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Echoing the Prophet's Call to Praise
Reminder to glorify Allah; admonition to worship.
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Subhead: Reminder to glorify Allah; admonition to worship.
Headline: Echoing the Prophet's Call to Praise
Priority: highest
Key Quote: {'text': 'The most reasonable of them said, “Did I not say to you, ‘if only you would glorify?’”', 'speaker': 'Allah', 'reference': '68:28'}
Lead Verse: 68:28
Scholar Bio: Damascus's greatest historian-exegete. His Tafsir Ibn Kathir is the gold standard of Quran-explains-Quran methodology.
Multi Source: {'en.sahih': 'The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, \'Why do you not exalt [Allah]?\' "', 'en.arberry': 'Said the most moderate of them, \'Did I not say to you, "Why do you not give glory?"\'', 'en.maududi': 'The best among them said: “Did I not say to you: why do you not give glory to (your Lord)?”', 'en.yusufali': 'Said one of them, more just (than the rest): "Did I not say to you, \'Why not glorify (Allah)?\'"', 'en.pickthall': 'The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah)?'}
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: The most reasonable of them said, “Did I not say to you, ‘if only you would glorify?’”
Secondary Stories: [{'text': 'For the righteous are Gardens of Delight with their Lord.', 'speaker': None, 'headline': 'Gardens of Pleasure: Cultivating the Seeds of Righteousness', 'priority': 'highest', 'verse_ref': '68:34'}, {'text': 'Or do they have partners? Then let them produce their partners, if they are truthful.', 'speaker': 'Unknown', 'headline': 'The Unshakable Test of Alleged Partners', 'priority': 'highest', 'verse_ref': '68:41'}, {'text': 'On the Day when the Shin will be exposed, and they will be called to bow down, but they will be unable.', 'speaker': None, 'headline': 'When the Shin Unfolds: The Call to Prostration', 'priority': 'highest', 'verse_ref': '68:42'}]
Communiques: [{'text': 'When Our Verses are recited to him, he says, “Myths of the ancients!”', 'title': "From 'Legends' to 'Life's Blueprint'", 'context': 'In 68:15 the disbeliever’s reaction—calling the Qur’an “legends of the former peoples”—highlights a fatal attitude: treating divine guidance as mere folklore. Classical scholars such as Ibn\u202fKathir exp', 'reference': '68:15'}, {'text': 'Without any reservation.', 'title': 'Unwavering Devotion: No Room for Exceptions', 'context': 'The verse addresses those who, having received the Book, are devoutly devoted yet ‘do not make any exception’. In Islamic thought, this consistency reflects the virtue of *taqwa* (God-consciousness) a', 'reference': '68:18'}, {'text': 'The most reasonable of them said, “Did I not say to you, ‘if only you would glorify?’”', 'title': "Echoing the Prophet's Call to Praise", 'context': "The verse records the Prophet’s admonition to the moderate—those who balance humility and gratitude. Exaltation (ta'azzul) is not mere repetition; it is a conscious, heartfelt acknowledgement of Allah", 'reference': '68:28'}]
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 Communiques: 3
Statements: [{'text': 'Those who disbelieve almost stab you with their glances when they hear the message, and say, “He is crazy!”', 'context': 'Steadfast Amidst Mockery', 'speaker': 'Disbelievers', 'reference': '68:51', 'cross_references': []}]
Scholar Bio: Author of the six-volume Tafhim al-Quran. Founded one of the most influential Islamic movements of the 20th century.
Consequences: []
Scholar Name: Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi
Scholar Dates: 1903–1979 CE
Scholar Style: Systematic, builds arguments step by step. Writes for the politically aware reader. Makes governance and social structure emerge naturally from the text.
Scholar Byline: Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi | Power & Governance Analyst
Scholar Region: Aurangabad, India → Lahore, Pakistan
Total Statements: 1
Dossiers: [{'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': 'You will see, and they will see.', 'title': 'The Mirror of Accountability', 'reference': '68:5'}, {'text': 'Which of you is the afflicted.', 'title': "The Devil's Whisper: Recognizing and Rejecting Inner Torment", 'reference': '68:6'}, {'text': 'So do not obey the deniers.', 'title': "Stand Firm Against the Denier's Call", 'reference': '68:8'}, {'text': 'They would like you to compromise, so they would compromise.', 'title': 'The Mirror of Compassion: When Others Desire Your Mercy', 'reference': '68:9'}, {'text': 'And do not obey any vile swearer.', 'title': 'Guarding the Tongue: Resisting the Siren of Empty Swearings', 'reference': '68:10'}], 'subcategory': None, 'dominant_need': 'transcendence', 'narrative_arc': {'total_suras': 94, 'last_appearance': 113, 'first_appearance': 1}, 'relationships': [{'type': 'parallel', 'verse_count': 1, 'other_character': 'Companions of Paradise'}], 'need_weightage': {'esteem': 0, 'safety': 0, 'physiological': 0, 'transcendence': 10, 'belonging_love': 0.2, 'self_actualization': 0.5}, 'total_mentions': 1145, 'sura_mention_count': 25}, {'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': [{'text': 'When Our Verses are recited to him, he says, “Myths of the ancients!”', 'reference': '68:15'}, {'text': 'Without any reservation.', 'reference': '68:18'}, {'text': 'The most reasonable of them said, “Did I not say to you, ‘if only you would glorify?’”', 'reference': '68:28'}], 'key_verses': [{'text': 'Noon. By the pen, and by what they inscribe.', 'title': 'The Sacred Pen: Writing Our Path to Accountability', 'reference': '68:1'}, {'text': 'By the grace of your Lord, you are not insane.', 'title': 'Reassurance of the Righteous Mind', 'reference': '68:2'}, {'text': 'Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path, and He knows best the well-guided.', 'title': 'The Divine Compass of Knowledge', 'reference': '68:7'}, {'text': 'When Our Verses are recited to him, he says, “Myths of the ancients!”', 'title': "From 'Legends' to 'Life's Blueprint'", 'reference': '68:15'}, {'text': 'We will brand him on the muzzle.', 'title': 'The Snout of Consequence: Embracing Accountability', 'reference': '68:16'}], 'subcategory': None, 'dominant_need': 'transcendence', 'narrative_arc': {'total_suras': 112, 'last_appearance': 114, 'first_appearance': 1}, 'relationships': [{'type': 'divine_election', 'verse_count': 2, 'other_character': 'Yunus'}, {'type': 'repentance_and_hope', 'verse_count': 4, 'other_character': 'Companions of Paradise'}], '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 Paradise', 'roles': {'object': 3, 'speaker': 8, 'subject': 7, 'referenced': 2}, 'category': 'group', 'sentiment': {'negative': 13, 'positive': 7}, 'key_quotes': [], 'key_verses': [{'text': 'We tested them, as We tested the owners of the garden, when they vowed to harvest it in the morning.', 'title': "The Garden's Test: Lessons from the Early Morning", 'reference': '68:17'}, {'text': 'Without any reservation.', 'title': 'Unwavering Devotion: No Room for Exceptions', 'reference': '68:18'}, {'text': 'But a calamity from your Lord went around it while they slept.', 'title': 'The Silent Warning: Guarding the Garden', 'reference': '68:19'}, {'text': 'And in the morning it was as if picked.', 'title': 'Harvest of Accountability: Turning Wealth into Worship', 'reference': '68:20'}, {'text': 'In the morning, they called to one another.', 'title': 'Dawn’s Call: Rekindling Community in Worship', 'reference': '68:21'}], 'subcategory': None, 'dominant_need': 'safety', 'narrative_arc': {'total_suras': 2, 'last_appearance': 68, 'first_appearance': 7}, 'relationships': [{'type': 'parallel', 'verse_count': 1, 'other_character': 'Disbelievers'}, {'type': 'repentance_and_hope', 'verse_count': 4, 'other_character': 'Allah'}], 'need_weightage': {'esteem': 0, 'safety': 10, 'physiological': 0, 'transcendence': 10, 'belonging_love': 10, 'self_actualization': 5.0}, 'total_mentions': 20, 'sura_mention_count': 16}]
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: 7
Edges: [{'type': 'divine_election', 'source': 'Allah', 'target': 'Yunus', 'is_adversarial': False}, {'type': 'parallel', 'source': 'Disbelievers', 'target': 'Companions of Paradise', 'is_adversarial': False}, {'type': 'repentance_and_hope', 'source': 'Allah', 'target': 'Companions of Paradise', 'is_adversarial': False}, {'type': 'cautionary_parallel', 'source': 'Muhammad', 'target': 'Yunus', 'is_adversarial': False}]
Nodes: [{'name': 'Disbelievers', 'category': 'group', 'mention_count': 25}, {'name': 'Allah', 'category': 'spiritual_entity', 'mention_count': 21}, {'name': 'Companions of Paradise', 'category': 'group', 'mention_count': 16}, {'name': 'Muhammad', 'category': 'prophet', 'mention_count': 12}, {'name': 'Yunus', 'category': 'prophet', 'mention_count': 3}, {'name': 'Believers', 'category': 'group', 'mention_count': 2}, {'name': 'Polytheists', 'category': 'group', 'mention_count': 1}]
Scholar Bio: Author of the six-volume Tafhim al-Quran. Founded one of the most influential Islamic movements of the 20th century.
Scholar Name: Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi
Scholar Dates: 1903–1979 CE
Scholar Style: Systematic, builds arguments step by step. Writes for the politically aware reader. Makes governance and social structure emerge naturally from the text.
Scholar Byline: Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi | Power & Governance Analyst
Scholar Region: Aurangabad, India → Lahore, Pakistan
Total Characters: 7
Total Relationships: 4
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_068.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: 52
Verse Segments: [{'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '68:1', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_05271.mp3', 'text_preview': 'Noon. By the pen, and by what they inscribe.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '68:2', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_05272.mp3', 'text_preview': 'By the grace of your Lord, you are not insane.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '68:3', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_05273.mp3', 'text_preview': 'In fact, you will have a reward that will never end.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '68:4', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_05274.mp3', 'text_preview': 'And you are of a great moral character.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '68:5', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_05275.mp3', 'text_preview': 'You will see, and they will see.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '68:6', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_05276.mp3', 'text_preview': 'Which of you is the afflicted.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '68:7', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_05277.mp3', 'text_preview': 'Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path, and He knows best the well-guided.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '68:8', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_05278.mp3', 'text_preview': 'So do not obey the deniers.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '68:9', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_05279.mp3', 'text_preview': 'They would like you to compromise, so they would compromise.'}, {'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'verse_ref': '68:10', 'audio_path': 'audio/segments/seg_05280.mp3', 'text_preview': 'And do not obey any vile swearer.'}]
Speaker Distribution: {'Allah': 3, 'Unknown': 1, 'Narrator': 41, 'Disbelievers': 1, 'the People of the Garden': 6}
Word: Faith
Frequency: 48
All Themes: [{'count': 48, 'theme': 'Faith', 'percentage': 17.1}, {'count': 28, 'theme': 'Guidance', 'percentage': 10.0}, {'count': 23, 'theme': 'Prophets', 'percentage': 8.2}, {'count': 20, 'theme': 'Creation', 'percentage': 7.1}, {'count': 18, 'theme': 'Afterlife', 'percentage': 6.4}, {'count': 18, 'theme': 'Knowledge', 'percentage': 6.4}, {'count': 18, 'theme': 'Community', 'percentage': 6.4}, {'count': 17, 'theme': 'Accountability', 'percentage': 6.1}, {'count': 16, 'theme': 'Worship', 'percentage': 5.7}, {'count': 12, 'theme': 'Patience', 'percentage': 4.3}, {'count': 12, 'theme': 'Mercy', 'percentage': 4.3}, {'count': 9, 'theme': 'Justice', 'percentage': 3.2}, {'count': 8, 'theme': 'Repentance', 'percentage': 2.9}, {'count': 7, 'theme': 'Unity', 'percentage': 2.5}, {'count': 6, 'theme': 'Gratitude', 'percentage': 2.1}, {'count': 6, 'theme': 'Humility', 'percentage': 2.1}, {'count': 5, 'theme': 'Charity', 'percentage': 1.8}, {'count': 4, 'theme': 'Provision', 'percentage': 1.4}, {'count': 3, 'theme': 'Covenant', 'percentage': 1.1}, {'count': 2, 'theme': 'Family', 'percentage': 0.7}]
Percentage: 17.1
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': 'The Sacred Pen: Writing Our Path to Accountability', 'reference': '68:1'}, {'title': 'Reassurance of the Righteous Mind', 'reference': '68:2'}, {'title': 'Eternal Gratification: The Promise of Uninterrupted Reward', 'reference': '68:3'}]
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: 280
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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': "Echoing the Prophet's Call to Praise", 'content': 'O Allah, keep my heart ever mindful of Your greatness so that I may never forget to exalt You. Grant me sincere remembrance in every breath and action, and make my praise a source of mercy for me and for those around me.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '68:28'}, {'title': 'Gardens of Pleasure: Cultivating the Seeds of Righteousness', 'content': 'O Allah, you promised gardens for the righteous; open my heart so that my deeds become seeds that flourish into gardens of pleasure. Grant me sincerity, steadfastness, and the humility to grow in Your love.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '68:34'}, {'title': 'The Unshakable Test of Alleged Partners', 'content': 'O Allah, keep my heart free from false associations. Grant me the wisdom to recognize and reject any claim that dilutes Your Oneness. Reveal to me the truth behind every allegation of partners, and make my belief in Your absolute unity firm and unshaken.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '68:41'}]
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': "Echoing the Prophet's Call to Praise", 'content': "Before each significant act today, pause and recite 'SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar' to remind yourself of the Prophet’s exhortation to continuously exalt Him.", 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '68:28'}, {'title': 'Gardens of Pleasure: Cultivating the Seeds of Righteousness', 'content': 'Today, for every act of kindness, prayer, or sincere intention, consciously imagine a garden sprouting in your heart—let this image guide your actions toward righteousness.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '68:34'}, {'title': 'The Unshakable Test of Alleged Partners', 'content': 'When you hear someone claim to have partners of Allah, pause and respond with this verse as a gentle challenge, inviting them to bring evidence of truth.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '68:41'}]
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': "Echoing the Prophet's Call to Praise", 'content': 'Praise Path: 7‑Day Attribute Journal. \n1. Each day, select a different divine attribute (e.g., Ar‑Rahman, Al‑Malik, Al‑Karim, Al‑Wali). \n2. In the morning, noon, and evening, write at least three heartfelt praises for that attribute. \n3. At the end of the week, review your entries, noting any shifts in gratitude, humility, or awareness of Allah’s presence. \nOutcome: Count the total praises and reflect on how this practice altered your mindset and daily interactions.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '68:28'}]
Immediate Responses: [{'title': "Echoing the Prophet's Call to Praise", 'content': 'Stand, inhale deeply, and silently say: "SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar" three times, feeling the breath of praise fill your heart.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '68:28'}, {'title': 'Gardens of Pleasure: Cultivating the Seeds of Righteousness', 'content': 'Close your eyes, inhale deeply three times, and picture a lush garden blooming. Whisper, "O Allah, grant me the seeds of righteousness that grow into gardens of pleasure," then open your eyes and carry this vision forward.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '68:34'}]
Reflection Questions: [{'title': "Echoing the Prophet's Call to Praise", 'content': 'When have I allowed my thoughts to drift away from praising Allah, and how did that affect my actions and mindset?', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '68:28'}, {'title': 'Gardens of Pleasure: Cultivating the Seeds of Righteousness', 'content': 'When I performed a task today, did I feel the garden of joy blooming, or did I merely act out of duty? How can I nurture this inner garden consistently amid daily distractions?', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '68:34'}, {'title': 'The Unshakable Test of Alleged Partners', 'content': 'Do I ever accept others’ assertions that they have partners of Allah without questioning their basis? How does this affect my own conviction of Tawheed?', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '68:41'}]
Transcript: [{'text': 'Noon. By the pen, and by what they inscribe.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:1', 'aya_number': 1}, {'text': 'By the grace of your Lord, you are not insane.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:2', 'aya_number': 2}, {'text': 'In fact, you will have a reward that will never end.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:3', 'aya_number': 3}, {'text': 'And you are of a great moral character.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:4', 'aya_number': 4}, {'text': 'You will see, and they will see.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:5', 'aya_number': 5}, {'text': 'Which of you is the afflicted.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:6', 'aya_number': 6}, {'text': 'Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path, and He knows best the well-guided.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:7', 'aya_number': 7}, {'text': 'So do not obey the deniers.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:8', 'aya_number': 8}, {'text': 'They would like you to compromise, so they would compromise.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:9', 'aya_number': 9}, {'text': 'And do not obey any vile swearer.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:10', 'aya_number': 10}, {'text': 'Backbiter, spreader of slander.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:11', 'aya_number': 11}, {'text': 'Preventer of good, transgressor, sinner.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:12', 'aya_number': 12}, {'text': 'Rude and fake besides.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:13', 'aya_number': 13}, {'text': 'Just because he has money and children.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:14', 'aya_number': 14}, {'text': 'When Our Verses are recited to him, he says, “Myths of the ancients!”', 'speaker': 'Allah', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '68:15', 'aya_number': 15}, {'text': 'We will brand him on the muzzle.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:16', 'aya_number': 16}, {'text': 'We tested them, as We tested the owners of the garden, when they vowed to harvest it in the morning.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:17', 'aya_number': 17}, {'text': 'Without any reservation.', 'speaker': 'Allah', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '68:18', 'aya_number': 18}, {'text': 'But a calamity from your Lord went around it while they slept.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:19', 'aya_number': 19}, {'text': 'And in the morning it was as if picked.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:20', 'aya_number': 20}, {'text': 'In the morning, they called to one another.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:21', 'aya_number': 21}, {'text': '“Go early to your plantation, if you are going to harvest.”', 'speaker': 'the People of the Garden', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '68:22', 'aya_number': 22}, {'text': 'So off they went, murmuring to one another.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:23', 'aya_number': 23}, {'text': '“No poor person is to enter it upon you today.”', 'speaker': 'the People of the Garden', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '68:24', 'aya_number': 24}, {'text': 'And early they went, resolved in intent.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:25', 'aya_number': 25}, {'text': 'But when they saw it, they said, “We were wrong.', 'speaker': 'the People of the Garden', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '68:26', 'aya_number': 26}, {'text': 'We are now deprived.”', 'speaker': 'the People of the Garden', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '68:27', 'aya_number': 27}, {'text': 'The most reasonable of them said, “Did I not say to you, ‘if only you would glorify?’”', 'speaker': 'Allah', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '68:28', 'aya_number': 28}, {'text': 'They said, “Glory to our Lord—We were indeed in the wrong.”', 'speaker': 'the People of the Garden', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '68:29', 'aya_number': 29}, {'text': 'Then they turned to one another, blaming one another.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:30', 'aya_number': 30}, {'text': 'They said, “Woe to us—we were indeed domineering.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:31', 'aya_number': 31}, {'text': 'Perhaps our Lord will give us a better substitute for it. We are turning to our Lord.”', 'speaker': 'the People of the Garden', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '68:32', 'aya_number': 32}, {'text': 'Such is the punishment; but the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:33', 'aya_number': 33}, {'text': 'For the righteous are Gardens of Delight with their Lord.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:34', 'aya_number': 34}, {'text': 'Shall We treat the Muslims like the villains?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:35', 'aya_number': 35}, {'text': 'What is the matter with you? How do you judge?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:36', 'aya_number': 36}, {'text': 'Or do you have a scripture in which you study.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:37', 'aya_number': 37}, {'text': 'Wherein there is whatever you choose?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:38', 'aya_number': 38}, {'text': 'Or do you have oaths from Us, binding until the Day of Resurrection, that you will have whatever you demand?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:39', 'aya_number': 39}, {'text': 'Ask them, which of them will guarantee that.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:40', 'aya_number': 40}, {'text': 'Or do they have partners? Then let them produce their partners, if they are truthful.', 'speaker': 'Unknown', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '68:41', 'aya_number': 41}, {'text': 'On the Day when the Shin will be exposed, and they will be called to bow down, but they will be unable.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:42', 'aya_number': 42}, {'text': 'Their eyes subdued, shame will cover them. They were invited to bow down when they were sound.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:43', 'aya_number': 43}, {'text': 'So leave Me to those who reject this discourse; We will proceed against them gradually, from where they do not know.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:44', 'aya_number': 44}, {'text': 'And I will give them respite. My plan is firm.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:45', 'aya_number': 45}, {'text': 'Or do you ask them for a fee, so they are burdened with debt?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:46', 'aya_number': 46}, {'text': 'Or do they know the future, and so they write it down?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:47', 'aya_number': 47}, {'text': 'So wait patiently for the Decision of your Lord, and do not be like the Fellow of the Fish who cried out in despair.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:48', 'aya_number': 48}, {'text': 'Were it not for his Lord’s favor that reached him, he would have been thrown into the wilderness, fully despised.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:49', 'aya_number': 49}, {'text': 'But his Lord chose him, and made him one of the righteous.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:50', 'aya_number': 50}, {'text': 'Those who disbelieve almost stab you with their glances when they hear the message, and say, “He is crazy!”', 'speaker': 'Disbelievers', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '68:51', 'aya_number': 51}, {'text': 'But it is no less than a reminder to all the Worlds.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '68:52', 'aya_number': 52}]
Scholar Bio: The Scholar of Medina. His Muwatta is the earliest surviving compilation of Islamic law and hadith.
Verse Count: 52
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