batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l9774-l9860
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l9774-l9860
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 9774-9860
start: '9774'
end: '9860'
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 combines translator/exegetical notes on martyr souls, Saf and
Merw, curses, repentance, and compelled service with translated Qur'anic material
describing misplaced love for idols, divine punishment, separation of leaders
and followers, warning against the devil, dietary prohibitions with necessity
exceptions, punishment for concealing scripture, and a definition of righteousness
involving belief, charity, prayer, alms, covenant-keeping, and patience.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A note says the souls of martyrs are in the crops of green birds that fly
freely in paradise and feed on its fruits.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A note identifies Saf and Merw as two mountains near Mecca, formerly associated
with idols, and says running between the hills is still observed at the pilgrimage.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The translated text says some people take idols beside God and love them with
love due to God, while true believers are more fervent in love toward God.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The translated text says those who were followed will separate from their
followers when they see punishment, and the cords of relation between them will
be cut.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: The followers wish they could return to life and separate from those they
had followed; they will not come forth from the fire of hell.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The translated text commands people to eat what is lawful and good on earth
and not to tread in the steps of the devil, who is called an open enemy.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The translated text forbids carrion, blood, swine's flesh, and food over which
a name other than God's has been invoked, but allows necessity without lusting
or returning to transgress.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Those who conceal part of the scripture and sell it for a small price are
said to swallow fire, receive no speech or purification from God on the day of
resurrection, and suffer grievous punishment.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Righteousness is described as belief in God, the last day, angels, scriptures,
and prophets, along with charity, prayer, alms, covenant-keeping, and patience
in hardship and violence.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God
description: The divine being to whom love, service, thanks, revelation, judgment,
mercy, and punishment are attributed.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: idols beside God
description: Objects or beings taken beside God and loved with a love due to God.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: true believers / righteous persons
description: Those more fervent in love toward God and described by belief, charity,
prayer, covenant-keeping, and patience.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: unjust people / unbelievers
description: Those associated with idols, refusal to follow what God sent down,
and lack of understanding.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:9
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: those who have been followed
description: Leaders or exemplars who separate themselves from their followers when
punishment is seen.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: followers
description: Those who followed others and later wish to return to life and separate
themselves from them.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: devil
description: An open enemy who commands evil and wickedness and speaking of God
without knowledge.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: concealers of scripture
description: Those who conceal part of scripture sent down by God and sell it for
a small price.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: martyrs
description: Those said in the note to have souls in green birds in paradise.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine judge and punisher
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is described as severe in punishing and as withholding speech and purification
from offenders on the day of resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: giver of revelation and law
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage refers to what God has sent down, the scripture, the Koran with
truth, and divine food prohibitions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: rival objects of devotion
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Some people take idols beside God and love them with the love due to God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: model righteous community
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: True believers are described as more fervent in love toward God and as righteous
through belief, charity, worship, covenant, and patience.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: misdirected or uncomprehending opponents
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The passage describes unjust people facing punishment and unbelievers as
refusing revelation and lacking understanding.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:9
- id: role:6
label: abandoning leaders
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Those who had been followed separate themselves from their followers when
punishment is seen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: abandoned dependents
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Followers wish to return to life and separate from those who had separated
from them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: open enemy and tempter
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The devil is called an open enemy who commands evil and wickedness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:9
label: corrupt sellers of revelation
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: They conceal scripture and sell it for a small price.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: afterlife blessed dead
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: A note says martyr souls inhabit green birds that fly in paradise and feed
on its fruits.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Saf and Merw mountains
literal_form: Two mountains near Mecca associated in the note with former idols
and pilgrimage running.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: fire of hell / swallowed fire
literal_form: Fire from which punished followers do not come forth and fire swallowed
by those who sell concealed scripture.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: green birds of paradise
literal_form: Green birds in whose crops martyr souls are said to dwell, flying
freely in paradise and feeding on its fruits.
associated_figures:
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: steps of the devil
literal_form: A path or steps that people are commanded not to tread.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: forbidden foods
literal_form: Carrion, blood, swine's flesh, and food over which a name other than
God's has been invoked.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: scripture sold for a small price
literal_form: Part of scripture concealed and exchanged for a small price.
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Martyr souls in paradise
summary: An explanatory note describes martyr souls as dwelling in green birds that
move freely in paradise and eat its fruits.
figure_refs:
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Saf and Merw pilgrimage setting
summary: An explanatory note identifies Saf and Merw as two Meccan mountains once
associated with idols and says running between them remains a pilgrimage ceremony.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Punishment and severed followers
summary: At punishment, leaders separate from followers, relational cords are cut,
followers wish to return to life, and they do not leave hellfire.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Lawful food and the devil's steps
summary: People are commanded to eat lawful good food, avoid the devil's steps,
and avoid evil, wickedness, and false speech about God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Concealing scripture and resurrection punishment
summary: Those who conceal scripture and sell it for a small price swallow fire
and are denied divine speech and purification on the day of resurrection.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Righteousness defined
summary: Righteousness is defined by belief, charity, worship, almsgiving, covenant-keeping,
and patience in adversity, hardship, and violence.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine judgment through hellfire
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage repeatedly describes punishment by God, fire of hell, and severe
consequences for unjust persons, followers, and concealers of scripture.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is doctrinal and legal-exhortatory rather than a single narrative
episode.
- id: motif:2
label: Resurrection-day accountability
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
- divine_judgment
basis: The day of resurrection is named as the time when God will not speak to or
purify those who concealed scripture; followers also wish for a return to life
but remain in punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The resurrection motif is stated in judgment terms, not elaborated as
a full afterlife journey.
- id: motif:3
label: Covenantal righteousness
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: Righteous persons are explicitly described as those who perform their covenant
when they have covenanted, alongside belief, charity, and patience.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: Covenant appears as one element in a broader ethical definition.
- id: motif:4
label: Martyr souls in paradisical birds
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The note describes martyr souls inhabiting green birds that fly freely and
feed in paradise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: This motif is from a translator/exegetical note attributed to Jallalo'ddin,
not from the translated Qur'anic verse in this excerpt.
- id: motif:5
label: Devil's path as moral danger
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: People are warned not to tread in the steps of the devil, who commands evil
and wickedness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives an admonitory image rather than a developed devil narrative.
- id: motif:6
label: Dietary holiness with necessity exception
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage distinguishes lawful good food from forbidden foods, while allowing
an exception for one forced by necessity without desire to transgress.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No matching supplied taxonomy family directly covers dietary law.
- id: motif:7
label: Misplaced love for idols versus love for God
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_beloved
basis: The text contrasts those who love idols with the love due to God and true
believers who are more fervent in love toward God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is approximate; the passage concerns devotion and
idolatry rather than a personified divine beloved narrative.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: 'The note presents Saf and Merw as a shared sacred-location ritual pattern:
the hills are linked to earlier pagan Arab idol veneration and to the continuing
pilgrimage practice of running between them.'
claim_level: same_function
target: Pre-Islamic Arab veneration or compassing of Saf and Merw compared with
Islamic pilgrimage running between the same hills
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The claim rests only on the translator/exegetical note in this passage;
it does not independently establish the full historical origin or meaning of the
rite.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 9777-9780, note x
quote_or_summary: A note says martyr souls are in the crops of green birds that
fly wherever they please in paradise and feed on its fruits.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg text; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 9783-9795, note z
quote_or_summary: A note identifies Saf and Merw as two mountains near Mecca formerly
associated with idols and says running between these hills is still observed at
pilgrimage.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg text; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: line range within 9774-9860, around marked 160
quote_or_summary: '"some men take idols beside GOD, and love them as with the love
due to GOD; but the true believers are more fervent in love towards GOD"; the
same unit says God is severe in punishing.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg text; short excerpt.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: line range within 9774-9860, after marked 160
quote_or_summary: Those who were followed separate from their followers at punishment;
relational cords are cut; followers wish to return to life; they do not come forth
from hellfire.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg text; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: line range within 9774-9860, after separation scene
quote_or_summary: '"eat of that which is lawful and good on the earth; and tread
not in the steps of the devil, for he is your open enemy"; the devil commands
evil and wickedness.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg text; short excerpt.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: line range within 9774-9860, dietary prohibition unit
quote_or_summary: The passage forbids carrion, blood, swine's flesh, and food invoked
in a name other than God's, while excusing one forced by necessity without lusting
or returning to transgress.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg text; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: line range within 9774-9860, concealment of scripture unit
quote_or_summary: Those who conceal scripture and sell it for a small price swallow
only fire; God will not speak to or purify them on the day of resurrection, and
they suffer punishment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg text; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: line range within 9774-9860, after marked 170
quote_or_summary: Righteousness is defined as belief in God, the last day, angels,
scriptures, and prophets; giving money to kin, orphans, needy, strangers, askers,
and captives; prayer, alms, covenant-keeping, and patience.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg text; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: line range within 9774-9860, ancestral practice and unbelievers unit
quote_or_summary: Unbelievers answer that they will follow what their fathers practiced;
the passage describes them as deaf, dumb, and blind, and says they do not understand.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain Project Gutenberg text; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Core observations are explicit in the provided passage. Motif assignments
are strongest for divine judgment, resurrection, and covenant; other motif labels
are more interpretive or derived from commentary notes.
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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used. Commentary notes and translated Qur'anic text are treated distinctly where relevant.
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