signs, and the calf is later drunk into their hearts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy ref directly names calf idolatry.
- id: motif:4
label: revealed book confirming earlier scripture
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The book from God and the Koran are described as sent down, confirming earlier
scripture, giving direction and good tidings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy ref 'wisdom' is broad; the passage more specifically concerns
revelation and scripture.
- id: motif:5
label: angelic mediation of revelation
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Gabriel causes the Koran to descend on the prophet's heart by God's permission.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy ref directly names angelic mediation.
- id: motif:6
label: testing exclusive afterlife claim by wishing for death
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage challenges the claim that the future mansion with God belongs
exclusively to them by asking them to wish for death, then denies they will do
so because of prior deeds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a rhetorical challenge rather than a narrated afterlife journey.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage's calf-drinking episode is explicitly linked by the translator's
note to the biblical calf episode in Exodus and Deuteronomy, where Moses burns,
grinds, scatters, and makes Israel drink the calf material.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Biblical golden calf episode, Exod. xxxii. 20 and Deut. ix. 21 as cited
in the note
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The claim rests on the supplied translator's note and cited biblical
references; the extracted passage does not provide the full biblical text.
- id: claim:2
claim: The note compares the idea of an unpardonable sin of polytheism or idolatry
with the New Testament 'sin against the Holy Ghost.'
claim_level: same_function
target: New Testament sin against the Holy Ghost, as named in the commentary note
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: low
limitations: This is a commentator's theological comparison, not a narrative motif
developed in the main passage.
- id: claim:3
claim: The note compares the expression about deeds or sins going before judgment
with a passage attributed to St. Paul.
claim_level: linguistic_similarity
target: St. Paul, 1 Tim. v. 24 as cited in the note
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: low
limitations: The supplied text states only an expression-level resemblance; it does
not establish shared narrative structure or historical dependence.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 9345-9346
quote_or_summary: The Jews say their hearts are uncircumcised; God has cursed them
with infidelity.
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 9347-9352
quote_or_summary: A book from God comes confirming prior scriptures, but those who
had expected help against unbelievers refuse to believe in it.
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 9353-9357
quote_or_summary: They are accused of selling their souls for a vile price by not
believing in what God sent down; indignation and ignominious punishment are announced.
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 9358-9363
quote_or_summary: When called to believe what God sent down, they say they believe
what was sent down to them and reject later truth that confirms what they possess.
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 9362-9363
quote_or_summary: The passage asks why they have slain the prophets of God in times
past if they are true believers.
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 9364-9365
quote_or_summary: Moses came with evident signs, but afterward they took the calf
for their god and did wickedly.
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 9366-9371
quote_or_summary: God accepted the covenant, lifted Mount Sinai over them, told
them to receive and perform the law, and they answered that they had heard and
rebelled; they were made to drink down the calf into their hearts.
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 9393-9396
quote_or_summary: The note says Moses burned the calf, ground it to powder, strewed
it on water, and made the children of Israel drink it, citing Exod. xxxii. 20
and Deut. ix. 21.
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 9372-9375
quote_or_summary: The passage challenges them to wish for death if the future mansion
with God is exclusively theirs, but says they will never do so because of what
their hands sent before them.
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 9376-9380
quote_or_summary: They are described as the most covetous of life, more than idolaters;
one would desire life prolonged a thousand years, but prolonged life cannot reprieve
punishment.
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 9381-9384
quote_or_summary: Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel is addressed; Gabriel caused the
Koran to descend on the prophet's heart by God's permission, confirming earlier
revelation and giving direction and good tidings.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 9337-9340
quote_or_summary: A note says the spirit is not the Holy Ghost in the Christian
acceptation, but Gabriel, who sanctified Jesus and constantly attended him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 9397-9401
quote_or_summary: The note says Mohammed inferred Jewish hypocrisy from their forefathers'
disobedience and their rejection of him as an impostor though he was foretold
in the law.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 9327-9333
quote_or_summary: The note explains evil as polytheism or idolatry, an unpardonable
sin if unrepented, and compares it to the New Testament sin against the Holy Ghost.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: lines 9402-9405
quote_or_summary: The note glosses 'what their hands have sent before them' as wicked
forgeries concerning scripture and compares the expression to St. Paul's statement
that some sins go before to judgment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: low
notes: Main passage observations are relatively direct. Some figures and comparisons
derive from translator/commentator notes, so comparison confidence is lower.
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: |-
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