batch.motif.sufi-rumi-mesnevi-book-1-redhouse-gutenberg-l8212-l8311
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-rumi-mesnevi-book-1-redhouse-gutenberg-l8212-l8311
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
passage_locator:
label: OF QONYA. / PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE.;
lines 8212-8311
start: '8212'
end: '8311'
translation: The Mesnevi
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: A crow accuses the hoopoe before Solomon of false boasting; Solomon questions
the hoopoe, who defends himself and invokes divine providence. The passage then
reflects on providence, Adam's knowledge of names, divine naming versus human
appearances, Adam's transgression involving the prohibition and wheat, and finally
returns to the narrative of the lion and hare approaching a well.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The crow, jealous after hearing the hoopoe, tells Solomon that the hoopoe
has lied and boasts falsely.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Solomon addresses the hoopoe and questions whether vanity has led him to speak
beyond measure.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The hoopoe asks Solomon not to believe his foes and offers his life if his
claim is untrue.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The passage states that snares may be detected in bodily lusts unless divine
decree causes one to fall into them.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Adam, called the Father of Mankind and first nomenclator, is described as
knowing the names of all things.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The passage contrasts human naming with divine naming, citing Moses' staff
as called a rod by Moses but a dragon by its Creator.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: When the human mind gains strength through light, it perceives the soul and
the mysteries of names and falls in worship.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Adam encounters a single prohibition, reasons about it, and his appetites
prefer tasting the wheat.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: After the transgression image, the speaker says Adam sobbed that he had sinned
and turned aside from the road in darkness.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: The passage returns to the story of the lion and hare; they reach the well,
where the lion notices the hare slowing and drawing back.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: crow
description: A jealous bird who accuses the hoopoe before Solomon.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Solomon
description: A king addressed by the crow and the hoopoe; he questions the hoopoe's
claim.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: hoopoe
description: A bird accused of false boasting; he defends himself before Solomon.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: God / Providence
description: The divine ruler whose decree and naming determine perception, blindness,
rescue, and final states.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:11
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Adam
description: The Father of Mankind and first nomenclator, knowledgeable in names,
yet harmed by one prohibition and the tasting of wheat.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Moses
description: A prophet whose staff is humanly called a rod but divinely named a
dragon.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: "'Umer"
description: A person said to be classed by others as an idolater while God called
him a believer.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: lion
description: A narrative figure returning at the end of the passage, approaching
a well with the hare and seeking an enemy.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: hare
description: The lion's companion or friend who slackens pace and draws backward
near the well.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: accuser
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The crow charges the hoopoe with lying and false boasting before Solomon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: king and examiner
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Solomon is addressed as king and directly questions the hoopoe's speech.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: accused defender
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The hoopoe answers the charge, denies falsehood, and submits to judgment
if unable to prove his claim.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: divine decreer and namer
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The passage attributes blindness, rescue, final states, and true naming to
divine decree and God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:11
- id: role:5
label: primordial knower who transgresses
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Adam knows the names of all things but suffers from one prohibition and the
tasting of wheat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: prophet with transformed staff
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Moses' staff is described as a rod by Moses but as a dragon by God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: humanly misclassified believer
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: "'Umer is said to be called an idolater by others but a believer by God."
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: seeker of enemy
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The lion urges the hare forward, saying they must find the enemy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:9
label: reluctant companion
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The hare slows and draws backward at the well while accompanying the lion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: snare
literal_form: traps, springes, and snares hidden from sight
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: names
literal_form: the names of all things and the mystery of the symbol that God taught
Adam the names
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: staff and dragon
literal_form: Moses' staff, called a rod by Moses and a dragon by God
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: wheat under prohibition
literal_form: the wheat tasted after a prohibition
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: cloud veiling the sun
literal_form: a cloud that veils the sun as an image of divine decree
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: sym:6
label: light of mind
literal_form: light strengthening the mind so it perceives soul and mysteries
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: well
literal_form: the well reached by the lion and hare
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:8
label: Zion's holy mount
literal_form: a holy mount prepared as a safe destination
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Crow accuses hoopoe before Solomon
summary: A jealous crow tells Solomon that the hoopoe has lied, arguing that a bird
with such claimed insight would not be caught in nearby traps.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Solomon questions and hoopoe defends
summary: Solomon challenges the hoopoe's apparent vanity; the hoopoe asks Solomon
not to believe hostile accusations and offers to die if his claim is false.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Reflection on providence, snares, and blindness
summary: The passage states that divine decree governs whether reason sees clearly,
whether snares are avoided, and whether denial of providence results in blindness.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:11
- id: scene:4
label: Adam and divine naming
summary: Adam is described as knowing the names of all things; the passage explains
that human names reflect appearances while divine names reflect God's judgment
of what things are.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Adam, prohibition, and wheat
summary: Despite Adam's knowledge, one prohibition costs him dearly when his appetites
incline to taste the wheat; he later confesses sin and deviation from the road.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:6
label: Lion and hare reach the well
summary: The narrative returns to the lion and hare; as they arrive at a well, the
hare slows and the lion urges him forward to locate the enemy.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine providence overriding ordinary perception
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage repeatedly says that divine decree can blind reason, determine
final states, and also set a person right.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy has no exact providence category; 'wisdom' is a
broad fit due to the passage's didactic reflection on divine knowledge.
- id: motif:2
label: True names known by divine wisdom
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Adam's knowledge of names and the distinction between human and divine naming
are central to the passage's teaching.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: This is a conceptual and didactic motif rather than a narrative action
motif.
- id: motif:3
label: Forbidden food and transgression
taxonomy_refs:
- forbidden_knowledge
basis: The passage describes a single prohibition and Adam's appetite leading him
to taste the wheat, followed by confession of sin.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage emphasizes providence and appetite more than a quest for forbidden
knowledge; the taxonomy reference is approximate.
- id: motif:4
label: Cunning animal leading powerful animal to a well
taxonomy_refs:
- trickster_boundary
basis: The lion and hare approach a well; the hare slows and the lion urges him
toward the enemy, suggesting a trickster-animal narrative context within this
passage segment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: low
cautions: This line range only resumes the animal story and does not yet show the
trick itself or its outcome.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 8212-8220
quote_or_summary: The crow, stung by jealousy, tells Solomon that the hoopoe has
lied and argues that a truly insightful bird would not be caught by hidden traps.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 8221-8224
quote_or_summary: Solomon addresses the hoopoe, asking whether vanity has made him
speak wildly and excessively.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 8225-8229
quote_or_summary: The hoopoe asks the king not to believe hostile accusations and
says he should be killed if he has spoken untruthfully.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 8232-8237
quote_or_summary: The text says a person may detect snares in lusts unless divine
decree causes him to fall; by divine decree reason may cease to see clearly.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 8238-8245
quote_or_summary: Adam, called the Father of Mankind and first nomenclator, is said
to possess knowledge and to know the names of all things from first to last.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 8246-8259
quote_or_summary: The passage explains the mystery of 'God taught him the names,'
contrasting human appearances with God's naming; it cites Moses' staff as a rod
to Moses but a dragon to God, and 'Umer as humanly called idolater but divinely
called believer.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 8264-8267
quote_or_summary: When the mind gains strength with light, it perceives the soul
and mysteries of names, sees truth's rays, and falls in worship.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 8270-8275
quote_or_summary: Divine decree wills that one prohibition costs Adam dearly; after
reasoning about the prohibition, his appetites incline to taste the wheat.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 8276-8279
quote_or_summary: The passage says Adam's amazement passes and he sobs, confessing
that he has sinned and turned aside from the road in darkness.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 8298-8311
quote_or_summary: The discourse turns back to the lion and his friend; they come
to the well, the hare slows and draws back, and the lion urges him forward to
find the enemy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 8280-8297
quote_or_summary: God's decree is compared to a cloud veiling the sun; the passage
says providence may threaten or protect life and can prepare a home, bringing
one safely to Zion's holy mount.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The main narrative and didactic elements are clear, but some images are allegorical
and the line range resumes a larger lion-and-hare story without its outcome.
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 cross-text or cross-tradition comparison beyond its internal scriptural and didactic references.
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