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Subhead: No soul will deny the inevitable occurrence of the event

Headline: The Unquestionable Hour: Embracing the Inescapable Day

Priority: highest

Key Quote: None

Lead Verse: 56:2

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

Multi Source: {'en.sahih': 'There is, at its occurrence, no denial.', 'en.arberry': '(and none denies its descending)', 'en.maududi': '– and then there will be no one to deny its occurrence –', 'en.yusufali': 'Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming.', 'en.pickthall': 'There is no denying that it will befall -'}

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

Lead Translation: Of its occurrence, there is no denial.

Secondary Stories: [{'text': 'Bringing low, raising high.', 'speaker': None, 'headline': 'The Weight of Choices: Heaven or Hell in a Single Breath', 'priority': 'highest', 'verse_ref': '56:3'}, {'text': 'And the mountains are crushed and crumbled.', 'speaker': None, 'headline': 'The Tremor of Divine Will', 'priority': 'highest', 'verse_ref': '56:5'}, {'text': 'And they become scattered dust.', 'speaker': None, 'headline': 'Dust of the Earth: A Daily Reminder of Our Transient Essence', 'priority': 'highest', 'verse_ref': '56:6'}]

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': 'When the inevitable occurs.', 'title': 'Anchoring the Present in the Imminent: Living with the Reality of the Day of Judgment', 'reference': '56:1'}, {'text': 'Those are the nearest.', 'title': 'The Privilege of Proximity: Embracing the Nearness of Allah', 'reference': '56:11'}, {'text': 'We have created them of special creation.', 'title': 'Reverence for the Newly Created: A Call to Honor Women', 'reference': '56:35'}, {'text': 'We created you—if only you would believe!', 'title': 'The Mirror of Creation: Why Do We Deny the One Who Made Us?', 'reference': '56:57'}, {'text': 'Is it you who create it, or are We the Creator?', 'title': 'The Riddle of Creation: Recognizing Our Place', 'reference': '56:59'}], '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': 21}, {'name': 'Companions of the Left', 'roles': {'speaker': 2, 'subject': 12, 'addressed': 1}, 'category': 'group', 'sentiment': {'negative': 15}, 'key_quotes': [], 'key_verses': [{'text': 'And those on the Left—what of those on the Left?', 'title': 'Who Walks With the Left? A Mirror of Our Choices', 'reference': '56:9'}, {'text': 'And those on the Left—what of those on the Left?', 'title': 'The Left‑Side Lesson: Facing the Fire’s Company', 'reference': '56:41'}, {'text': 'Amid searing wind and boiling water.', 'title': 'The Unseen Flames: A Call to Self‑Reflection', 'reference': '56:42'}, {'text': 'And a shadow of thick smoke.', 'title': 'The Veil of Black Smoke: A Call to Humility', 'reference': '56:43'}, {'text': 'They had lived before that in luxury.', 'title': 'The Mirage of Affluence', 'reference': '56:45'}], 'subcategory': None, 'dominant_need': 'physiological', 'narrative_arc': {'total_suras': 2, 'last_appearance': 69, 'first_appearance': 56}, 'relationships': [], 'need_weightage': {'esteem': 0, 'safety': 0, 'physiological': 0, 'transcendence': 0, 'belonging_love': 0, 'self_actualization': 0}, 'total_mentions': 15, 'sura_mention_count': 14}, {'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': 'And you become three classes.', 'title': 'Three Paths of the Believer: Choosing Your Spiritual Kind', 'reference': '56:7'}, {'text': 'Have you seen what you ejaculate?', 'title': 'Echoing the Divine: A Call to Conscious Creation', 'reference': '56:58'}, {'text': 'Is it you who create it, or are We the Creator?', 'title': 'The Riddle of Creation: Recognizing Our Place', 'reference': '56:59'}, {'text': 'You have known the first formation; if only you would remember.', 'title': 'Remembering the First Creation', 'reference': '56:62'}, {'text': 'Have you seen what you cultivate?', 'title': 'Sowing Seeds of Righteousness', 'reference': '56:63'}], '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': 11}]

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 Characters In Sura: 6

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

Chapter Audio: audio/chapters/sura_056.mp3

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

Total Segments: 96

Verse Segments: [{'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '56:1', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_04979.mp3', 'text_preview': 'When the inevitable occurs.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '56:2', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_04980.mp3', 'text_preview': 'Of its occurrence, there is no denial.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '56:3', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_04981.mp3', 'text_preview': 'Bringing low, raising high.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '56:4', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_04982.mp3', 'text_preview': 'When the earth is shaken with a shock.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '56:5', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_04983.mp3', 'text_preview': 'And the mountains are crushed and crumbled.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '56:6', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_04984.mp3', 'text_preview': 'And they become scattered dust.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '56:7', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_04985.mp3', 'text_preview': 'And you become three classes.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '56:8', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_04986.mp3', 'text_preview': 'Those on the Right—what of those on the Right?'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '56:9', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_04987.mp3', 'text_preview': 'And those on the Left—what of those on the Left?'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '56:10', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_04988.mp3', 'text_preview': 'And the forerunners, the forerunners.'}]

Speaker Distribution: {'ye': 3, 'Unknown': 4, 'Narrator': 89}

Word: Faith

Frequency: 85

All Themes: [{'count': 85, 'theme': 'Faith', 'percentage': 15.7}, {'count': 71, 'theme': 'Afterlife', 'percentage': 13.1}, {'count': 52, 'theme': 'Creation', 'percentage': 9.6}, {'count': 47, 'theme': 'Accountability', 'percentage': 8.7}, {'count': 44, 'theme': 'Worship', 'percentage': 8.1}, {'count': 38, 'theme': 'Guidance', 'percentage': 7.0}, {'count': 35, 'theme': 'Mercy', 'percentage': 6.5}, {'count': 27, 'theme': 'Prophets', 'percentage': 5.0}, {'count': 23, 'theme': 'Gratitude', 'percentage': 4.3}, {'count': 18, 'theme': 'Patience', 'percentage': 3.3}, {'count': 17, 'theme': 'Knowledge', 'percentage': 3.1}, {'count': 15, 'theme': 'Repentance', 'percentage': 2.8}, {'count': 11, 'theme': 'Justice', 'percentage': 2.0}, {'count': 11, 'theme': 'Community', 'percentage': 2.0}, {'count': 11, 'theme': 'Unity', 'percentage': 2.0}, {'count': 10, 'theme': 'Humility', 'percentage': 1.9}, {'count': 8, 'theme': 'Charity', 'percentage': 1.5}, {'count': 8, 'theme': 'Covenant', 'percentage': 1.5}, {'count': 8, 'theme': 'Provision', 'percentage': 1.5}, {'count': 1, 'theme': 'Family', 'percentage': 0.2}]

Percentage: 15.7

Scholar Bio: A Jewish-Austrian journalist who embraced Islam, lived with Bedouins, and produced one of the most intellectually rigorous Quran translations.

Scholar Name: Muhammad Asad

Sample Verses: [{'title': 'Anchoring the Present in the Imminent: Living with the Reality of the Day of Judgment', 'reference': '56:1'}, {'title': 'The Unquestionable Hour: Embracing the Inescapable Day', 'reference': '56:2'}, {'title': 'When the Earth Shakes: A Call to Remain Steadfast', 'reference': '56:4'}]

Scholar Dates: 1900–1992 CE

Scholar Style: Precise, linguistically meticulous, explains Arabic nuance for Western audiences. An outsider-turned-insider who brings fresh eyes to ancient text. Every word choice is deliberate and defended.

Scholar Byline: Muhammad Asad | Arabic Linguistics Consultant

Scholar Region: Lviv, Austria-Hungary → Arabia → Pakistan → Spain

Total Tag Instances: 540

Links: [{'context': 'Anchoring the Present in the Imminent: Living with the Reality of the Day of Judgment', 'cited_by': ['56:1', '56:4', '56:7'], 'reference': '1, Ayah 6', 'target_sura': None, 'citation_count': 46}, {'context': 'Anchoring the Present in the Imminent: Living with the Reality of the Day of Judgment', 'cited_by': ['56:1', '56:4', '56:7'], 'reference': '2:6', 'target_sura': 2, 'citation_count': 46}, {'context': 'Anchoring the Present in the Imminent: Living with the Reality of the Day of Judgment', 'cited_by': ['56:1', '56:4', '56:7'], 'reference': '2:7', 'target_sura': 2, 'citation_count': 46}, {'context': 'Anchoring the Present in the Imminent: Living with the Reality of the Day of Judgment', 'cited_by': ['56:1', '56:4', '56:7'], 'reference': '2, Ayah 8', 'target_sura': None, 'citation_count': 46}, {'context': 'The Unquestionable Hour: Embracing the Inescapable Day', 'cited_by': ['56:2', '56:3', '56:5'], 'reference': '1:1', 'target_sura': 1, 'citation_count': 34}, {'context': 'The Unquestionable Hour: Embracing the Inescapable Day', 'cited_by': ['56:2', '56:3', '56:5'], 'reference': '1:2', 'target_sura': 1, 'citation_count': 34}, {'context': 'The Unquestionable Hour: Embracing the Inescapable Day', 'cited_by': ['56:2', '56:3', '56:5'], 'reference': '1:3', 'target_sura': 1, 'citation_count': 34}, {'context': 'The Unquestionable Hour: Embracing the Inescapable Day', 'cited_by': ['56:2', '56:3', '56:5'], 'reference': '1:4', 'target_sura': 1, 'citation_count': 34}, {'context': 'The Divine Accounting: Rewards for Past Deeds', 'cited_by': ['56:24', '56:66'], 'reference': '2:65', 'target_sura': 2, 'citation_count': 2}, {'context': 'The Divine Accounting: Rewards for Past Deeds', 'cited_by': ['56:24', '56:66'], 'reference': '2:76', 'target_sura': 2, 'citation_count': 2}, {'context': 'The Divine Accounting: Rewards for Past Deeds', 'cited_by': ['56:24', '56:66'], 'reference': '2:87', 'target_sura': 2, 'citation_count': 2}, {'context': 'The Divine Accounting: Rewards for Past Deeds', 'cited_by': ['56:24', '56:66'], 'reference': '2:104', 'target_sura': 2, 'citation_count': 2}, {'context': 'Satiation of the Soul: Gratitude Before Every Bite', 'cited_by': ['56:53', '56:68'], 'reference': '2:168', 'target_sura': 2, 'citation_count': 2}, {'context': 'Satiation of the Soul: Gratitude Before Every Bite', 'cited_by': ['56:53', '56:68'], 'reference': '11:79', 'target_sura': 11, 'citation_count': 2}, {'context': 'Satiation of the Soul: Gratitude Before Every Bite', 'cited_by': ['56:53', '56:68'], 'reference': '12:63', 'target_sura': 12, 'citation_count': 2}, {'context': 'Satiation of the Soul: Gratitude Before Every Bite', 'cited_by': ['56:53', '56:68'], 'reference': '12:65', 'target_sura': 12, 'citation_count': 2}, {'context': 'Unburdened Bliss: Freedom from Headache and Intoxication', 'cited_by': ['56:19'], 'reference': '2:3', 'target_sura': 2, 'citation_count': 1}, {'context': 'Unburdened Bliss: Freedom from Headache and Intoxication', 'cited_by': ['56:19'], 'reference': '2:11', 'target_sura': 2, 'citation_count': 1}, {'context': 'Unburdened Bliss: Freedom from Headache and Intoxication', 'cited_by': ['56:19'], 'reference': 'Sura:2:14', 'target_sura': None, 'citation_count': 1}, {'context': 'Unburdened Bliss: Freedom from Headache and Intoxication', 'cited_by': ['56:19'], 'reference': '2:44', 'target_sura': 2, 'citation_count': 1}]

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

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

Total Cross References: 20

Duas: [{'title': 'The Unquestionable Hour: Embracing the Inescapable Day', 'content': 'O Allah, make the reality of Your Day of Judgment a living truth in my heart, so that I act with sincerity, fear, and hope. Remove from me the illusion that I can escape or deny Your decree, and guide me to deeds that please You and earn Your forgiveness.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '56:2'}, {'title': 'The Weight of Choices: Heaven or Hell in a Single Breath', 'content': 'O Allah, grant me the vision to see the weight of my deeds, the humility to submit to Your judgment, and the strength to raise my actions toward Your pleasure.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '56:3'}, {'title': 'The Tremor of Divine Will', 'content': 'O Allah, You are the One who breaks mountains and raises the heavens; steady my heart as the earth, humble it as a stone, and guide me to trust in Your wisdom rather than my own strength.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '56:5'}]

Scholar Bio: A leading European Muslim intellectual. Grandson of Hassan al-Banna. His Radical Reform proposed a fresh reading of Islamic sources.

Scholar Name: Tariq Ramadan

Daily Actions: [{'title': 'The Unquestionable Hour: Embracing the Inescapable Day', 'content': 'Today, consciously remind yourself that the Day of Judgment is inevitable, and let that awareness guide your choices toward sincerity and accountability.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '56:2'}, {'title': 'The Weight of Choices: Heaven or Hell in a Single Breath', 'content': 'Before every act today, pause and align your intention with Allah’s pleasure, reminding yourself that each deed is weighed on the Day of Judgment.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '56:3'}, {'title': 'The Tremor of Divine Will', 'content': 'Whenever an obstacle feels immovable, pause, recite the verse, and ask Allah to soften it.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '56:5'}]

Scholar Dates: b. 1962 CE

Scholar Style: Accessible, community-oriented, bridges Islamic principles with modern life. Writes for the active Muslim who wants to make faith practical. Emphasizes daily application over theoretical discussion.

Scholar Byline: Tariq Ramadan | Community Action Editor

Scholar Region: Geneva, Switzerland

Weekly Challenge: [{'title': 'The Unquestionable Hour: Embracing the Inescapable Day', 'content': 'Seven‑Day ‘Day‑of‑Judgment Readiness’:\n1. **Day 1** – Read the Qur’anic passage 2:1‑3. Write one action you’ll take to avoid delaying a good deed.\n2. **Day 2** – Recite 1:29 and journal how you will seek Allah’s help in your daily tasks.\n3. **Day 3** – Perform a voluntary prayer (e.g., Tahajjud). Note the feeling of accountability.\n4. **Day 4** – Give a small charity (e.g., a cup of water to a neighbor). Record the impact on your heart.\n5. **Day 5** – Reflect on a past mistake and sincerely seek forgiveness. Write the dua you use.\n6. **Day 6** – Share a Quranic verse about the Day of Judgment with a friend and discuss its meaning.\n7. **Day 7** – Compile your journal entries, identify the most transformative action, and set a concrete intention for the next week. Measure success by the depth of sincerity and the sense of readiness you feel at the end of the week.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '56:2'}]

Immediate Responses: [{'title': 'The Unquestionable Hour: Embracing the Inescapable Day', 'content': 'Sit quietly for two minutes, breathe slowly, and repeat silently: *‘The Day of Judgment will come, and there is no denial.’* Visualize the moment of reckoning, feel its weight, then jot down one concrete action you can take right now—such as giving a timely charity, offering a sincere dua, or correcting a small mistake—to align with that certainty.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '56:2'}, {'title': 'The Weight of Choices: Heaven or Hell in a Single Breath', 'content': 'Stand in the middle of your room, close your eyes, take three slow breaths, and silently say: “O Allah, help me to act with sincerity so that my deeds may be raised and not lowered.”', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '56:3'}]

Reflection Questions: [{'title': 'The Unquestionable Hour: Embracing the Inescapable Day', 'content': 'When have I allowed doubt or denial about accountability to cloud my decisions? How does the certainty of the Day of Judgment shape my present priorities and the sincerity of my worship?', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '56:2'}, {'title': 'The Weight of Choices: Heaven or Hell in a Single Breath', 'content': 'When have I acted without considering the eternal consequence? How can I turn ordinary choices into steps that lift me toward Paradise?', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '56:3'}, {'title': 'The Tremor of Divine Will', 'content': 'What ‘mountains’ in my life—plans, pride, possessions—do I cling to as unshakeable, and how would acknowledging their fragility change my choices?', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '56:5'}]

Transcript: [{'text': 'When the inevitable occurs.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:1', 'aya_number': 1}, {'text': 'Of its occurrence, there is no denial.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:2', 'aya_number': 2}, {'text': 'Bringing low, raising high.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:3', 'aya_number': 3}, {'text': 'When the earth is shaken with a shock.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:4', 'aya_number': 4}, {'text': 'And the mountains are crushed and crumbled.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:5', 'aya_number': 5}, {'text': 'And they become scattered dust.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:6', 'aya_number': 6}, {'text': 'And you become three classes.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:7', 'aya_number': 7}, {'text': 'Those on the Right—what of those on the Right?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:8', 'aya_number': 8}, {'text': 'And those on the Left—what of those on the Left?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:9', 'aya_number': 9}, {'text': 'And the forerunners, the forerunners.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:10', 'aya_number': 10}, {'text': 'Those are the nearest.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:11', 'aya_number': 11}, {'text': 'In the Gardens of Bliss.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:12', 'aya_number': 12}, {'text': 'A throng from the ancients.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:13', 'aya_number': 13}, {'text': 'And a small band from the latecomers.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:14', 'aya_number': 14}, {'text': 'On luxurious furnishings.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:15', 'aya_number': 15}, {'text': 'Reclining on them, facing one another.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:16', 'aya_number': 16}, {'text': 'Serving them will be immortalized youth.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:17', 'aya_number': 17}, {'text': 'With cups, pitchers, and sparkling drinks.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:18', 'aya_number': 18}, {'text': 'Causing them neither headache, nor intoxication.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:19', 'aya_number': 19}, {'text': 'And fruits of their choice.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:20', 'aya_number': 20}, {'text': 'And meat of birds that they may desire.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:21', 'aya_number': 21}, {'text': 'And lovely companions.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:22', 'aya_number': 22}, {'text': 'The likenesses of treasured pearls.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:23', 'aya_number': 23}, {'text': 'As a reward for what they used to do.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:24', 'aya_number': 24}, {'text': 'Therein they will hear no nonsense, and no accusations.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:25', 'aya_number': 25}, {'text': 'But only the greeting: “Peace, peace.”', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '56:26', 'aya_number': 26}, {'text': 'And those on the Right—what of those on the Right?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:27', 'aya_number': 27}, {'text': 'In lush orchards.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:28', 'aya_number': 28}, {'text': 'And sweet-smelling plants.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:29', 'aya_number': 29}, {'text': 'And extended shade.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:30', 'aya_number': 30}, {'text': 'And outpouring water.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:31', 'aya_number': 31}, {'text': 'And abundant fruit.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:32', 'aya_number': 32}, {'text': 'Neither withheld, nor forbidden.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:33', 'aya_number': 33}, {'text': 'And uplifted mattresses.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:34', 'aya_number': 34}, {'text': 'We have created them of special creation.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:35', 'aya_number': 35}, {'text': 'And made them virgins.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:36', 'aya_number': 36}, {'text': 'Tender and un-aging.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:37', 'aya_number': 37}, {'text': 'For those on the Right.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:38', 'aya_number': 38}, {'text': 'A throng from the ancients.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:39', 'aya_number': 39}, {'text': 'And a throng from the latecomers.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:40', 'aya_number': 40}, {'text': 'And those on the Left—what of those on the Left?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:41', 'aya_number': 41}, {'text': 'Amid searing wind and boiling water.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:42', 'aya_number': 42}, {'text': 'And a shadow of thick smoke.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:43', 'aya_number': 43}, {'text': 'Neither cool, nor refreshing.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:44', 'aya_number': 44}, {'text': 'They had lived before that in luxury.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:45', 'aya_number': 45}, {'text': 'And they used to persist in immense wrongdoing.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:46', 'aya_number': 46}, {'text': 'And they used to say, “When we are dead and turned into dust and bones, are we to be resurrected?', 'speaker': 'Unknown', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '56:47', 'aya_number': 47}, {'text': 'And our ancient ancestors too?”', 'speaker': 'Unknown', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '56:48', 'aya_number': 48}, {'text': 'Say, “The first and the last.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:49', 'aya_number': 49}, {'text': 'Will be gathered for the appointment of a familiar Day.”', 'speaker': 'ye', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '56:50', 'aya_number': 50}, {'text': 'Then you, you misguided, who deny the truth.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:51', 'aya_number': 51}, {'text': 'Will be eating from the Tree of Bitterness.', 'speaker': 'ye', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '56:52', 'aya_number': 52}, {'text': 'Will be filling your bellies with it.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:53', 'aya_number': 53}, {'text': 'Will be drinking on top of it boiling water.', 'speaker': 'ye', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '56:54', 'aya_number': 54}, {'text': 'Drinking like thirsty camels drink.', 'speaker': 'Unknown', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '56:55', 'aya_number': 55}, {'text': 'That is their hospitality on the Day of Retribution.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:56', 'aya_number': 56}, {'text': 'We created you—if only you would believe!', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:57', 'aya_number': 57}, {'text': 'Have you seen what you ejaculate?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:58', 'aya_number': 58}, {'text': 'Is it you who create it, or are We the Creator?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:59', 'aya_number': 59}, {'text': 'We have decreed death among you, and We will not be outstripped.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:60', 'aya_number': 60}, {'text': 'In replacing you with your likes, and transforming you into what you do not know.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:61', 'aya_number': 61}, {'text': 'You have known the first formation; if only you would remember.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:62', 'aya_number': 62}, {'text': 'Have you seen what you cultivate?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:63', 'aya_number': 63}, {'text': 'Is it you who make it grow, or are We the Grower?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:64', 'aya_number': 64}, {'text': 'If We will, We can turn it into rubble; then you will lament.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:65', 'aya_number': 65}, {'text': '“We are penalized.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:66', 'aya_number': 66}, {'text': 'No, we are being deprived.”', 'speaker': 'Unknown', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '56:67', 'aya_number': 67}, {'text': 'Have you seen the water you drink?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:68', 'aya_number': 68}, {'text': 'Is it you who sent it down from the clouds, or are We the Sender?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:69', 'aya_number': 69}, {'text': 'If We will, We can make it salty. Will you not be thankful?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:70', 'aya_number': 70}, {'text': 'Have you seen the fire you kindle?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:71', 'aya_number': 71}, {'text': 'Is it you who produce its tree, or are We the Producer?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:72', 'aya_number': 72}, {'text': 'We have made it a reminder, and a comfort for the users.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:73', 'aya_number': 73}, {'text': 'So glorify the Name of your Great Lord.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:74', 'aya_number': 74}, {'text': 'I swear by the locations of the stars.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:75', 'aya_number': 75}, {'text': 'It is an oath, if you only knew, that is tremendous.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:76', 'aya_number': 76}, {'text': 'It is a noble Quran.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:77', 'aya_number': 77}, {'text': 'In a well-protected Book.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:78', 'aya_number': 78}, {'text': 'None can grasp it except the purified.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:79', 'aya_number': 79}, {'text': 'A revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:80', 'aya_number': 80}, {'text': 'Is it this discourse that you take so lightly?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:81', 'aya_number': 81}, {'text': 'And you make it your livelihood to deny it?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:82', 'aya_number': 82}, {'text': 'So when it has reached the throat.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:83', 'aya_number': 83}, {'text': 'As you are looking on.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:84', 'aya_number': 84}, {'text': 'We are nearer to it than you are, but you do not see.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:85', 'aya_number': 85}, {'text': 'If you are not held to account.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:86', 'aya_number': 86}, {'text': 'Then bring it back, if you are truthful.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:87', 'aya_number': 87}, {'text': 'But if he is one of those brought near.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:88', 'aya_number': 88}, {'text': 'Then happiness, and flowers, and Garden of Delights.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:89', 'aya_number': 89}, {'text': 'And if he is one of those on the Right.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:90', 'aya_number': 90}, {'text': 'Then, “Peace upon you,” from those on the Right.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '56:91', 'aya_number': 91}, {'text': 'But if he is one of the deniers, the mistaken.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:92', 'aya_number': 92}, {'text': 'Then a welcome of Inferno.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:93', 'aya_number': 93}, {'text': 'And burning in Hell.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:94', 'aya_number': 94}, {'text': 'This is the certain truth.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:95', 'aya_number': 95}, {'text': 'So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Magnificent', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '56:96', 'aya_number': 96}]

Scholar Bio: The Scholar of Medina. His Muwatta is the earliest surviving compilation of Islamic law and hadith.

Verse Count: 96

Scholar Name: Imam Malik

Scholar Dates: 711–795 CE

Scholar Style: Conservative, tradition-anchored, deeply connected to Medinan practice. Writes with the authority of the Prophet's city.

Scholar Byline: Imam Malik | Medina Bureau Chief

Scholar Region: Medina, Arabia