batch.motif.sufi-rumi-mesnevi-book-1-redhouse-gutenberg-l14189-l14300
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-rumi-mesnevi-book-1-redhouse-gutenberg-l14189-l14300
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE. / VIII. /
XIII.; lines 14189-14300
start: '14189'
end: '14300'
translation: The Mesnevi
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage admonishes the addressee to practice abstinence and seek divine
healing; explains God's right and power to break, mend, destroy, create, punish,
and guide; recounts Adam's proud disdain toward a demon and his repentance after
God's rebuke; offers a prayer for guidance and union with God; describes seasonal
renewal and other restorations as acts of God; warns that all besides God is dangerous
like consuming fire; and returns to ‘Alī, who sees his destined murderer without
anger and speaks of death and resurrection as welcome.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The speaker tells the addressee to withhold his hand, practice abstinence,
and seek remedy if greed has fractured abstinence.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Cleansing garments is compared to the useful work of a bleacher.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: God is described as able to bind a fracture, create new union, and make a
broken part sound.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: God is described as able to destroy one creature and create thousands in return.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The passage refers to punishment for offenses and to lex talionis as a fence
for life.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The passage says a mortal must obey if God's command is set on his head to
slay, even his own child.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Adam looks at a foul demon with proud disdain and sarcastically reproves him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: God rebukes Adam and says He can strip many Adams of their fig-leaves and
turn many demons into true believers.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Adam answers contritely, asks forgiveness, admits fault, and vows not to repeat
it.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: The speaker prays for guidance, protection from error and judgment, and preservation
within the fold of sincere saints.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: The passage says severance from God is bitter and that without God's shelter
there is anguish.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:12
text: The passage says God gives being to non-existences.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:13
text: Vegetation is said to dwindle in autumn by God's will and flowers are called
forth again.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:14
text: The narcissus regains visible brightness, and the mowed reed becomes associated
with sweet music.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:15
text: God is called the Guide of all who live on earth, and a blind man is said
to need his staff and guide.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:16
text: All besides the Lord is described as fatal to humans and as consuming intense
fire.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:17
text: The passage says that anyone who seeks the fire to make it a shield becomes
a Magian of Zoroaster's yield.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:18
text: The passage turns again to ‘Alī and his destined foe, emphasizing ‘Alī's forbearance.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:19
text: "‘Alī says his murderer is before his eyes day and night and that he has no
anger toward him."
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:20
text: "‘Alī says death is as sweet as life and describes his death and resurrection
together."
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Admonished addressee
description: A person addressed as needing restraint, abstinence, and freedom from
self.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God / Lord
description: The divine figure addressed as healer, creator, destroyer, guide, refuge,
judge, and answerer of prayer.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Adam
description: Adam views a demon disdainfully, is rebuked by God, and repents.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Foul demon
description: A cursed imp or demon whom Adam views with proud disdain; God says
He can make demons true believers.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Satan
description: A named adversarial figure from whom the speaker says humans escape
because God has bought their souls.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Blind man
description: A generic blind man used in an analogy about needing a staff and guide.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: "‘Alī"
description: "‘Alī is presented as contemplating his destined foe with forbearance
and without anger."
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Destined foe / murderer
description: The person whom ‘Alī identifies as his murderer, before his eyes day
and night.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: admonished ascetic addressee
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The addressee is instructed to restrain appetite, practice abstinence, and
be freed from self.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: divine healer and restorer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: God is said to bind fractures, create new union, and repair what is ruined.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: creator and destroyer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: God is said to destroy one creature, create thousands, wither vegetation,
and bring flowers forth again.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: divine judge and commander
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage links punishment, lex talionis, and obedience to God's command
to slay.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: guide and refuge
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: God is invoked for guidance and protection and is called the Guide of all
living on earth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: rebuked penitent
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Adam acts with proud disdain, is rebuked by God, and then asks forgiveness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: disdained demon
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Adam views the demon with contempt; God says demons can be made true believers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: adversary associated with vice
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The passage says humans escape from Satan because God has bought their souls
and set them free from vice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: dependent traveler figure
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The blind man is said to be dependent on a staff and guide.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:10
label: forbearing contemplator of death
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: "‘Alī is said to show forbearance and to feel no anger toward his murderer."
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:11
label: destined killer
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: "‘Alī calls the foe his murderer and says he is before his eyes."
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: fracture and mending
literal_form: fractured abstinence, broken bones, fractured limb, new union
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: bleached garment
literal_form: soiled garments cleansed by a bleacher
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: fig-leaves stripped from Adams
literal_form: fig-leaves stripped from many Adams
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: autumn withering and renewed flowers
literal_form: vegetation dwindling in autumn and flowers coming forth again
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- seasonal_cycle
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: mowed reed becoming music
literal_form: a reed that was mowed becoming sweet music's queen
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: blind man with staff and guide
literal_form: blind man, staff, and guide
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:7
label: consuming fire
literal_form: fire described as fatal and consuming; fire sought as a shield
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:8
label: merciful rain
literal_form: the mercies of God as bounteous rain
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:9
label: sweet death and resurrection
literal_form: death as sweet as life; death and resurrection named together
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
- resurrection
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Admonition to abstinence and divine healing
summary: The speaker instructs the addressee to restrain appetite, value cleansing,
and seek God as the healer of fractured abstinence.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Divine prerogative to break, mend, punish, and create
summary: The passage states that the one who can mend may tear, that God can destroy
and create, and that divine command and punishment govern slaying.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Adam's disdain and repentance
summary: Adam disdains a foul demon, God rebukes him with statements of divine power,
and Adam asks forgiveness and vows not to repeat the fault.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Prayer for guidance, refuge, and union
summary: The speaker prays for guidance, protection from error and judgment, refuge
from anguish, and union with God.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Renewal of withered life
summary: God is described as withering and restoring vegetation, calling flowers
forth again, restoring the narcissus, and making the cut reed musical.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Guide, fire, and rain
summary: God is called the Guide; the blind man analogy is given; all besides God
is likened to consuming fire; and divine mercy is likened to rain.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:7
label: "‘Alī before his destined murderer"
summary: The narrative returns to ‘Alī, who sees his murderer before him without
anger and speaks of death and resurrection as welcome.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: abstinence and release from self
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
- mystical_quest
basis: The passage urges restraint from food, repair of broken abstinence, and freedom
from self through God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is exhortative rather than a full initiation narrative.
- id: motif:2
label: divine breaking and restoration
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
- resurrection
basis: God is said to break and mend, destroy and create, ruin and repair, and bring
what has withered forth again.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The language is theological and analogical, not a single mythic plot.
- id: motif:3
label: seasonal withering and renewal
taxonomy_refs:
- seasonal_cycle
- death_rebirth
basis: Vegetation dwindles in autumn by God's will and flowers are called forth
anew.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The seasonal image functions as an example of divine power.
- id: motif:4
label: pride rebuked and penitence accepted
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
- wisdom
basis: Adam's proud disdain toward the demon is rebuked by God, and Adam responds
with confession and repentance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The acceptance of repentance is implied by the prayerful context rather
than narrated in detail.
- id: motif:5
label: union with the divine and pain of severance
taxonomy_refs:
- annihilation_union
- divine_beloved
- mystical_quest
basis: The prayer declares severance from God bitter, asks for divine refuge, and
says life without God's presence is death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage uses devotional language, not an extended union narrative.
- id: motif:6
label: divine guidance for human blindness
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
- mystical_quest
basis: God is called the Guide of all living on earth, and the blind man requires
staff and guide.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The blind man appears as a brief analogy.
- id: motif:7
label: false refuge in fire
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
basis: All besides God is described as consuming fire, and seeking fire as a shield
leads to becoming a Magian.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: low
cautions: The available taxonomy has a fire symbol but no specific fire-refuge motif
family; the passage's polemical reference requires review.
- id: motif:8
label: forbearance before the destined killer
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
- death_rebirth
- resurrection
basis: "‘Alī sees his murderer without anger and speaks of death and resurrection
as closely joined and welcome."
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The excerpt resumes a larger ‘Alī narrative, so the full narrative function
is incomplete here.
- id: motif:9
label: divine law of recompense
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage refers to punishment for offenses, lex talionis, and obedience
to God's command in acts of slaying.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The discussion is doctrinal and ethical rather than a discrete judgment
scene.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 14189-14202
quote_or_summary: The speaker tells the addressee to withhold the hand, practice
abstinence, cleanse garments, and seek God when greed fractures abstinence.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 14203-14214
quote_or_summary: God is described as the one who can bind fractures, reunite broken
parts, tear and mend cloth, disturb and better arrange a house, destroy a creature,
and create thousands.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 14215-14225
quote_or_summary: The passage discusses punishment for offense, lex talionis, slaying
by divine command, and warns not to blame the bad too much because all are slaves.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 14226-14239
quote_or_summary: Adam looks with proud disdain at a foul demon; God rebukes him
and states His power to strip Adams and make demons believers; Adam asks forgiveness
and repents.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 14240-14264
quote_or_summary: The speaker prays to the Answerer of prayer for guidance, protection
from error, reprieve from judgment, preservation among saints, shelter, and union
with God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 14265-14275
quote_or_summary: God's perfection is contrasted with sun, moon, sky, spheres, mines,
and seas; God is said to give being to non-existences.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 14276-14290
quote_or_summary: God makes things grow and wither; autumn vegetation dwindles and
flowers return; the narcissus and reed are renewed; humans confess they cannot
create and need God's call.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 14291-14298
quote_or_summary: God is called the Guide of all; the blind man needs staff and
guide; all besides the Lord is fatal like consuming fire; divine mercies are likened
to bounteous rain.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 14299-14300
quote_or_summary: The passage returns to ‘Alī and his destined foe; ‘Alī says his
murderer is before his eyes, he feels no anger, and death and resurrection are
welcome to him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Line segmentation within
the supplied range is approximate because the excerpt includes poetic numbering
and prose line wrapping.
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: '2026-04-29'
notes: |-
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly support a comparison beyond its internal Sufi and Islamic references.
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