batch.motif.sufi-rumi-mesnevi-book-1-redhouse-gutenberg-l990-l1126
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-rumi-mesnevi-book-1-redhouse-gutenberg-l990-l1126
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
passage_locator:
label: THE ACTS OF THE ADEPTS / CHAPTER I. / CHAPTER II. / CHAPTER III.; lines 990-1126
start: '990'
end: '1126'
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 recounts early hagiographic episodes from Jelālu-’d-Dīn’s
childhood and youth: visionary beings appear to him, his father interprets them
as visitors from the invisible world, he disappears during a childhood challenge
and reports being conducted through celestial spheres, his noble and saintly lineage
is described, he experiences a visible divine manifestation and heavenly voice,
and later goes to Aleppo for study where others become jealous of him.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: At age five, Jelālu-’d-Dīn became restless when spiritual forms and shapes
from the invisible world appeared before him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Bahā’u-’d-Dīn Veled told the child that the beings were Occult Existences
bringing gifts and presents from the invisible world.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The title Khudāvendgār, glossed as “My Lord,” was conferred on Jelālu-’d-Dīn
by his father during this period.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: At age six, while on a terraced roof with other children, Jelālu-’d-Dīn rejected
jumping between terraces as childish and proposed springing up to the firmament
and visiting God’s realm.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Jelālu-’d-Dīn vanished from the children’s sight and then returned with an
altered expression and pale cheeks.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: After his return, the other children uncovered before him, fell to the ground,
and declared themselves his disciples.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Jelālu-’d-Dīn said visible forms in green raiment had led him through concentric
celestial orbs and zodiacal signs and showed him wonders of the spirit world.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: At that age, Jelālu-’d-Dīn was said to break his fast only once every three
or four days, and sometimes once in seven days.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: A disciple of Bahā Veled reported that Bahā Veled publicly affirmed Jelālu-’d-Dīn’s
exalted descent, including royal and saintly lineage.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: At age seven, Jelālu-’d-Dīn recited Qur’ān chapter cviii every morning and
wept while reciting it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: God appeared visibly to Jelālu-’d-Dīn, causing him to faint; after regaining
consciousness, he heard a voice from heaven.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:12
text: The heavenly voice told Jelālu-’d-Dīn to cease combating with himself because
he had been exalted to the station of ocular vision.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:13
text: Jelālu-’d-Dīn vowed to serve the Lord to the end of his days and hoped his
followers would attain the same high grade of favor and excellence.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:14
text: Later, Jelālu-’d-Dīn went from Qonya to Aleppo to study; his professor favored
him, and others complained to the governor from jealousy.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Jelālu-’d-Dīn Muhammed
description: The central figure of the passage, described as a child and later student
who experiences visions, a celestial journey, divine appearance, and recognition
by others.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:10
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Bahā’u-’d-Dīn Veled / Bahā Veled
description: Jelālu-’d-Dīn’s father, who soothes him during visions, confers the
title Khudāvendgār, and affirms his exalted descent.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Occult Existences / spiritual forms from the invisible world
description: Angelic messengers, righteous genii, saintly men, and other spiritual
forms said to appear bodily to the child.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Children on the terraced roof
description: Other children who propose jumping to a neighboring terrace, witness
Jelālu-’d-Dīn’s disappearance and return, and declare themselves his disciples.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Visible forms clad in green raiment
description: A company of visible forms said by Jelālu-’d-Dīn to have led him through
celestial regions and returned him when the children cried out.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: God / heavenly voice
description: The divine presence appears visibly to Jelālu-’d-Dīn and a voice from
heaven addresses him.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Professor in Aleppo
description: A teacher who shows attention to Jelālu-’d-Dīn because of his father
and aptitude as a scholar.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Jealous others in Aleppo
description: People offended by the professor’s preference who complain about Jelālu-’d-Dīn
to the governor.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Governor of the city
description: The governor who resolves to observe Jelālu-’d-Dīn for himself after
receiving complaints.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
roles:
- id: role:1
label: visionary child
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: As a child, he sees spiritual forms from the invisible world.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: celestial traveler
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He vanishes and later reports being led through celestial orbs and zodiacal
signs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: recognized master among children
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The children fall before him and declare themselves his disciples.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: royal and saintly descendant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: His descent is described as both royal and saintly, including prophetic and
caliphal lineage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: recipient of divine vision
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God appears visibly to him and a heavenly voice says he has been exalted
to ocular vision.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: role:6
label: father and interpreter of visions
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He soothes Jelālu-’d-Dīn and explains the visitors as Occult Existences from
the invisible world.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: conferrer of honorific title
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He confers and uses the title Khudāvendgār for Jelālu-’d-Dīn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: invisible-world visitors
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: They appear in bodily shape and are said to bring gifts from the invisible
world.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:9
label: witnesses to disappearance and return
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They see Jelālu-’d-Dīn vanish and return among them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: new disciples
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They fall to the earth and declare themselves his disciples.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:11
label: celestial guides
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: They lead Jelālu-’d-Dīn through heavenly regions and return him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:12
label: divine revealer
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: God appears and a heavenly voice announces Jelālu-’d-Dīn’s exaltation to
ocular vision.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: role:13
label: teacher and patronizing instructor
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: He shows Jelālu-’d-Dīn special attention because he is Bahā’u-’d-Dīn Veled’s
son and an apt scholar.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:14
label: jealous accusers
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: They are offended by the preference shown to Jelālu-’d-Dīn and complain to
the governor.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:15
label: investigating authority
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: He resolves to see and judge for himself and hides in the porter’s room.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: invisible world
literal_form: Spiritual realm from which forms, shapes, gifts, and presents are
said to come.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: firmament and celestial orbs
literal_form: The firmament, concentric orbs of the spheres, and signs of the Zodiac
visited during Jelālu-’d-Dīn’s disappearance.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: green raiment
literal_form: Green clothing worn by the visible forms who lead Jelālu-’d-Dīn away.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: heavenly voice
literal_form: A voice from heaven heard after the divine appearance and fainting
episode.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: sym:5
label: Qur’ān chapter cviii
literal_form: The short chapter recited every morning by Jelālu-’d-Dīn at age seven,
with weeping.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: fasting interval
literal_form: Breaking fast once every three or four days, and sometimes once in
seven days.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Childhood visions at age five
summary: Jelālu-’d-Dīn sees spiritual beings from the invisible world; his father
explains them as Occult Existences bringing gifts and the title Khudāvendgār becomes
associated with him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Disappearance from the roof and celestial tour
summary: On a roof with other children, Jelālu-’d-Dīn proposes ascent to God’s realm,
vanishes, returns, and says green-clad forms led him through celestial spheres
and the spirit world; the children become his disciples.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:3
label: Ascetic fasting in childhood
summary: The passage states that at that age Jelālu-’d-Dīn often broke his fast
only after several days.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:4
label: Genealogical legitimation
summary: A disciple reports Bahā Veled’s claim that Jelālu-’d-Dīn descends from
both kings and saintly or prophetic lineages.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Divine appearance and heavenly commission
summary: At age seven, Jelālu-’d-Dīn recites Qur’ān chapter cviii with tears; God
appears, he faints, a heavenly voice announces his station of ocular vision, and
he vows lifelong service.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: scene:6
label: Aleppo study and jealous accusation
summary: Jelālu-’d-Dīn studies in Aleppo, receives special attention from his professor,
and is accused by jealous others before the governor.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: miraculous visionary child
taxonomy_refs:
- miraculous_child
basis: The passage repeatedly presents Jelālu-’d-Dīn as a child whose visionary
experiences, disappearance, fasting, and divine vision mark extraordinary spiritual
status.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:10
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is hagiographic; the motif label describes the narrative presentation,
not a historical determination.
- id: motif:2
label: ascent through celestial realms
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
- mystical_quest
basis: Jelālu-’d-Dīn proposes ascent to the firmament, disappears, and reports being
conducted through concentric spheres, zodiacal signs, and wonders of the spirit
world.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The ascent is reported in retrospective speech within the episode rather
than narrated directly by an external narrator.
- id: motif:3
label: divine election by visible manifestation and heavenly voice
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
- wisdom
basis: God visibly appears to Jelālu-’d-Dīn; a heavenly voice declares him exalted
to ocular vision, after which he vows lifelong service.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: Available taxonomy has no exact category for divine election or visionary
commission; refs are approximate.
- id: motif:4
label: royal and sacred lineage legitimating a holy figure
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The passage emphasizes descent from kings, a saintly line, the Prophet’s
lineage, and the Caliph ‘Alī, concluding that he was well descended both mundanely
and spiritually.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents genealogy as a legitimating claim but does not describe
kingship exercised by Jelālu-’d-Dīn.
- id: motif:5
label: child ascetic fasting
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: The passage says that at a young age Jelālu-’d-Dīn broke his fast only after
several days, sometimes seven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage does not explicitly call
the fasting an initiation.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage itself compares Jelālu-’d-Dīn’s early visionary encounters with
Abrahamic prophetic visitation scenes, including Muhammad’s early experiences,
Gabriel’s appearance to Mary, and angelic appearances to Abraham and Lot.
claim_level: same_function
target: 'Prophetic and angelic visitation scenes named in the passage: Muhammad,
Mary and Gabriel, Abraham, and Lot'
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The comparison is made by the passage for analogy of visionary appearance;
it does not establish identical status, historical transmission, or a full narrative
equivalence.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 990-1014
quote_or_summary: The text says that at age five Jelālu-’d-Dīn became uneasy because
spiritual forms from the invisible world appeared to him, including angelic messengers,
righteous genii, and saintly men; it compares such appearances to visions associated
with Muhammad, Mary, Abraham, Lot, and other prophets.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 1015-1020
quote_or_summary: "“These are the Occult Existences. They come to present themselves
before you, to offer unto you gifts and presents from the invisible world.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1021-1027
quote_or_summary: The passage says the child’s ecstasies became publicly known and
that his father conferred the honorific title Khudāvendgār, glossed as “My Lord.”
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 1030-1047
quote_or_summary: Sultan Veled relates that at Balkh, when Jelāl was six, he was
on the roof reciting the Qur’ān with other children; when they proposed jumping
to a neighboring terrace, he called that suitable for animals and suggested springing
to the firmament and visiting God’s realm.
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 1047-1056
quote_or_summary: As Jelāl spoke, he vanished; the frightened children cried out,
he returned instantly with altered expression and blanched cheeks, and the children
uncovered, fell to the earth, and declared themselves his disciples.
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 1057-1064
quote_or_summary: Jelāl says visible forms in green raiment led him away, conducted
him through concentric celestial orbs and zodiacal signs, showed him wonders of
the spirit world, and brought him back when the children’s cries reached him.
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 1065-1067
quote_or_summary: At that age he was said to break his fast only once in three or
four days, and sometimes in seven days.
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 1070-1090
quote_or_summary: A disciple of Jelāl’s father reports Bahā Veled’s public claim
that Jelāl was of exalted descent, including royal lineage, hereditary sainthood,
descent from the Prophet’s line through Es-Sarakhsī, descent from Caliph ‘Alī,
and royal Balkh and Kh’ārezm ancestry.
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 1093-1103
quote_or_summary: At age seven, Jelāl recited Qur’ān chapter cviii each morning
and wept while reciting its words about abounding good, devotion, slaughtering
victims, and the enemy without issue.
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 1104-1107
quote_or_summary: The passage says God one day appeared visibly to Jelāl, and he
fainted; after regaining consciousness, he heard a voice from heaven.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: quote
locator: lines 1108-1112
quote_or_summary: "“O Jelālu-’d-Dīn! By the majesty (jelāl) of Our glory, do thou
henceforward cease to combat with thyself; for We have exalted thee to the station
of ocular vision.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 1113-1117
quote_or_summary: Jelāl vows in gratitude to serve the Lord to the end of his days
and hopes his followers will also attain that high grade of favor and excellence.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 1118-1126
quote_or_summary: Two years after his father’s death, Jelāl goes from Qonya to Aleppo
to study; his professor favors him as Bahā’u-’d-Dīn Veled’s son and an apt scholar,
others become jealous and complain to the governor, who hides to observe him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal extraction is strong because the passage states the episodes directly.
Motif assignment is partly interpretive, especially where the available taxonomy
lacks exact labels for visionary commission and ascetic fasting. The comparison
claim is limited to analogies explicitly made in the passage.
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. Taxonomy references are limited to the provided lists.
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