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Subhead: Allah has defeated the Romans, affirming divine power and supremacy.

Headline: When Great Powers Fall: Trusting Allah Beyond Human Triumph

Priority: highest

Key Quote: None

Lead Verse: 30:2

Scholar Bio: Author of the most comprehensive tafsir and history ever written. His 40-volume History of Prophets and Kings remains unmatched.

Multi Source: {'en.sahih': 'The Byzantines have been defeated', 'en.arberry': 'The Greeks have been vanquished', 'en.maududi': 'The Romans have been defeated', 'en.yusufali': 'The Roman Empire has been defeated-', 'en.pickthall': 'The Romans have been defeated'}

Scholar Name: Imam al-Tabari

Scholar Dates: 839–923 CE

Scholar Style: Encyclopedic, exhaustive documentation, chains of narration preserved. Presents all available reports before offering his own analysis. The consummate historian — lets sources speak first.

Scholar Byline: Imam al-Tabari | Senior Correspondent & Bureau Historian

Scholar Region: Amol, Iran → Baghdad, Iraq

Lead Translation: The Romans have been defeated.

Secondary Stories: [{'text': 'They know an outer aspect of the worldly life, but they are heedless of the Hereafter.', 'speaker': None, 'headline': 'The Mirage of the Mundane: A Call to Afterlife Awareness', 'priority': 'highest', 'verse_ref': '30:7'}, {'text': 'God originates creation, and then repeats it. Then to Him you will be returned.', 'speaker': None, 'headline': 'The Eternal Cycle: From Initiation to Return', 'priority': 'highest', 'verse_ref': '30:11'}, {'text': 'On the Day when the Hour takes place, the guilty will despair.', 'speaker': None, 'headline': 'The Hour of Reckoning: The Despair of the Criminals', 'priority': 'highest', 'verse_ref': '30:12'}]

Communiques: [{'text': 'God is He who created you, then provides for you, then makes you die, then brings you back to life. Can any of your idols do any of that? Glorified is He, and Exalted above what they associate.', 'title': "The Sole Sustainer: Recognizing Allah's Unmatched Provision", 'context': 'The verse of 30:40 underscores the absolute oneness of Allah’s power over creation, sustenance, death, and resurrection—attributes that no ‘partners’ can share. Scholars such as Ibn Taymiyyah and Al‑G', 'reference': '30:40'}, {'text': 'Say, “Roam the earth, and observe the fate of those who came before. Most of them were idolaters.”', 'title': 'Witnessing the Wreckage of the Past', 'context': 'The verse exhorts us to observe the fate of those who embraced idolatry, reminding us that the Qur’an is not merely a book of guidance but a living history of divine warnings. Scholars such as Ibn Kat', 'reference': '30:42'}]

Scholar Bio: The Wonder of the Age. Wrote the six-thousand-page Risale-i Nur collection from prison and exile, inspiring millions across Turkey.

Scholar Name: Bediuzzaman Said Nursi

Scholar Dates: 1877–1960 CE

Scholar Style: Passionate, conviction-driven, builds faith through rational proofs. Writes from exile and imprisonment with unshaken certainty. Master of layered spiritual insight from simple observations.

Scholar Byline: Bediuzzaman Said Nursi | Unseen Bureau Correspondent

Scholar Region: Bitlis, Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

Total Communiques: 2

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': 'Alif, Lam, Meem.', 'title': 'The Silent Call of the Muqattaʿat: A Moment of Acceptance', 'reference': '30:1'}, {'text': 'In a few years. The matter is up to God, in the past, and in the future. On that day, the believers will rejoice.', 'title': 'The Countdown to the Day of Joy', 'reference': '30:4'}, {'text': 'In God’s support. He supports whomever He wills. He is the Almighty, the Merciful.', 'title': 'The Divine Triumph: Trusting Allah’s Will for Victory', 'reference': '30:5'}, {'text': 'The promise of God—God never breaks His promise, but most people do not know.', 'title': 'Anchoring the Soul in Divine Certainty', 'reference': '30:6'}, {'text': 'Do they not reflect within themselves? God did not create the heavens and the earth, and what is between them, except with reason, and for a specific duration. But most people, regarding meeting their Lord, are disbelievers.', 'title': 'The Mirror of Self‑Reflection: Recognizing the Ephemeral', 'reference': '30:8'}], 'subcategory': None, 'dominant_need': 'transcendence', 'narrative_arc': {'total_suras': 112, 'last_appearance': 114, 'first_appearance': 1}, 'relationships': [], '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': 46}, {'name': 'Mankind', 'roles': {'object': 100, 'speaker': 10, 'subject': 137, 'addressed': 230, 'recipient': 2, 'referenced': 16}, 'category': 'group', 'sentiment': {'neutral': 360, 'negative': 117, 'positive': 18}, 'key_quotes': [], 'key_verses': [{'text': 'The promise of God—God never breaks His promise, but most people do not know.', 'title': 'Anchoring the Soul in Divine Certainty', 'reference': '30:6'}, {'text': 'They know an outer aspect of the worldly life, but they are heedless of the Hereafter.', 'title': 'The Mirage of the Mundane: A Call to Afterlife Awareness', 'reference': '30:7'}, {'text': 'Do they not reflect within themselves? God did not create the heavens and the earth, and what is between them, except with reason, and for a specific duration. But most people, regarding meeting their Lord, are disbelievers.', 'title': 'The Mirror of Self‑Reflection: Recognizing the Ephemeral', 'reference': '30:8'}, {'text': 'Have they not travelled the earth and seen how those before them ended up? They were more powerful than them, and they cultivated the land and developed it more than they developed it, and their messengers came to them with clear signs. God would never wrong them, but they used to wrong themselves.', 'title': 'Echoes of the Past: A Mirror of Our Own Choices', 'reference': '30:9'}, {'text': 'God originates creation, and then repeats it. Then to Him you will be returned.', 'title': 'The Eternal Cycle: From Initiation to Return', 'reference': '30:11'}], 'subcategory': None, 'dominant_need': 'safety', 'narrative_arc': {'total_suras': 88, 'last_appearance': 114, 'first_appearance': 3}, 'relationships': [], 'need_weightage': {'esteem': 2.2, 'safety': 10, 'physiological': 0, 'transcendence': 4.1, 'belonging_love': 6.5, 'self_actualization': 1.4}, 'total_mentions': 495, 'sura_mention_count': 24}, {'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': 'Then, evil was the end of those who committed evil. That is because they rejected God’s revelations, and used to ridicule them.', 'title': 'The Mirror of Ridicule: Facing the Consequence of Mocking Signs', 'reference': '30:10'}, {'text': 'On the Day when the Hour takes place, the guilty will despair.', 'title': 'The Hour of Reckoning: The Despair of the Criminals', 'reference': '30:12'}, {'text': 'But as for those who disbelieved, and rejected Our signs and the encounter of the Hereafter—those will be hauled into the torment.', 'title': 'The Final Reckoning: Guarding the Gate of Truth', 'reference': '30:16'}, {'text': 'Yet the wrongdoers follow their desires without knowledge. But who can guide whom God leaves astray? They will have no helpers.', 'title': 'The Self‑Oriented Drift: Guarding Against Self‑Deception', 'reference': '30:29'}, {'text': 'Whoever disbelieves, upon him falls his disbelief. And whoever acts righteously—they are preparing for themselves.', 'title': 'Investing in Your Own Future: Righteousness as Self‑Preparation', 'reference': '30:44'}], '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': 14}]

Scholar Bio: Author of Fi Zilal al-Quran (In the Shade of the Quran), the most literary tafsir of the modern era. Written partly in prison.

Scholar Name: Sayyid Qutb

Scholar Dates: 1906–1966 CE

Scholar Style: Vivid, literary, treats each surah as a living painting. Sees cosmic drama in every passage. Writes with the intensity of a man who knew his words would outlive him. Master of atmospheric scene-setting.

Scholar Byline: Sayyid Qutb | Literary & Scene Correspondent

Scholar Region: Musha, Egypt → Cairo → Colorado, USA → Cairo

Total Characters In Sura: 7

Scholar Bio: Author of Fi Zilal al-Quran (In the Shade of the Quran), the most literary tafsir of the modern era. Written partly in prison.

Scholar Name: Sayyid Qutb

Chapter Audio: audio/chapters/sura_030.mp3

Scholar Dates: 1906–1966 CE

Scholar Style: Vivid, literary, treats each surah as a living painting. Sees cosmic drama in every passage. Writes with the intensity of a man who knew his words would outlive him. Master of atmospheric scene-setting.

Scholar Byline: Sayyid Qutb | Literary & Scene Correspondent

Scholar Region: Musha, Egypt → Cairo → Colorado, USA → Cairo

Total Segments: 60

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Speaker Distribution: {'Allah': 2, 'Narrator': 57, 'No intercessor': 1}

Word: Faith

Frequency: 52

All Themes: [{'count': 52, 'theme': 'Faith', 'percentage': 15.3}, {'count': 43, 'theme': 'Creation', 'percentage': 12.7}, {'count': 28, 'theme': 'Guidance', 'percentage': 8.3}, {'count': 26, 'theme': 'Knowledge', 'percentage': 7.7}, {'count': 21, 'theme': 'Prophets', 'percentage': 6.2}, {'count': 21, 'theme': 'Worship', 'percentage': 6.2}, {'count': 18, 'theme': 'Mercy', 'percentage': 5.3}, {'count': 17, 'theme': 'Afterlife', 'percentage': 5.0}, {'count': 16, 'theme': 'Gratitude', 'percentage': 4.7}, {'count': 15, 'theme': 'Community', 'percentage': 4.4}, {'count': 14, 'theme': 'Unity', 'percentage': 4.1}, {'count': 13, 'theme': 'Accountability', 'percentage': 3.8}, {'count': 11, 'theme': 'Justice', 'percentage': 3.2}, {'count': 10, 'theme': 'Provision', 'percentage': 2.9}, {'count': 8, 'theme': 'Repentance', 'percentage': 2.4}, {'count': 7, 'theme': 'Patience', 'percentage': 2.1}, {'count': 7, 'theme': 'Humility', 'percentage': 2.1}, {'count': 7, 'theme': 'Charity', 'percentage': 2.1}, {'count': 3, 'theme': 'Family', 'percentage': 0.9}, {'count': 2, 'theme': 'Covenant', 'percentage': 0.6}]

Percentage: 15.3

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

Sample Verses: [{'title': 'The Silent Call of the Muqattaʿat: A Moment of Acceptance', 'reference': '30:1'}, {'title': 'When Great Powers Fall: Trusting Allah Beyond Human Triumph', 'reference': '30:2'}, {'title': "From Defeat to Victory: Trusting Allah's Timeless Plan", 'reference': '30:3'}]

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 Tag Instances: 339

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

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

Total Cross References: 20

Duas: [{'title': 'When Great Powers Fall: Trusting Allah Beyond Human Triumph', 'content': 'O Allah, You are the One who determines victory and defeat. Grant me the humility to accept Your decree, the courage to trust Your plan, and the wisdom to act with patience in times of loss.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '30:2'}, {'title': 'The Mirage of the Mundane: A Call to Afterlife Awareness', 'content': 'O Allah, open my eyes to the unseen, bind my heart to the Hereafter, and make my actions a means of attaining Your pleasure rather than worldly gain.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '30:7'}, {'title': 'The Eternal Cycle: From Initiation to Return', 'content': 'O Allah, You are the First and the Last, the One who initiates and concludes all creation. Grant me humility to see myself as a temporary vessel, strength to fulfill my duties in the interim, and wisdom to return to You with gratitude.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '30:11'}]

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

Daily Actions: [{'title': 'When Great Powers Fall: Trusting Allah Beyond Human Triumph', 'content': 'When you hear news of a major setback or loss, pause, breathe, and remind yourself that ultimate control rests with Allah, not human power.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '30:2'}, {'title': 'The Mirage of the Mundane: A Call to Afterlife Awareness', 'content': 'Today, consciously redirect your focus from fleeting worldly pleasures to the enduring reality of the Hereafter.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '30:7'}, {'title': 'The Eternal Cycle: From Initiation to Return', 'content': 'Pause before each task today and consciously acknowledge Allah as the initiator, sustainer, and ultimate destination of all.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '30:11'}]

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

Weekly Challenge: [{'title': 'When Great Powers Fall: Trusting Allah Beyond Human Triumph', 'content': 'The Humility Journal: For seven consecutive days, whenever you experience a success—personal, professional, or communal—write down: 1) What the success was, 2) Whom you credited for it, and 3) How you acknowledged Allah’s help. At the end of the week, review your entries, note any patterns of self‑attribution, and draft a pledge to consistently attribute all achievements to Allah, seek His assistance in future endeavors, and remind yourself that true triumph comes from Him alone.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '30:2'}]

Immediate Responses: [{'title': 'When Great Powers Fall: Trusting Allah Beyond Human Triumph', 'content': "Listen to a news headline about a recent political or military setback. Take three deep breaths, quietly recite 'Allahu Akbar', and jot down a quick note: 'Who truly controls the outcome? Allah.'", 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '30:2'}, {'title': 'The Mirage of the Mundane: A Call to Afterlife Awareness', 'content': 'Take a 2‑minute pause, close your eyes, and silently recite: "O Allah, guide my heart to the eternal, not the transient."', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '30:7'}]

Reflection Questions: [{'title': 'When Great Powers Fall: Trusting Allah Beyond Human Triumph', 'content': "When did I attribute success or failure to my own strength or external forces instead of recognizing Allah's will? How does this affect my reliance on Him?", 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '30:2'}, {'title': 'The Mirage of the Mundane: A Call to Afterlife Awareness', 'content': 'Which of my daily choices are driven by the allure of the world, not by the promise of the Hereafter?', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '30:7'}, {'title': 'The Eternal Cycle: From Initiation to Return', 'content': 'In what moments today did I act merely as a vessel of creation, forgetting that my ultimate return is to Allah? How can I transform these moments into deliberate remembrance of the divine cycle?', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '30:11'}]

Transcript: [{'text': 'Alif, Lam, Meem.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:1', 'aya_number': 1}, {'text': 'The Romans have been defeated.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:2', 'aya_number': 2}, {'text': 'In a nearby territory. But following their defeat, they will be victorious.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:3', 'aya_number': 3}, {'text': 'In a few years. The matter is up to God, in the past, and in the future. On that day, the believers will rejoice.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:4', 'aya_number': 4}, {'text': 'In God’s support. He supports whomever He wills. He is the Almighty, the Merciful.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:5', 'aya_number': 5}, {'text': 'The promise of God—God never breaks His promise, but most people do not know.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:6', 'aya_number': 6}, {'text': 'They know an outer aspect of the worldly life, but they are heedless of the Hereafter.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:7', 'aya_number': 7}, {'text': 'Do they not reflect within themselves? God did not create the heavens and the earth, and what is between them, except with reason, and for a specific duration. But most people, regarding meeting their Lord, are disbelievers.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:8', 'aya_number': 8}, {'text': 'Have they not travelled the earth and seen how those before them ended up? They were more powerful than them, and they cultivated the land and developed it more than they developed it, and their messengers came to them with clear signs. God would never wrong them, but they used to wrong themselves.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:9', 'aya_number': 9}, {'text': 'Then, evil was the end of those who committed evil. That is because they rejected God’s revelations, and used to ridicule them.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:10', 'aya_number': 10}, {'text': 'God originates creation, and then repeats it. Then to Him you will be returned.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:11', 'aya_number': 11}, {'text': 'On the Day when the Hour takes place, the guilty will despair.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:12', 'aya_number': 12}, {'text': 'They will have no intercessors from among their idols, and they will disown their partners.', 'speaker': 'No intercessor', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '30:13', 'aya_number': 13}, {'text': 'On the Day when the Hour takes place—on that Day they will separate.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:14', 'aya_number': 14}, {'text': 'As for those who believed and did good deeds—they will be delighted in meadows.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:15', 'aya_number': 15}, {'text': 'But as for those who disbelieved, and rejected Our signs and the encounter of the Hereafter—those will be hauled into the torment.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:16', 'aya_number': 16}, {'text': 'So glorify God when you retire at night, and when you rise in the morning.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:17', 'aya_number': 17}, {'text': 'His is the praise in the heavens and on earth, and in the evening, and when you reach midday.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:18', 'aya_number': 18}, {'text': 'He brings the living out of the dead, and He brings the dead out of the living, and He revives the land after it had died. Likewise you will be resurrected.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:19', 'aya_number': 19}, {'text': 'And of His signs is that He created you from dust; and behold, you become humans spreading out.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:20', 'aya_number': 20}, {'text': 'And of His signs is that He created for you mates from among yourselves, so that you may find tranquility in them; and He planted love and compassion between you. In this are signs for people who reflect.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:21', 'aya_number': 21}, {'text': 'And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the diversity of your languages and colors. In this are signs for those who know.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:22', 'aya_number': 22}, {'text': 'And of His signs are your sleep by night and day, and your pursuit of His bounty. In this are signs for people who listen.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:23', 'aya_number': 23}, {'text': 'And of His signs is that He shows you the lightning, causing fear and hope. And He brings down water from the sky, and with it He revives the earth after it was dead. In this are signs for people who understand.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:24', 'aya_number': 24}, {'text': 'And of His signs is that the heaven and the earth stand at His disposal. And then, when He calls you out of the earth, you will emerge at once.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:25', 'aya_number': 25}, {'text': 'To Him belongs everyone in the heavens and the earth. All are submissive to Him.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:26', 'aya_number': 26}, {'text': 'It is He who initiates creation, and then repeats it, something easy for Him. His is the highest attribute, in the heavens and the earth. He is the Almighty, the Wise.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:27', 'aya_number': 27}, {'text': 'He illustrates an example for you, from your own selves: do you make your servants full partners in the wealth We have given you? Do you revere them as you revere one another? We thus explain the revelations for a people who understand.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:28', 'aya_number': 28}, {'text': 'Yet the wrongdoers follow their desires without knowledge. But who can guide whom God leaves astray? They will have no helpers.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:29', 'aya_number': 29}, {'text': 'So devote yourself to the religion of monotheism—the natural instinct God has instilled in mankind. There is no altering God’s creation. This is the true religion, but most people do not know.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:30', 'aya_number': 30}, {'text': 'Turning towards Him—and be conscious of Him, and perform the prayer, and do not be of the idolaters.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:31', 'aya_number': 31}, {'text': 'Of those who divided their religion, and became sects; each faction pleased with what they have.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:32', 'aya_number': 32}, {'text': 'When affliction touches the people, they call on their Lord, turning to Him in repentance. But then, when He gives them a taste of His mercy, some of them attribute partners to their Lord.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:33', 'aya_number': 33}, {'text': 'To show ingratitude for what We have given them. Indulge yourselves—you will surely know.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:34', 'aya_number': 34}, {'text': 'Have We sent down to them any authority, which speaks in support of their idols?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:35', 'aya_number': 35}, {'text': 'When We give people a taste of mercy, they rejoice in it. But when adversity befalls them, because of what their hands have perpetrated, they begin to despair.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:36', 'aya_number': 36}, {'text': 'Do they not see that God expands the provision for whomever He wills, or restricts it? Surely in this are signs for people who believe.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:37', 'aya_number': 37}, {'text': 'So give the relative his rights, and the destitute, and the wayfarer. That is best for those who seek God’s presence. Those are the prosperous.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:38', 'aya_number': 38}, {'text': 'The usury you practice, seeking thereby to multiply people’s wealth, will not multiply with God. But what you give in charity, desiring God’s approval—these are the multipliers.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:39', 'aya_number': 39}, {'text': 'God is He who created you, then provides for you, then makes you die, then brings you back to life. Can any of your idols do any of that? Glorified is He, and Exalted above what they associate.', 'speaker': 'Allah', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '30:40', 'aya_number': 40}, {'text': 'Corruption has appeared on land and sea, because of what people’s hands have earned, in order to make them taste some of what they have done, so that they might return.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:41', 'aya_number': 41}, {'text': 'Say, “Roam the earth, and observe the fate of those who came before. Most of them were idolaters.”', 'speaker': 'Allah', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '30:42', 'aya_number': 42}, {'text': 'So devote yourself to the upright religion, before there comes from God a Day that cannot be averted. On that Day, they will be shocked.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:43', 'aya_number': 43}, {'text': 'Whoever disbelieves, upon him falls his disbelief. And whoever acts righteously—they are preparing for themselves.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:44', 'aya_number': 44}, {'text': 'So that He may reward those who have believed and done the righteous deeds out of His bounty. Indeed, He does not love the ungrateful.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:45', 'aya_number': 45}, {'text': 'And of His signs is that He sends the winds bearing good news, to give you a taste of His mercy, and so that the ships may sail by His command, and so that you may seek of His bounty, and so that you may give thanks.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:46', 'aya_number': 46}, {'text': 'Before you, We sent messengers to their people. They came to them with clear proofs. Then We took revenge on those who sinned. It is incumbent on Us to help the believers.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:47', 'aya_number': 47}, {'text': 'God is He who sends the winds. They stir up clouds. Then He spreads them in the sky as He wills. And He breaks them apart. Then you see rain drops issuing from their midst. Then, when He makes it fall upon whom He wills of His servants, behold, they rejoice.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:48', 'aya_number': 48}, {'text': 'Although they were before this—before it was sent down upon them—in despair.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:49', 'aya_number': 49}, {'text': 'So observe the effects of God’s mercy—how He revives the earth after it was dead. Indeed, He is the Reviver of the dead. He is Capable of everything.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:50', 'aya_number': 50}, {'text': 'But if We send a wind, and they see it turning things yellow, they would continue thereafter to disbelieve.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:51', 'aya_number': 51}, {'text': 'You cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call when they turn away.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:52', 'aya_number': 52}, {'text': 'Nor can you guide the blind out of their error. You can make hear only those who believe in Our signs, and so have submitted.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:53', 'aya_number': 53}, {'text': 'God is He Who created you weak, then after weakness gave you strength, then after strength gave you weakness and gray hair. He creates whatever He wills. He is the Omniscient, the Omnipotent.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:54', 'aya_number': 54}, {'text': 'On the Day when the Hour takes place, the sinners will swear they had stayed but an hour. Thus they were deluded.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:55', 'aya_number': 55}, {'text': 'But those endowed with knowledge and faith will say, “You remained in God’s Book until the Day of Resurrection. This is the Day of Resurrection, but you did not know.”', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '30:56', 'aya_number': 56}, {'text': 'On that Day, the sinners’ excuses will not benefit them, nor will they be excused.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:57', 'aya_number': 57}, {'text': 'We have cited in this Quran for the people every sort of parable. But even if you bring them a miracle, those who disbelieve will say, “You are nothing but fakers.”', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '30:58', 'aya_number': 58}, {'text': 'God thus seals the hearts of those who do not know.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:59', 'aya_number': 59}, {'text': 'So be patient. The promise of God is true. And do not let those who lack certainty belittle you.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '30:60', 'aya_number': 60}]

Scholar Bio: Author of the most comprehensive tafsir and history ever written. His 40-volume History of Prophets and Kings remains unmatched.

Verse Count: 60

Scholar Name: Imam al-Tabari

Scholar Dates: 839–923 CE

Scholar Style: Encyclopedic, exhaustive documentation, chains of narration preserved. Presents all available reports before offering his own analysis. The consummate historian — lets sources speak first.

Scholar Byline: Imam al-Tabari | Senior Correspondent & Bureau Historian

Scholar Region: Amol, Iran → Baghdad, Iraq