The Daily Hoopoe

Scene: {'mood': 'warning', 'scale': 'communal', 'environment': 'generic', 'time_period': 'judgment_day'}

Subhead: Universal admonition to fear God due to the impending terrible convulsion of the Hour.

Headline: The Tremor of the Last Hour: Awakening to Divine Awe

Priority: highest

Key Quote: None

Lead Verse: 22:1

Scholar Bio: Dean of Academic Affairs at AlMaghrib Institute. One of the most popular Islamic scholars in the English-speaking world.

Multi Source: {'en.sahih': 'O mankind, fear your Lord. Indeed, the convulsion of the [final] Hour is a terrible thing.', 'en.arberry': 'O men, fear your Lord! Surely the earthquake of the Hour is a mighty thing;', 'en.maududi': 'O mankind, fear the (wrath of) your Lord! Indeed, the earthquake of the Hour (of Judgement) will be an awesome thing.', 'en.yusufali': 'O mankind! fear your Lord! for the convulsion of the Hour (of Judgment) will be a thing terrible!', 'en.pickthall': 'O mankind! Fear your Lord. Lo! the earthquake of the Hour (of Doom) is a tremendous thing.'}

Scholar Name: Dr. Yasir Qadhi

Scholar Dates: b. 1975 CE

Scholar Style: Energetic, narrative-driven, brings historical events to life. Speaks as if the events are unfolding now. Master of making ancient contexts feel immediate and relevant.

Scholar Byline: Dr. Yasir Qadhi | Front Page Editor

Scholar Region: Houston, USA → Memphis, Tennessee

Lead Translation: O people, be conscious of your Lord. The quaking of the Hour is a tremendous thing.

Secondary Stories: [{'text': 'On the Day when you will see it: every nursing mother will discard her infant, and every pregnant woman will abort her load, and you will see the people drunk, even though they are not drunk—but the punishment of God is severe.', 'speaker': None, 'headline': 'The Day of Unseen Distractions: A Call to Inner Focus', 'priority': 'highest', 'verse_ref': '22:2'}, {'text': 'Among the people is he who argues about God without knowledge, and follows every defiant devil.', 'speaker': None, 'headline': 'Guarding Against the Uninformed Debate', 'priority': 'highest', 'verse_ref': '22:3'}, {'text': 'That is because God is the truth, and because He gives life to the dead, and because He is Capable of everything.', 'speaker': None, 'headline': 'The Unshakable Anchor of Truth', 'priority': 'highest', 'verse_ref': '22:6'}]

Dossiers: [{'name': 'Allah', 'roles': {'deity': 1, 'giver': 1, 'guide': 1, 'judge': 4, 'object': 110, 'sender': 1, 'speaker': 579, 'subject': 2137, 'forgiver': 1, 'narrator': 1, 'observer': 1, 'promiser': 1, 'addressed': 106, 'addresser': 1, 'commander': 1, 'sovereign': 1, 'benefactor': 1, 'legislator': 15, 'questioner': 2, 'referenced': 1218, 'covenant_maker': 3, 'moral_authority': 1}, 'category': 'spiritual_entity', 'sentiment': {'just': 6, 'mixed': 16, 'neutral': 1546, 'revered': 1, 'merciful': 6, 'negative': 49, 'positive': 2526, 'benevolent': 4, 'omnipotent': 1, 'omniscient': 2, 'authoritative': 26, 'authoritative_merciful': 2, 'negative_toward_polytheists': 2}, 'key_quotes': [], 'key_verses': [{'text': 'O people, be conscious of your Lord. The quaking of the Hour is a tremendous thing.', 'title': 'The Tremor of the Last Hour: Awakening to Divine Awe', 'reference': '22:1'}, {'text': 'On the Day when you will see it: every nursing mother will discard her infant, and every pregnant woman will abort her load, and you will see the people drunk, even though they are not drunk—but the punishment of God is severe.', 'title': 'The Day of Unseen Distractions: A Call to Inner Focus', 'reference': '22:2'}, {'text': 'Among the people is he who argues about God without knowledge, and follows every defiant devil.', 'title': 'Guarding Against the Uninformed Debate', 'reference': '22:3'}, {'text': 'O people! If you are in doubt about the Resurrection—We created you from dust, then from a small drop, then from a clinging clot, then from a lump of flesh, partly developed and partly undeveloped. In order to clarify things for you. And We settle in the wombs whatever We will for a designated term, and then We bring you out as infants, until you reach your full strength. And some of you will pass away, and some of you will be returned to the vilest age, so that he may not know, after having known. And you see the earth still; but when We send down water on it, it vibrates, and swells, and grows all kinds of lovely pairs.', 'title': 'The Life Cycle Testimony: From Dust to Resurrection', 'reference': '22:5'}, {'text': 'That is because God is the truth, and because He gives life to the dead, and because He is Capable of everything.', 'title': 'The Unshakable Anchor of Truth', 'reference': '22:6'}], 'subcategory': None, 'dominant_need': 'transcendence', 'narrative_arc': {'total_suras': 112, 'last_appearance': 114, 'first_appearance': 1}, 'relationships': [{'type': 'divine_command', 'verse_count': 1, 'other_character': 'Angels'}, {'type': 'divine_command', 'verse_count': 1, 'other_character': 'People of the Book'}, {'type': 'conditional_provision', 'verse_count': 1, 'other_character': 'Polytheists'}, {'type': 'curse', 'verse_count': 1, 'other_character': 'Hypocrites'}], 'need_weightage': {'esteem': 1.2, 'safety': 3.2, 'physiological': 0, 'transcendence': 10, 'belonging_love': 1.0, 'self_actualization': 0.9}, 'total_mentions': 4187, 'sura_mention_count': 64}, {'name': 'Disbelievers', 'roles': {'object': 126, 'warned': 2, 'speaker': 178, 'subject': 586, 'addressed': 158, 'condemned': 2, 'mentioned': 4, 'opposition': 1, 'referenced': 88}, 'category': 'group', 'sentiment': {'neutral': 8, 'defeated': 1, 'negative': 1133, 'positive': 2, 'regretful': 1}, 'key_quotes': [], 'key_verses': [{'text': 'Among the people is he who argues about God without knowledge, and follows every defiant devil.', 'title': 'Guarding Against the Uninformed Debate', 'reference': '22:3'}, {'text': 'And among the people is he who argues about God without knowledge, or guidance, or an enlightening scripture.', 'title': 'Guarding the Sacred Debate: The Path of Informed Discourse', 'reference': '22:8'}, {'text': 'Turning aside in contempt, to lead away from the path of God. He will have humiliation in this world, and on the Day of Resurrection We will make him taste the agony of burning.', 'title': 'The Arrogant Misleader’s Downfall', 'reference': '22:9'}, {'text': 'Whoever thinks that God will not help him in this life and in the Hereafter—let him turn to heaven, then sever, and see if his cunning eliminates what enrages him.', 'title': 'The Futility of Self‑Reliance Against Divine Support', 'reference': '22:15'}, {'text': 'Here are two adversaries feuding regarding their Lord. As for those who disbelieve, garments of fire will be tailored for them, and scalding water will be poured over their heads.', 'title': "The Fiery Verdict: Lessons from the Adversaries of the Qur'an", 'reference': '22:19'}], 'subcategory': None, 'dominant_need': 'transcendence', 'narrative_arc': {'total_suras': 94, 'last_appearance': 113, 'first_appearance': 1}, 'relationships': [], 'need_weightage': {'esteem': 0, 'safety': 0, 'physiological': 0, 'transcendence': 10, 'belonging_love': 0.2, 'self_actualization': 0.5}, 'total_mentions': 1145, 'sura_mention_count': 17}, {'name': 'Believers', 'roles': {'object': 143, 'speaker': 42, 'subject': 362, 'penitent': 1, 'addressed': 267, 'recipient': 3, 'witnesses': 1, 'recipients': 1, 'referenced': 56, 'beneficiary': 1, 'covenant_partners': 1}, 'category': 'group', 'sentiment': {'mixed': 7, 'neutral': 42, 'negative': 5, 'positive': 822, 'reformed': 1, 'committed': 1}, 'key_quotes': [], 'key_verses': [{'text': 'God will admit those who believe and do righteous deeds into Gardens beneath which rivers flow. God does whatever He wills.', 'title': 'The Garden of True Faith: Belief Meets Deed', 'reference': '22:14'}, {'text': 'Those who believe, and those who are Jewish, and the Sabeans, and the Christians, and the Zoroastrians, and the Polytheists—God will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection. God is witness to all things.', 'title': 'All Under One Witness: Embracing Universal Accountability', 'reference': '22:17'}, {'text': 'Here are two adversaries feuding regarding their Lord. As for those who disbelieve, garments of fire will be tailored for them, and scalding water will be poured over their heads.', 'title': "The Fiery Verdict: Lessons from the Adversaries of the Qur'an", 'reference': '22:19'}, {'text': 'But God will admit those who believe and do good deeds into Gardens beneath which rivers flow. They will be decorated therein with bracelets of gold and pearls, and their garments therein will be of silk.', 'title': 'Gardens of Promise: A Call to Righteous Action', 'reference': '22:23'}, {'text': 'They were guided to purity of speech. They were guided to the path of the Most Praised.', 'title': 'Speak as a Beacon: Guiding Words Toward the Praiseworthy Path', 'reference': '22:24'}], 'subcategory': None, 'dominant_need': 'transcendence', 'narrative_arc': {'total_suras': 93, 'last_appearance': 110, 'first_appearance': 1}, 'relationships': [{'type': 'prophetic_lineage', 'verse_count': 1, 'other_character': 'Ibrahim'}], 'need_weightage': {'esteem': 0.5, 'safety': 5.9, 'physiological': 0, 'transcendence': 10, 'belonging_love': 5.5, 'self_actualization': 5.3}, 'total_mentions': 878, 'sura_mention_count': 16}]

Scholar Bio: The Proof of Islam. Abandoned his prestigious Baghdad professorship to seek spiritual truth. His Ihya Ulum al-Din remains the most influential work on Islamic spirituality.

Scholar Name: Imam al-Ghazali

Scholar Dates: 1058–1111 CE

Scholar Style: Deeply introspective, psychologically penetrating. Moves from rational argument to spiritual insight. Master of analogies that make the abstract tangible. Writes with the gravity of a man who abandoned fame for truth.

Scholar Byline: Imam al-Ghazali | Editor-in-Chief

Scholar Region: Tus, Iran → Baghdad → Damascus → Jerusalem

Total Characters In Sura: 20

Alliances: []

Combatants: ['Allah', 'Disbelievers', 'Believers', 'Muhammad', 'Mankind']

Scholar Bio: The father of sociology. His Muqaddimah analyzed the rise and fall of civilizations centuries before modern social science.

Scholar Name: Ibn Khaldun

Battle Verses: [{'mood': 'warning', 'scale': 'communal', 'title': 'The Arrogant Misleader’s Downfall', 'weather': 'none', 'reference': '22:9', 'environment': 'battlefield'}, {'mood': 'tense', 'scale': 'intimate', 'title': 'The Peril of Half‑Hearted Worship', 'weather': 'none', 'reference': '22:11', 'environment': 'wilderness'}, {'mood': 'tense', 'scale': 'intimate', 'title': 'The Cost of False Guardians', 'weather': 'none', 'reference': '22:13', 'environment': 'generic'}, {'mood': 'warning', 'scale': 'communal', 'title': "The Fiery Verdict: Lessons from the Adversaries of the Qur'an", 'weather': 'none', 'reference': '22:19', 'environment': 'battlefield'}, {'mood': 'warning', 'scale': 'communal', 'title': 'The Iron Mace of Accountability', 'weather': 'none', 'reference': '22:21', 'environment': 'battlefield'}, {'mood': 'tense', 'scale': 'communal', 'title': 'Guarding Against the Illusion of Escape', 'weather': 'none', 'reference': '22:22', 'environment': 'hellfire'}, {'mood': 'commanding', 'scale': 'communal', 'title': 'Gratitude Through the Gift of Livestock', 'weather': 'none', 'reference': '22:36', 'environment': 'battlefield'}, {'mood': 'tense', 'scale': 'communal', 'title': 'Defending the Oppressed: A Call to Justice', 'weather': 'none', 'reference': '22:39', 'environment': 'battlefield'}, {'mood': 'grieving', 'scale': 'communal', 'title': 'The Enduring Reward of the Sacrificial Ummah', 'weather': 'none', 'reference': '22:58', 'environment': 'battlefield'}, {'mood': 'tense', 'scale': 'communal', 'title': 'The Witness of the Veil: Turning Hostility into Humility', 'weather': 'none', 'reference': '22:72', 'environment': 'battlefield'}]

Scholar Dates: 1332–1406 CE

Scholar Style: Analytical, sociological lens on every event. Examines power dynamics, civilizational cycles, group cohesion (asabiyyah). The first war correspondent who understood why empires fall.

Scholar Byline: Ibn Khaldun | War Correspondent & Political Analyst

Scholar Region: Tunis, Tunisia → Cairo, Egypt

Total Battle Verses: 10

Articles: [{'text': 'O people, be conscious of your Lord. The quaking of the Hour is a tremendous thing.', 'title': 'The Tremor of the Last Hour: Awakening to Divine Awe', 'themes': ['Creation'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:1', 'reflection': 'In the Qur’an, ‘fear’ (khawf) is a disciplined reverence that guards the heart from negligence. The verse juxtaposes the command to fear Allah with a vivid description of the Hour’s convulsion—a sudden, earth‑shaking rupture that will shatter the world. Scholars like Ibn Taymiyyah note that this con'}, {'text': 'Among the people is he who argues about God without knowledge, and follows every defiant devil.', 'title': 'Guarding Against the Uninformed Debate', 'themes': ['Knowledge'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:3', 'reflection': 'The verse from Surah Al‑Waqi‘ah (22:3) warns that those who dispute about Allah without knowledge are the very people who follow the rebellious devil. In Islamic theology, knowledge (ilm) is the gate to true faith; without it, arguments become tools for the devil to sow discord (fitnah). Scholars su'}, {'text': 'That is because God is the truth, and because He gives life to the dead, and because He is Capable of everything.', 'title': 'The Unshakable Anchor of Truth', 'themes': ['Creation'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:6', 'reflection': 'The verse from Al‑Hajj reminds us that Allah is the absolute Truth (Al‑Haq), the One who gives life to the dead (Al‑Mu’min), and the Competent Master (Al‑Mu’min) of all affairs. In Tafsir Ibn\u202fKathir, ‘Al‑Haq’ is explained as the only unchanging reality, while ‘Al‑Mu’min’ signifies both the life‑gran'}, {'text': 'And because the Hour is coming—there is no doubt about it—and because God will resurrect those in the graves.', 'title': 'Anchoring the Soul in the Unshakable Hour', 'themes': ['Knowledge'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:7', 'reflection': 'The Qur’anic declaration in 22:7—"no doubt about it"—underscores the Hour’s inevitability and the certainty of resurrection, a core tenet affirmed by scholars such as Al‑Ghazali (Ihya, vol.\u202f1, p.\u202f34) and Ibn\u202fTaymiyyah (Al‑Mawlid, 2:2). The grave is not a final state but a pause awaiting the divine d'}, {'text': 'He invokes, instead of God, what can neither harm him nor benefit him. That is the far straying.', 'title': 'The Peril of Empty Vows', 'themes': ['Creation'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:12', 'reflection': 'This verse condemns the act of turning to anything that neither harms nor benefits us—be it idols, superstitions, or worldly distractions. In Islamic theology, the essence of worship (ibadah) is the exclusive recognition and reliance on Allah. When we divert our invocation to a non‑Allah entity, we '}, {'text': 'Thus We revealed it as clarifying signs, and God guides whomever He wills.', 'title': "Guidance Wrapped in Clarity: The Qur'an as Evidential Light", 'themes': ['Creation'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:16', 'reflection': 'The Qur\'an is described as "verses of clear evidence" (qiratun bayyinah), a testimony that transcends mere linguistic clarity. Scholars such as Ibn Kathir and Al‑Ghazali emphasize that this clarity is both a sign for the believer and a means of divine guidance. In 2:2 and 4:82 the Qur’an is called a'}, {'text': 'Do you not realize that to God prostrates everyone in the heavens and everyone on earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the mountains, and the trees, and the animals, and many of the people? But many are justly deserving of punishment. Whomever God shames, there is none to honor him. God does whatever He wills.', 'title': "The Prostrating Cosmos: Recognizing Allah's Sovereignty in All Creation", 'themes': ['Creation', 'Knowledge'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:18', 'reflection': 'This verse reminds us that prostration to Allah is not limited to human worship; every element of creation, from the heavens to the earth, bows in acknowledgment of His majesty. The mention of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, trees, and creatures illustrates the comprehensive scope of tawhid—Allah a'}, {'text': 'Melting their insides and their skins.', 'title': 'The Alchemy of Creation: A Daily Reminder of Human Origin', 'themes': ['Creation'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:20', 'reflection': 'The verse speaks of the ‘mash’—the molten substance that Allah shaped into the human form. Classical scholars such as Ibn al‑Qayyim explain that this metaphor underscores the deliberate, intimate act of creation: a drop of semen, a divine decree, and the gradual transformation within the womb. It re'}, {'text': 'We showed Abraham the location of the House: “Do not associate anything with Me; and purify My House for those who circle around, and those who stand to pray, and those who kneel and prostrate.”', 'title': 'Guarding the Pure Path: The Abrahamic Mandate of Tawaf', 'themes': ['Creation'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:26', 'reflection': 'The verse recalls the divine designation of the Kaaba as the House of Abraham, a monument of monotheism. It commands believers to keep it free from shirk and to purify it for those who perform tawaf and prayer. The command "Do not associate anything with Me" underscores the absolute oneness of Allah'}, {'text': 'Being true to God, without associating anything with Him. Whoever associates anything with God—it is as though he has fallen from the sky, and is snatched by the birds, or is swept away by the wind to a distant abyss.', 'title': 'The Shattered Veil of Shirk: A Call to Pure Monotheism', 'themes': ['Creation'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:31', 'reflection': 'Shirk, the act of associating partners with Allah, is the gravest deviation from the creed of Islam. In 22:31, the Qur’an warns that a person who associates with Allah is like one who has fallen from the sky and been snatched by birds or carried by wind to a remote place—an image that conveys sudden'}, {'text': 'And they ask you to hasten the punishment. But God never breaks His promise. A day with your Lord is like a thousand years of your count.', 'title': 'The Eternal Hour: Trusting Allah’s Timeless Promise', 'themes': ['Creation'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:47', 'reflection': 'The verse reminds us that human impatience is futile against Allah’s perfect decree. Scholars such as Ibn Taymiyyah and Al‑Ghazali emphasize that Allah’s promise is infallible—His promises are absolute, and His timing is beyond human comprehension. The comparison of a day with the Lord to a thousand'}, {'text': 'And so that those endowed with knowledge may know that it is the truth from your Lord, and so believe in it, and their hearts soften to it. God guides those who believe to a straight path.', 'title': 'The Path of Knowledge and Humble Submission', 'themes': ['Knowledge'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:54', 'reflection': 'The verse links knowledge (ʿilm) with belief (īmān) and humble submission (tawabb). Scholars such as Ibn Taymiyyah emphasize that true knowledge is a trust (aman) from Allah; it cannot be possessed independently. When hearts recognize this divine origin, they naturally surrender (taqabbul) to the tr'}]

Desk Name: Science & Cosmos

Scholar Bio: The polymath of Ray. His Mafatih al-Ghayb (Keys to the Unseen) is the most intellectually ambitious tafsir ever composed.

Scholar Name: Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

Scholar Dates: 1149–1209 CE

Scholar Style: Intellectually rigorous, engages with philosophical objections head-on. Combines rational argument with scriptural evidence. Never shies from difficult questions.

Scholar Byline: Fakhr al-Din al-Razi | Science & Cosmos Correspondent

Scholar Region: Ray, Iran → Herat, Afghanistan

Total Relevant Verses: 46

Articles: [{'text': 'On the Day when you will see it: every nursing mother will discard her infant, and every pregnant woman will abort her load, and you will see the people drunk, even though they are not drunk—but the punishment of God is severe.', 'title': 'The Day of Unseen Distractions: A Call to Inner Focus', 'themes': ['Afterlife', 'Faith'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:2', 'reflection': 'This verse paints the Day of Judgment as a time of profound confusion: mothers abandoned their children, pregnant women abort, and people appear intoxicated yet are not. Scholars like Ibn\u202fKathir interpret this as a metaphor for how worldly attachments will distort perception, leading believers astra'}, {'text': 'Among the people is he who argues about God without knowledge, and follows every defiant devil.', 'title': 'Guarding Against the Uninformed Debate', 'themes': ['Faith'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:3', 'reflection': 'The verse from Surah Al‑Waqi‘ah (22:3) warns that those who dispute about Allah without knowledge are the very people who follow the rebellious devil. In Islamic theology, knowledge (ilm) is the gate to true faith; without it, arguments become tools for the devil to sow discord (fitnah). Scholars su'}, {'text': 'That is because God is the truth, and because He gives life to the dead, and because He is Capable of everything.', 'title': 'The Unshakable Anchor of Truth', 'themes': ['Afterlife', 'Faith'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:6', 'reflection': 'The verse from Al‑Hajj reminds us that Allah is the absolute Truth (Al‑Haq), the One who gives life to the dead (Al‑Mu’min), and the Competent Master (Al‑Mu’min) of all affairs. In Tafsir Ibn\u202fKathir, ‘Al‑Haq’ is explained as the only unchanging reality, while ‘Al‑Mu’min’ signifies both the life‑gran'}, {'text': 'And because the Hour is coming—there is no doubt about it—and because God will resurrect those in the graves.', 'title': 'Anchoring the Soul in the Unshakable Hour', 'themes': ['Afterlife', 'Faith'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:7', 'reflection': 'The Qur’anic declaration in 22:7—"no doubt about it"—underscores the Hour’s inevitability and the certainty of resurrection, a core tenet affirmed by scholars such as Al‑Ghazali (Ihya, vol.\u202f1, p.\u202f34) and Ibn\u202fTaymiyyah (Al‑Mawlid, 2:2). The grave is not a final state but a pause awaiting the divine d'}, {'text': 'Turning aside in contempt, to lead away from the path of God. He will have humiliation in this world, and on the Day of Resurrection We will make him taste the agony of burning.', 'title': 'The Arrogant Misleader’s Downfall', 'themes': ['Afterlife', 'Faith'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:9', 'reflection': 'Arrogance (kibr) is a corrosive sin that isolates the believer from Allah and from the community. Classical scholars—such as Ibn Taymiyyah and Al‑Ghazali—warn that the arrogant ‘twist their necks,’ metaphorically turning away from humility and truth. This verse juxtaposes worldly disgrace with etern'}, {'text': 'That is for what your hands have advanced, and because God is not unjust to the servants.', 'title': 'Justice for the Labor of Your Hands', 'themes': ['Afterlife', 'Faith'], 'speaker': 'ye', 'is_quote': True, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:10', 'reflection': 'The verse from Surah Al‑Mujadila reminds believers that every reward is tied to the work of their own hands, and that Allah’s justice is absolute—He never wrongs His servants. Scholars such as Ibn\u202fKathir explain that the verse underscores the principle of *adl* (justice) and *qadar* (divine decree),'}, {'text': 'He invokes, instead of God, what can neither harm him nor benefit him. That is the far straying.', 'title': 'The Peril of Empty Vows', 'themes': ['Faith'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:12', 'reflection': 'This verse condemns the act of turning to anything that neither harms nor benefits us—be it idols, superstitions, or worldly distractions. In Islamic theology, the essence of worship (ibadah) is the exclusive recognition and reliance on Allah. When we divert our invocation to a non‑Allah entity, we '}, {'text': 'Whoever thinks that God will not help him in this life and in the Hereafter—let him turn to heaven, then sever, and see if his cunning eliminates what enrages him.', 'title': 'The Futility of Self‑Reliance Against Divine Support', 'themes': ['Afterlife', 'Faith'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:15', 'reflection': 'This verse warns against the arrogance of believing one can uphold the Prophet’s mission without divine assistance. The metaphor of a rope to the ceiling and cutting one’s breath illustrates the futility of human effort alone in removing Allah’s displeasure. Scholars such as Ibn\u202fKathir and Al‑Qurtub'}, {'text': 'Thus We revealed it as clarifying signs, and God guides whomever He wills.', 'title': "Guidance Wrapped in Clarity: The Qur'an as Evidential Light", 'themes': ['Faith'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:16', 'reflection': 'The Qur\'an is described as "verses of clear evidence" (qiratun bayyinah), a testimony that transcends mere linguistic clarity. Scholars such as Ibn Kathir and Al‑Ghazali emphasize that this clarity is both a sign for the believer and a means of divine guidance. In 2:2 and 4:82 the Qur’an is called a'}, {'text': 'Those who believe, and those who are Jewish, and the Sabeans, and the Christians, and the Zoroastrians, and the Polytheists—God will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection. God is witness to all things.', 'title': 'All Under One Witness: Embracing Universal Accountability', 'themes': ['Afterlife', 'Faith'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:17', 'reflection': 'Allah’s declaration in 22:17 reminds us that every community—Jews, Christians, Sabians, Magians, and Muslims—will ultimately be judged by the same divine Witness. Scholars such as Ibn Taymiyyah and Al‑Ghazali emphasize that this verse is not a call to superiority but a reminder of shared accountabil'}, {'text': 'Melting their insides and their skins.', 'title': 'The Alchemy of Creation: A Daily Reminder of Human Origin', 'themes': ['Faith'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:20', 'reflection': 'The verse speaks of the ‘mash’—the molten substance that Allah shaped into the human form. Classical scholars such as Ibn al‑Qayyim explain that this metaphor underscores the deliberate, intimate act of creation: a drop of semen, a divine decree, and the gradual transformation within the womb. It re'}, {'text': 'And they will have maces of iron.', 'title': 'The Iron Mace of Accountability', 'themes': ['Afterlife', 'Faith'], 'speaker': None, 'is_quote': False, 'priority': 5, 'reference': '22:21', 'reflection': 'The iron maces mentioned in Surah Al‑Hijr are a vivid reminder of divine retribution against those who defy Allah’s guidance. Scholars like Ibn Kathir interpret them as a symbol of the inexorable power of justice that will ultimately crush the arrogant. Yet, for believers, this imagery is not merely'}]

Desk Name: The Unseen Bureau

Scholar Bio: The Greatest Sheikh. Born in Andalusia, died in Damascus. His Fusus al-Hikam explores the inner psychology of every prophet.

Scholar Name: Ibn Arabi

Scholar Dates: 1165–1240 CE

Scholar Style: Visionary, layered, sees hidden dimensions in every verse. Writes as though the text is alive and breathing. Uncovers psychological depths beneath surface narratives.

Scholar Byline: Ibn Arabi | Character Profiler & Unseen Bureau Chief

Scholar Region: Murcia, Spain → Damascus, Syria

Total Relevant Verses: 71

Edges: [{'type': 'prophetic_lineage', 'source': 'Believers', 'target': 'Ibrahim', 'is_adversarial': False}, {'type': 'divine_command', 'source': 'Allah', 'target': 'Angels', 'is_adversarial': False}, {'type': 'divine_command', 'source': 'Allah', 'target': 'People of the Book', 'is_adversarial': False}, {'type': 'conditional_provision', 'source': 'Allah', 'target': 'Polytheists', 'is_adversarial': False}, {'type': 'disobedience', 'source': 'Nuh', 'target': 'People of Nuh', 'is_adversarial': False}, {'type': 'teacher', 'source': 'Mankind', 'target': 'Muhammad', 'is_adversarial': False}, {'type': 'warner-disputants', 'source': 'Lut', 'target': 'People of Lut', 'is_adversarial': False}, {'type': 'rejecters_rejected', 'source': 'People of Madyan', 'target': 'Shuayb', 'is_adversarial': False}, {'type': 'curse', 'source': 'Allah', 'target': 'Hypocrites', 'is_adversarial': False}, {'type': 'divine_mission', 'source': 'Ibrahim', 'target': 'Mankind', 'is_adversarial': False}, {'type': 'incitement', 'source': 'Muhammad', 'target': 'Iblis', 'is_adversarial': False}, {'type': 'domination', 'source': 'Hypocrites', 'target': 'Iblis', 'is_adversarial': False}]

Nodes: [{'name': 'Allah', 'category': 'spiritual_entity', 'mention_count': 64}, {'name': 'Disbelievers', 'category': 'group', 'mention_count': 17}, {'name': 'Believers', 'category': 'group', 'mention_count': 16}, {'name': 'Muhammad', 'category': 'prophet', 'mention_count': 10}, {'name': 'Mankind', 'category': 'group', 'mention_count': 10}, {'name': 'Polytheists', 'category': 'group', 'mention_count': 5}, {'name': 'Iblis', 'category': 'spiritual_entity', 'mention_count': 4}, {'name': 'Ibrahim', 'category': 'prophet', 'mention_count': 4}, {'name': 'Hypocrites', 'category': 'group', 'mention_count': 2}, {'name': 'Angels', 'category': 'spiritual_entity', 'mention_count': 1}, {'name': 'Musa', 'category': 'prophet', 'mention_count': 1}, {'name': 'People of the Book', 'category': 'group', 'mention_count': 1}, {'name': 'Nuh', 'category': 'prophet', 'mention_count': 1}, {'name': 'Lut', 'category': 'prophet', 'mention_count': 1}, {'name': 'People of Nuh', 'category': 'group', 'mention_count': 1}]

Scholar Bio: The father of sociology. His Muqaddimah analyzed the rise and fall of civilizations centuries before modern social science.

Scholar Name: Ibn Khaldun

Scholar Dates: 1332–1406 CE

Scholar Style: Analytical, sociological lens on every event. Examines power dynamics, civilizational cycles, group cohesion (asabiyyah). The first war correspondent who understood why empires fall.

Scholar Byline: Ibn Khaldun | War Correspondent & Political Analyst

Scholar Region: Tunis, Tunisia → Cairo, Egypt

Total Characters: 15

Total Relationships: 12

Scholar Bio: Dean of Academic Affairs at AlMaghrib Institute. One of the most popular Islamic scholars in the English-speaking world.

Scholar Name: Dr. Yasir Qadhi

Chapter Audio: audio/chapters/sura_022.mp3

Scholar Dates: b. 1975 CE

Scholar Style: Energetic, narrative-driven, brings historical events to life. Speaks as if the events are unfolding now. Master of making ancient contexts feel immediate and relevant.

Scholar Byline: Dr. Yasir Qadhi | Front Page Editor

Scholar Region: Houston, USA → Memphis, Tennessee

Total Segments: 78

Verse Segments: [{'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '22:1', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_02595.mp3', 'text_preview': 'O people, be conscious of your Lord. The quaking of the Hour is a tremendous thing.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '22:2', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_02596.mp3', 'text_preview': 'On the Day when you will see it: every nursing mother will discard her infant, and every pregnant wo'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '22:3', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_02597.mp3', 'text_preview': 'Among the people is he who argues about God without knowledge, and follows every defiant devil.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '22:4', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_02598.mp3', 'text_preview': 'It was decreed for him, that whoever follows him—he will misguide him, and lead him to the torment o'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '22:5', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_02599.mp3', 'text_preview': 'O people! If you are in doubt about the Resurrection—We created you from dust, then from a small dro'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '22:6', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_02600.mp3', 'text_preview': 'That is because God is the truth, and because He gives life to the dead, and because He is Capable o'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '22:7', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_02601.mp3', 'text_preview': 'And because the Hour is coming—there is no doubt about it—and because God will resurrect those in th'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '22:8', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_02602.mp3', 'text_preview': 'And among the people is he who argues about God without knowledge, or guidance, or an enlightening s'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '22:9', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_02603.mp3', 'text_preview': 'Turning aside in contempt, to lead away from the path of God. He will have humiliation in this world'}, {'speaker': 'ye', 'is_quote': True, 'verse_ref': '22:10', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_02604.mp3', 'text_preview': 'That is for what your hands have advanced, and because God is not unjust to the servants.'}]

Speaker Distribution: {'ye': 3, 'Allah': 1, 'Narrator': 70, 'Believers': 1, 'a prophet': 1, 'every people': 2}

Word: Faith

Frequency: 70

All Themes: [{'count': 70, 'theme': 'Faith', 'percentage': 16.5}, {'count': 35, 'theme': 'Worship', 'percentage': 8.2}, {'count': 32, 'theme': 'Creation', 'percentage': 7.5}, {'count': 31, 'theme': 'Guidance', 'percentage': 7.3}, {'count': 28, 'theme': 'Unity', 'percentage': 6.6}, {'count': 26, 'theme': 'Prophets', 'percentage': 6.1}, {'count': 25, 'theme': 'Accountability', 'percentage': 5.9}, {'count': 24, 'theme': 'Afterlife', 'percentage': 5.6}, {'count': 23, 'theme': 'Knowledge', 'percentage': 5.4}, {'count': 21, 'theme': 'Mercy', 'percentage': 4.9}, {'count': 18, 'theme': 'Patience', 'percentage': 4.2}, {'count': 17, 'theme': 'Justice', 'percentage': 4.0}, {'count': 17, 'theme': 'Gratitude', 'percentage': 4.0}, {'count': 13, 'theme': 'Community', 'percentage': 3.1}, {'count': 13, 'theme': 'Humility', 'percentage': 3.1}, {'count': 10, 'theme': 'Repentance', 'percentage': 2.4}, {'count': 9, 'theme': 'Covenant', 'percentage': 2.1}, {'count': 8, 'theme': 'Charity', 'percentage': 1.9}, {'count': 4, 'theme': 'Provision', 'percentage': 0.9}, {'count': 1, 'theme': 'Family', 'percentage': 0.2}]

Percentage: 16.5

Scholar Bio: Egypt's most prolific scholar. Author of over 500 works, including the co-authored Tafsir al-Jalalayn completed in a single sitting.

Scholar Name: Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti

Sample Verses: [{'title': 'The Day of Unseen Distractions: A Call to Inner Focus', 'reference': '22:2'}, {'title': 'Guarding Against the Uninformed Debate', 'reference': '22:3'}, {'title': 'Guarding the Gate: Resisting the Devil’s Whisper', 'reference': '22:4'}]

Scholar Dates: 1445–1505 CE

Scholar Style: Encyclopedic, linguistically precise, playful with Arabic roots. The ultimate polymath — wrote over 500 works. Sees the Quran as a linguistic miracle first.

Scholar Byline: Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti | Linguistics Editor

Scholar Region: Cairo, Egypt

Total Tag Instances: 425

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Scholar Bio: Damascus's greatest historian-exegete. His Tafsir Ibn Kathir is the gold standard of Quran-explains-Quran methodology.

Scholar Name: Ibn Kathir

Scholar Dates: 1300–1373 CE

Scholar Style: Clear, evidence-based, Quran-explains-Quran approach. Builds narrative from cross-references. Lets the text speak. The ideal reporter: documents, verifies, cross-checks.

Scholar Byline: Ibn Kathir | Senior News Correspondent

Scholar Region: Busra, Syria → Damascus

Total Cross References: 20

Duas: [{'title': 'The Tremor of the Last Hour: Awakening to Divine Awe', 'content': 'O Allah, make my heart tremble with reverence for the Hour, that I may live in constant remembrance of Your judgment and seek Your forgiveness before the convulsion breaks.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '22:1'}, {'title': 'The Day of Unseen Distractions: A Call to Inner Focus', 'content': 'O Allah, you are the One who holds the hearts of all creation. Protect me from subtle distractions that erode my devotion. Grant me steadfastness in remembrance, so that when the world confuses and the Day of Judgment arrives, I am not among those who were distracted. Ameen.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '22:2'}, {'title': 'Guarding Against the Uninformed Debate', 'content': 'O Allah, grant me the wisdom to seek knowledge before speaking, the humility to admit my ignorance, and the strength to resist the temptation of the rebellious devil who thrives on confusion.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '22:3'}]

Scholar Bio: Co-founder of Zaytuna College, America's first accredited Muslim liberal arts college. One of the most influential Western Muslims.

Scholar Name: Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

Daily Actions: [{'title': 'The Tremor of the Last Hour: Awakening to Divine Awe', 'content': 'Before each of the five daily prayers, pause for 30 seconds and recite a short dua that acknowledges the terror of the Hour, reminding yourself of the convulsion’s reality.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '22:1'}, {'title': 'The Day of Unseen Distractions: A Call to Inner Focus', 'content': 'Today, whenever a distraction arises—at work, in conversation, or during prayer—pause, recall this verse, and consciously center your attention on Allah.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '22:2'}, {'title': 'Guarding Against the Uninformed Debate', 'content': 'When you encounter a discussion about faith, pause, verify your knowledge, and consciously choose to seek understanding or respectfully abstain.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '22:3'}]

Scholar Dates: b. 1958 CE

Scholar Style: Eloquent, bridges East and West seamlessly. Uses classical sources but speaks in modern idiom. Warm, humorous, deeply human in approach. Connects ancient wisdom to contemporary dilemmas.

Scholar Byline: Shaykh Hamza Yusuf | Reader Engagement Editor

Scholar Region: Washington, USA → Zaytuna College, California

Weekly Challenge: [{'title': 'The Tremor of the Last Hour: Awakening to Divine Awe', 'content': 'For seven days, maintain a ‘Fear Log’:\n1. Each morning write a brief statement of what aspect of the Hour scares you most and how that fear will shape your actions that day.\n2. Throughout the day, consciously align your decisions with that awareness (e.g., avoid idle talk, perform extra charity).\n3. Each evening, reflect on whether you acted with the consciousness of the Hour and note any changes.\n4. At the end of the week, review the log, assess how your fear has influenced your priorities, and set one concrete goal to deepen that reverence for the coming convulsion.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '22:1'}]

Immediate Responses: [{'title': 'The Tremor of the Last Hour: Awakening to Divine Awe', 'content': 'Stand, close your eyes, take three deep breaths, and say: Ya Allah, I fear Your Hour, and I am humbled by Your power. Open your eyes and notice the shift in your awareness.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '22:1'}, {'title': 'The Day of Unseen Distractions: A Call to Inner Focus', 'content': 'Sit comfortably, close your eyes, and breathe deeply for 3 minutes. Silently recite: "O Allah, keep my heart focused on You, even when the world seems to pull me away." Notice how your mind shifts.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '22:2'}]

Reflection Questions: [{'title': 'The Tremor of the Last Hour: Awakening to Divine Awe', 'content': 'In what moments have I treated the Hour as a distant myth? How would my choices change if I perceived it as an imminent reality?', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '22:1'}, {'title': 'The Day of Unseen Distractions: A Call to Inner Focus', 'content': 'In what ways do worldly distractions pull my heart away from Allah? Does my focus shift when I remind myself of the Day of Judgment?', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '22:2'}, {'title': 'Guarding Against the Uninformed Debate', 'content': 'Do I often engage in theological arguments without verifying my facts, and how does that affect my relationship with Allah and others?', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '22:3'}]

Transcript: [{'text': 'O people, be conscious of your Lord. The quaking of the Hour is a tremendous thing.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:1', 'aya_number': 1}, {'text': 'On the Day when you will see it: every nursing mother will discard her infant, and every pregnant woman will abort her load, and you will see the people drunk, even though they are not drunk—but the punishment of God is severe.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:2', 'aya_number': 2}, {'text': 'Among the people is he who argues about God without knowledge, and follows every defiant devil.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:3', 'aya_number': 3}, {'text': 'It was decreed for him, that whoever follows him—he will misguide him, and lead him to the torment of the Blaze.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:4', 'aya_number': 4}, {'text': 'O people! If you are in doubt about the Resurrection—We created you from dust, then from a small drop, then from a clinging clot, then from a lump of flesh, partly developed and partly undeveloped. In order to clarify things for you. And We settle in the wombs whatever We will for a designated term, and then We bring you out as infants, until you reach your full strength. And some of you will pass away, and some of you will be returned to the vilest age, so that he may not know, after having known. And you see the earth still; but when We send down water on it, it vibrates, and swells, and grows all kinds of lovely pairs.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:5', 'aya_number': 5}, {'text': 'That is because God is the truth, and because He gives life to the dead, and because He is Capable of everything.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:6', 'aya_number': 6}, {'text': 'And because the Hour is coming—there is no doubt about it—and because God will resurrect those in the graves.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:7', 'aya_number': 7}, {'text': 'And among the people is he who argues about God without knowledge, or guidance, or an enlightening scripture.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:8', 'aya_number': 8}, {'text': 'Turning aside in contempt, to lead away from the path of God. He will have humiliation in this world, and on the Day of Resurrection We will make him taste the agony of burning.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:9', 'aya_number': 9}, {'text': 'That is for what your hands have advanced, and because God is not unjust to the servants.', 'speaker': 'ye', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '22:10', 'aya_number': 10}, {'text': 'And among the people is he who worships God on edge. When something good comes his way, he is content with it. But when an ordeal strikes him, he makes a turnaround. He loses this world and the next. That is the obvious loss.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:11', 'aya_number': 11}, {'text': 'He invokes, instead of God, what can neither harm him nor benefit him. That is the far straying.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:12', 'aya_number': 12}, {'text': 'He invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit. What a miserable master. What a miserable companion.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:13', 'aya_number': 13}, {'text': 'God will admit those who believe and do righteous deeds into Gardens beneath which rivers flow. God does whatever He wills.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:14', 'aya_number': 14}, {'text': 'Whoever thinks that God will not help him in this life and in the Hereafter—let him turn to heaven, then sever, and see if his cunning eliminates what enrages him.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:15', 'aya_number': 15}, {'text': 'Thus We revealed it as clarifying signs, and God guides whomever He wills.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:16', 'aya_number': 16}, {'text': 'Those who believe, and those who are Jewish, and the Sabeans, and the Christians, and the Zoroastrians, and the Polytheists—God will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection. God is witness to all things.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:17', 'aya_number': 17}, {'text': 'Do you not realize that to God prostrates everyone in the heavens and everyone on earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the mountains, and the trees, and the animals, and many of the people? But many are justly deserving of punishment. Whomever God shames, there is none to honor him. God does whatever He wills.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:18', 'aya_number': 18}, {'text': 'Here are two adversaries feuding regarding their Lord. As for those who disbelieve, garments of fire will be tailored for them, and scalding water will be poured over their heads.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:19', 'aya_number': 19}, {'text': 'Melting their insides and their skins.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:20', 'aya_number': 20}, {'text': 'And they will have maces of iron.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:21', 'aya_number': 21}, {'text': 'Whenever they try to escape the gloom, they will be driven back to it: “Taste the suffering of burning.”', 'speaker': 'ye', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '22:22', 'aya_number': 22}, {'text': 'But God will admit those who believe and do good deeds into Gardens beneath which rivers flow. They will be decorated therein with bracelets of gold and pearls, and their garments therein will be of silk.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:23', 'aya_number': 23}, {'text': 'They were guided to purity of speech. They were guided to the path of the Most Praised.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:24', 'aya_number': 24}, {'text': 'As for those who disbelieve and repel from God’s path and from the Sacred Mosque—which We have designated for all mankind equally, whether residing therein or passing through—and seek to commit sacrilege therein—We will make him taste of a painful punishment.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:25', 'aya_number': 25}, {'text': 'We showed Abraham the location of the House: “Do not associate anything with Me; and purify My House for those who circle around, and those who stand to pray, and those who kneel and prostrate.”', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:26', 'aya_number': 26}, {'text': 'And announce the pilgrimage to humanity. They will come to you on foot, and on every transport. They will come from every distant point.', 'speaker': 'ye', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '22:27', 'aya_number': 27}, {'text': 'That they may witness the benefits for themselves, and celebrate the name of God during the appointed days, for providing them with the animal livestock. So eat from it, and feed the unfortunate poor.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:28', 'aya_number': 28}, {'text': 'Then let them perform their acts of cleansing, and fulfill their vows, and circle around the Ancient House.', 'speaker': 'Allah', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '22:29', 'aya_number': 29}, {'text': 'All that. Whoever venerates the sanctities of God—it is good for him with his Lord. All livestock are permitted to you, except what is recited to you. So stay away from the abomination of idols, and stay away from perjury.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:30', 'aya_number': 30}, {'text': 'Being true to God, without associating anything with Him. Whoever associates anything with God—it is as though he has fallen from the sky, and is snatched by the birds, or is swept away by the wind to a distant abyss.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:31', 'aya_number': 31}, {'text': 'So it is. Whoever venerates the sacraments of God—it is from the piety of the hearts.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:32', 'aya_number': 32}, {'text': 'In them are benefits for you until a certain time. Then their place is by the Ancient House.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:33', 'aya_number': 33}, {'text': 'We have appointed a rite for every nation, that they may commemorate God’s name over the livestock He has provided for them. Your God is One God, so to Him submit, and announce good news to the humble.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:34', 'aya_number': 34}, {'text': 'Those whose hearts tremble when God is mentioned, and those who endure what has befallen them, and those who perform the prayer and spend from what We have provided for them.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:35', 'aya_number': 35}, {'text': 'We have made the animal offerings emblems of God for you. In them is goodness for you. So pronounce God’s name upon them as they line up. Then, when they have fallen on their sides, eat of them and feed the contented and the beggar. Thus We have subjected them to you, that you may be thankful.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:36', 'aya_number': 36}, {'text': 'Neither their flesh, nor their blood, ever reaches God. What reaches Him is the righteousness from you. Thus He subdued them to you, that you may glorify God for guiding you. And give good news to the charitable.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:37', 'aya_number': 37}, {'text': 'God defends those who believe. God does not love any ungrateful traitor.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:38', 'aya_number': 38}, {'text': 'Permission is given to those who are fought against, and God is Able to give them victory.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:39', 'aya_number': 39}, {'text': 'Those who were unjustly evicted from their homes, merely for saying, “Our Lord is God.” Were it not that God repels people by means of others: monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques—where the name of God is mentioned much—would have been demolished. God supports whoever supports Him. God is Strong and Mighty.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '22:40', 'aya_number': 40}, {'text': 'Those who, when We empower them in the land, observe the prayer, and give regular charity, and command what is right, and forbid what is wrong. To God belongs the outcome of events.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:41', 'aya_number': 41}, {'text': 'If they deny you—before them the people of Noah, and Aad, and Thamood also denied.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:42', 'aya_number': 42}, {'text': 'And the people of Abraham, and the people of Lot.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:43', 'aya_number': 43}, {'text': 'And the inhabitants of Median. And Moses was denied. Then I reprieved those who disbelieved, but then I seized them. So how was My rejection?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:44', 'aya_number': 44}, {'text': 'How many a town have We destroyed while it was doing wrong? They lie in ruins; with stilled wells, and lofty mansions.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:45', 'aya_number': 45}, {'text': 'Have they not journeyed in the land, and had minds to reason with, or ears to listen with? It is not the eyes that go blind, but it is the hearts, within the chests, that go blind.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:46', 'aya_number': 46}, {'text': 'And they ask you to hasten the punishment. But God never breaks His promise. A day with your Lord is like a thousand years of your count.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:47', 'aya_number': 47}, {'text': 'How many a town have I reprieved, although it was unjust? Then I seized it. To Me is the destination.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:48', 'aya_number': 48}, {'text': 'Say, “O people, I am only a plain warner to you.”', 'speaker': 'Believers', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '22:49', 'aya_number': 49}, {'text': 'Those who believe and work righteousness—for them is forgiveness and a generous provision.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:50', 'aya_number': 50}, {'text': 'But those who strive against Our revelations—these are the inmates of Hell.', 'speaker': 'a prophet', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '22:51', 'aya_number': 51}, {'text': 'We never sent a messenger before you, or a prophet, but when he had a desire Satan interfered in his wishes. But God nullifies what Satan interjects, and God affirms His revelations. God is Omniscient and Wise.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:52', 'aya_number': 52}, {'text': 'In order to make Satan’s suggestions a trial for those whose hearts are diseased, and those whose hearts are hardened. The wrongdoers are in profound discord.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:53', 'aya_number': 53}, {'text': 'And so that those endowed with knowledge may know that it is the truth from your Lord, and so believe in it, and their hearts soften to it. God guides those who believe to a straight path.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:54', 'aya_number': 54}, {'text': 'Those who disbelieve will continue to be hesitant about it, until the Hour comes upon them suddenly, or there comes to them the torment of a desolate Day.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:55', 'aya_number': 55}, {'text': 'Sovereignty on that Day belongs to God; He will judge between them. Those who believe and do good deeds will be in the Gardens of Bliss.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:56', 'aya_number': 56}, {'text': 'But those who disbelieve and reject Our revelations—these will have a humiliating punishment.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:57', 'aya_number': 57}, {'text': 'Those who emigrate in God’s cause, then get killed, or die, God will provide them with fine provisions. God is the Best of Providers.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:58', 'aya_number': 58}, {'text': 'He will admit them an admittance that will please them. God is Knowing and Clement.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:59', 'aya_number': 59}, {'text': 'That is so! Whoever retaliates similarly to the affliction he was made to suffer, and then he is wronged again, God will definitely assist him. God is Pardoning and Forgiving.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:60', 'aya_number': 60}, {'text': 'That is because God merges the night into the day, and He merges the day into the night, and because God is Hearing and Seeing.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:61', 'aya_number': 61}, {'text': 'That is because God is the Reality, and what they invoke besides Him is vanity, and because God is the Sublime, the Grand.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:62', 'aya_number': 62}, {'text': 'Do you not see that God sends down water from the sky, and the land becomes green? God is Kind and Aware.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:63', 'aya_number': 63}, {'text': 'To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. God is the Rich, the Praised.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:64', 'aya_number': 64}, {'text': 'Do you not see that God made everything on earth subservient to you? How the ships sail at sea by His command? That He holds up the sky lest it falls on earth—except by His permission? God is Gracious towards the people, Most Merciful.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:65', 'aya_number': 65}, {'text': 'And it is He who gives you life, then makes you die, then revives you. The human being is unappreciative.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:66', 'aya_number': 66}, {'text': 'For every congregation We have appointed acts of devotion, which they observe. So do not let them dispute with you in this matter. And invite to your Lord; you are upon a straight guidance.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:67', 'aya_number': 67}, {'text': 'But if they dispute with you, say, “God is fully aware of what you do.”', 'speaker': 'every people', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '22:68', 'aya_number': 68}, {'text': 'God will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection regarding what you disagree about.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '22:69', 'aya_number': 69}, {'text': 'Do you not know that God knows everything in the heavens and the earth? This is in a book. That is easy for God.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:70', 'aya_number': 70}, {'text': 'Yet they worship, besides God, things for which He sent down no warrant, and what they have no knowledge of. There is no savior for the transgressors.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:71', 'aya_number': 71}, {'text': 'And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, you will recognize disgust on the faces of those who disbelieve. They nearly assault those who recite to them Our Verses. Say, “Shall I inform you of something worse than that? The Fire! God has promised it to those who disbelieve. And what a wretched outcome!”', 'speaker': 'every people', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '22:72', 'aya_number': 72}, {'text': 'O people! A parable is presented, so listen to it: Those you invoke besides God will never create a fly, even if they banded together for that purpose. And if the fly steals anything from them, they cannot recover it from it. Weak are the pursuer and the pursued.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:73', 'aya_number': 73}, {'text': 'They do not value God as He should be valued. God is Strong and Powerful.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:74', 'aya_number': 74}, {'text': 'God chooses messengers from among the angels, and from among the people. God is Hearing and Seeing.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:75', 'aya_number': 75}, {'text': 'He knows what is before them, and what is behind them. To God all matters are referred.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:76', 'aya_number': 76}, {'text': 'O you who believe! Kneel, and prostrate, and worship your Lord, and do good deeds, so that you may succeed.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:77', 'aya_number': 77}, {'text': 'And strive for God, with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you, and has not burdened you in religion—the faith of your father Abraham. It is he who named you Muslims before, and in this. So that the Messenger may be a witness over you, and you may be witnesses over the people. So pray regularly, and give regular charity, and cleave to God. He is your Protector. What an excellent Protector, and what an excellent Helper.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '22:78', 'aya_number': 78}]

Scholar Bio: The Andalusian exile who wrote the most legally comprehensive tafsir in Islamic history — Al-Jami li Ahkam al-Quran.

Verse Count: 78

Scholar Name: Imam al-Qurtubi

Scholar Dates: 1214–1273 CE

Scholar Style: Systematic, verse-by-verse, extracts practical rulings from every passage. Combines Andalusian literary elegance with Egyptian scholarly rigor.

Scholar Byline: Imam al-Qurtubi | Senior Legal Analyst

Scholar Region: Cordoba, Spain → Cairo, Egypt