batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l9675-l9772
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l9675-l9772
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 9675-9772
start: '9675'
end: '9772'
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 the change of the Keblah toward the holy temple of
Mecca, the believers as an intermediate nation and witnesses, the apostle’s role
in reciting signs and teaching scripture and wisdom, patience under trial, the
living status of those slain for God’s religion, pilgrimage observance at Safa
and Merwah, condemnation of those who conceal signs, affirmation of one merciful
God, and signs in creation including heaven and earth, night and day, ships, rain,
revived earth, animals, winds, and clouds.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage commands turning the face in prayer toward the holy temple of
Mecca wherever the worshipper may be.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Arabians are described as an intermediate nation that may witness against
the rest of mankind, while the apostle is a witness against them.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The former prayer direction is said to have been appointed as a test distinguishing
those who follow the apostle from those who turn back.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The apostle is described as sent from among the community to rehearse signs,
purify them, and teach the Koran and wisdom.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Believers are instructed to seek assistance with patience and prayer.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Those slain in fight for the religion of God are not to be called dead, but
living, though this is not understood by the hearers.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The community will be tested by fear, hunger, loss of wealth, loss of lives,
and scarcity of fruits.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The patient respond to misfortune by saying that they belong to God and will
return to him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Safa and Merwah are called two monuments of God, and compassing them during
pilgrimage or visitation to the temple of Mecca is permitted.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Those who conceal evident signs and direction after their manifestation in
scripture are cursed, while those who repent and make known what they concealed
are accepted mercifully.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: Those who die in unbelief remain under curse and punishment without alleviation.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: 'The passage names signs for people of understanding in creation: heaven and
earth, night and day, ships at sea, rain from heaven, revived earth, cattle, winds,
and clouds between heaven and earth.'
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The one God, described as merciful, gracious, directing whom he pleases,
sending signs, testing believers, cursing unbelievers, accepting repentance, creating
and sustaining natural signs.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Arabians / true believers
description: The addressed community, described as an intermediate nation, instructed
to turn toward Mecca, remember God, give thanks, seek help through patience and
prayer, and endure tests.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: The apostle
description: A messenger from among the community, witness against them, and teacher
of signs, purification, the Koran, and wisdom.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Those to whom the scripture has been given
description: A group said to know the truth about the Keblah and to know the apostle
as they know their own children, though some hide the truth.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:13
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Those slain in fight for the religion of God
description: Persons slain for God’s religion who are said to be living rather than
dead.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: The patient
description: Those who endure affliction, say they belong to God and return to him,
and receive blessings and mercy.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Those who conceal signs / unbelievers
description: Persons who conceal evident signs or die in unbelief and are associated
with curse and punishment unless they repent and make known what they concealed.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine guide
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God directs whom he pleases into the right way and completes grace so that
the community may be directed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: divine judge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God curses those who conceal signs and unbelievers who die in unbelief remain
under punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: role:3
label: creator and sign-giver
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Natural phenomena and creation are described as signs for people of understanding.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:4
label: witness community
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The community is placed as an intermediate nation to be witness against the
rest of mankind.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: patient faithful
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:6
basis: Believers are told to seek help through patience and prayer; the patient
endure affliction and receive blessings and mercy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: apostolic witness
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The apostle is said to be a witness against the addressed community.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: teacher and purifier
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The apostle rehearses signs, purifies, and teaches the Koran and wisdom.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: scripture community with concealed knowledge
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Those given scripture are said to know the truth and know the apostle, while
some hide the truth against their knowledge.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:9
label: living slain
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Those slain in fight for God’s religion are described as living, not dead.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:10
label: concealer or unbeliever under curse
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Concealers of signs are cursed, and those dying in unbelief remain under
curse and punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Keblah / prayer direction
literal_form: A direction toward which faces are turned in prayer, ultimately identified
here with the holy temple of Mecca.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: holy temple of Mecca
literal_form: The place toward which the community is commanded to turn their faces
and which is also named in connection with pilgrimage.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- id: sym:3
label: Safa and Merwah
literal_form: Two monuments of God compassed during pilgrimage or visitation.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:4
label: patience and prayer
literal_form: Practices named as means of seeking assistance.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: rain water from heaven
literal_form: Water sent from heaven that quickens the dead earth.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:6
label: ship at sea
literal_form: A ship sailing in the sea loaded with what is profitable for mankind.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:7
label: created signs
literal_form: Heaven and earth, night and day, winds, and clouds compelled between
heaven and earth.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Change and confirmation of the Keblah
summary: The passage reports objections to a changed prayer direction, says east
and west belong to God, and commands the community to turn toward the holy temple
of Mecca wherever they are.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:13
- id: scene:2
label: Apostle instructs the community
summary: An apostle from among the community is described as reciting signs, purifying,
and teaching the Koran and wisdom; the community is told to remember and thank
God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Trial, patience, and return to God
summary: Believers are told to seek help through patience and prayer; they will
be tested by losses, and the patient declare that they belong to God and return
to him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:4
label: Slain for God’s religion described as living
summary: The passage forbids calling those slain in fight for God’s religion dead
and instead says they are living though not understood.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Pilgrimage monuments
summary: Safa and Merwah are identified as monuments of God, and compassing them
during pilgrimage or visitation to the temple is permitted.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: scene:6
label: Concealment, curse, repentance, and punishment
summary: Those who conceal signs and direction are cursed, but repentance and disclosure
lead to divine reconciliation; unbelievers who die in unbelief remain under curse
and punishment.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: scene:7
label: Signs in creation
summary: The passage names creation and natural processes, including rain reviving
dead earth and ships at sea, as signs for people of understanding.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Sacred orientation in prayer
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage repeatedly commands the community to turn their faces toward
a designated holy temple in prayer and frames this direction as divinely appointed
truth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy motif directly names prayer orientation or qiblah.
- id: motif:2
label: Community as witness
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: The addressed community is placed as an intermediate nation to bear witness
against mankind, while the apostle bears witness against them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage uses witness language but does not explicitly state a covenant
formula in this excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: Divine testing of the faithful
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: The changed Keblah tests followers of the apostle, and believers are later
tested through fear, hunger, loss, and scarcity, with blessing for the patient.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents testing and endurance, but not a full initiation
rite.
- id: motif:4
label: Return to God after misfortune
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: The patient respond to misfortune by saying they belong to God and shall
return to him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: This is a theological return statement rather than a narrated journey.
- id: motif:5
label: Living dead among the slain righteous
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
basis: Those slain in fight for God’s religion are said not to be dead but living,
though the audience does not understand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states living status after death but does not describe the
mechanics of resurrection here.
- id: motif:6
label: Divine judgment through curse and punishment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Concealers of signs and those dying in unbelief are cursed; punishment is
said not to be alleviated.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: The judgment is expressed as curse and punishment, not as a full judgment
scene.
- id: motif:7
label: Revelatory signs in nature
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Creation, celestial alternation, rain, revived earth, ships, winds, and clouds
are named as signs for people of understanding.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference to wisdom is broad; the passage specifically says
these signs are for understanding.
- id: motif:8
label: Rain reviving dead earth
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
basis: Rain water sent from heaven is said to quicken the dead earth and replenish
it with cattle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: The rebirth is agricultural and natural, not a human death-and-return
narrative.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 9675-9772
quote_or_summary: "“Turn, therefore, thy face towards the holy temple of Mecca;
and wherever ye be, turn your faces towards that place.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 9675-9772
quote_or_summary: "“Thus have we placed you, O Arabians, an intermediate nation,
that ye may be witness against the rest of mankind, and that the apostle may be
a witness against you.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 9675-9772
quote_or_summary: The former Keblah is said to have been appointed to distinguish
those who follow the apostle from those who turn back; God will not render the
community’s faith ineffective.
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 9675-9772
quote_or_summary: An apostle from among the community is sent to rehearse God’s
signs, purify the community, and teach the Koran, wisdom, and what they did not
know; they are told to remember and thank God.
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 9675-9772
quote_or_summary: "“O true believers, beg assistance with patience and prayer, for
GOD is with the patient.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 9675-9772
quote_or_summary: "“And say not of those who are slain in fight for the religion
of GOD, that they are dead; yea, they are living.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 9675-9772
quote_or_summary: The passage says God will prove the community with fear, hunger,
decrease of wealth, loss of lives, and scarcity of fruits, and gives good tidings
to the patient.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: quote
locator: lines 9675-9772
quote_or_summary: The patient say, “We are GOD'S and unto him shall we surely return”;
blessings and mercy are upon them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 9675-9772
quote_or_summary: Safa and Merwah are called two monuments of God; those on pilgrimage
to or visiting the temple of Mecca commit no crime if they compass them both.
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 9675-9772
quote_or_summary: Those who conceal evident signs or direction after scripture has
manifested them are cursed; those who repent, amend, and disclose what they concealed
are accepted by the merciful God.
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 9675-9772
quote_or_summary: Those who do not believe and die in unbelief remain under the
curse of God, angels, and all men; their punishment is not alleviated and they
are not regarded.
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 9675-9772
quote_or_summary: Signs for people of understanding are listed in creation of heaven
and earth, night and day, a ship sailing at sea with benefit for mankind, rain
from heaven quickening dead earth, cattle, winds, and clouds between heaven and
earth.
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 9675-9772
quote_or_summary: Those given scripture are said to know the truth from their Lord
and to know the apostle as they know their own children, though some hide the
truth knowingly.
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: uncertain
notes: The literal extraction is well supported by the supplied passage. Motif taxonomy
assignments are cautious where the available taxonomy lacks exact labels for qiblah,
pilgrimage, or scriptural signs. No comparison claims were added because the passage
does not itself support a specific external comparative claim beyond internal
references to scripture communities and sects.
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: |-
Footnote material was treated as part of the supplied passage only where it clarified the sequence of the Keblah change; no external source claims were added.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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