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Subhead: Allah revives the earth, signifying His power to resurrect and the promise of afterlife for the blessed.

Headline: The Unhurried Removal: A Reminder of the Resurrection

Priority: highest

Key Quote: None

Lead Verse: 79:2

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

Multi Source: {'en.sahih': 'And [by] those who remove with ease', 'en.arberry': 'and those that draw out violently,', 'en.maududi': 'and gently take it away;', 'en.yusufali': 'By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);', 'en.pickthall': 'By the meteors rushing,'}

Scholar Name: Dr. Yasir Qadhi

Scholar Dates: b. 1975 CE

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

Scholar Byline: Dr. Yasir Qadhi | Front Page Editor

Scholar Region: Houston, USA → Memphis, Tennessee

Lead Translation: And those who remove gently.

Secondary Stories: [{'text': 'And is followed by the Successor.', 'speaker': None, 'headline': 'The Chain of Divine Continuity', 'priority': 'highest', 'verse_ref': '79:7'}, {'text': 'So God seized him with an exemplary punishment, in the last and in the first.', 'speaker': None, 'headline': 'The Weight of the First and Last', 'priority': 'highest', 'verse_ref': '79:25'}, {'text': 'And He dimmed its night, and brought out its daylight.', 'speaker': None, 'headline': 'The Divine Dance of Night and Light', 'priority': 'highest', 'verse_ref': '79:29'}]

Communiques: [{'text': 'And say, “Do you care to be cleansed?', 'title': 'The Invitation to Inner Cleansing', 'context': 'In Surah Al‑Haaqqa, Allah invites the disbeliever to purify himself before the inevitable reckoning. This call is not merely ritual ablution; it is a profound reminder of the heart’s spiritual hygiene', 'reference': '79:18'}, {'text': 'And I will guide you to your Lord, and you will turn reverent.”', 'title': 'Guided by the Divine Path: Cultivating True Fear of Allah', 'context': 'In Qurʾānic discourse, the term “fear” (khabr) is not a mere fright but a profound consciousness of Allah’s majesty and justice. 79:19 links divine guidance with the emergence of this reverential awe:', 'reference': '79:19'}]

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

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

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': [{'text': 'And I will guide you to your Lord, and you will turn reverent.”', 'reference': '79:19'}], 'key_verses': [{'text': 'By those who snatch violently.', 'title': 'The Angelic Witness of Destiny', 'reference': '79:1'}, {'text': 'And those who regulate events.', 'title': 'The Architect of Intent: Aligning Every Matter with Divine Purpose', 'reference': '79:5'}, {'text': 'But it will be only a single nudge.', 'title': 'The One Shout: Anchoring Our Days to the Final Call', 'reference': '79:13'}, {'text': 'Has the story of Moses reached you?', 'title': "Moses' Call: The Mirror of Modern Obedience", 'reference': '79:15'}, {'text': 'When His Lord called out to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa.', 'title': 'The Sacred Valley Call: Listening to Allah Amid Trials', 'reference': '79:16'}], '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': 20}, {'name': 'Firawn', 'roles': {'object': 16, 'speaker': 30, 'subject': 38, 'addressed': 24, 'mentioned': 8, 'referenced': 45}, 'category': 'historical_figure', 'sentiment': {'neutral': 35, 'negative': 126}, 'key_quotes': [], 'key_verses': [{'text': '“Go to Pharaoh—he has transgressed.”', 'title': 'Confronting the Pharaoh: Courageous Action Against Injustice', 'reference': '79:17'}, {'text': 'And say, “Do you care to be cleansed?', 'title': 'The Invitation to Inner Cleansing', 'reference': '79:18'}, {'text': 'And I will guide you to your Lord, and you will turn reverent.”', 'title': 'Guided by the Divine Path: Cultivating True Fear of Allah', 'reference': '79:19'}, {'text': 'He showed him the Greatest Miracle.', 'title': 'Unveiling the Greatest Sign: The Qur’an as a Living Miracle', 'reference': '79:20'}, {'text': 'But he denied and defied.', 'title': 'When Pride Locks the Door: Pharaoh’s Denial', 'reference': '79:21'}], 'subcategory': None, 'dominant_need': 'transcendence', 'narrative_arc': {'total_suras': 28, 'last_appearance': 89, 'first_appearance': 2}, 'relationships': [], 'need_weightage': {'esteem': 0, 'safety': 0, 'physiological': 0, 'transcendence': 10, 'belonging_love': 1.1, 'self_actualization': 4.2}, 'total_mentions': 161, 'sura_mention_count': 9}, {'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': 'They say, “Are we to be restored to the original condition?', 'title': 'The Futility of Denying the Return', 'reference': '79:10'}, {'text': 'When we have become hollow bones?”', 'title': 'From Decayed Bones to Divine Purpose', 'reference': '79:11'}, {'text': 'They say, “This is a losing proposition.”', 'title': 'The Weight of Paradise: A Misunderstood Return', 'reference': '79:12'}, {'text': 'As for him who was defiant.', 'title': 'Guarding Against the Shadow of Transgression', 'reference': '79:37'}, {'text': 'And preferred the life of this world.', 'title': 'The Worldly Mirage: Choosing the Eternal Over the Ephemeral', 'reference': '79:38'}], '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': 7}]

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

Scholar Name: Imam al-Ghazali

Scholar Dates: 1058–1111 CE

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

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

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

Total Characters In Sura: 8

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

Scholar Name: Dr. Yasir Qadhi

Chapter Audio: audio/chapters/sura_079.mp3

Scholar Dates: b. 1975 CE

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

Scholar Byline: Dr. Yasir Qadhi | Front Page Editor

Scholar Region: Houston, USA → Memphis, Tennessee

Total Segments: 46

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Speaker Distribution: {'Allah': 2, 'Narrator': 42, 'those who glide along ( on errands of mercy ) , 4 Then press forward as in a race': 2}

Word: Faith

Frequency: 42

All Themes: [{'count': 42, 'theme': 'Faith', 'percentage': 17.1}, {'count': 26, 'theme': 'Creation', 'percentage': 10.6}, {'count': 24, 'theme': 'Afterlife', 'percentage': 9.8}, {'count': 20, 'theme': 'Guidance', 'percentage': 8.2}, {'count': 17, 'theme': 'Accountability', 'percentage': 6.9}, {'count': 16, 'theme': 'Knowledge', 'percentage': 6.5}, {'count': 16, 'theme': 'Worship', 'percentage': 6.5}, {'count': 14, 'theme': 'Prophets', 'percentage': 5.7}, {'count': 12, 'theme': 'Mercy', 'percentage': 4.9}, {'count': 11, 'theme': 'Repentance', 'percentage': 4.5}, {'count': 11, 'theme': 'Community', 'percentage': 4.5}, {'count': 9, 'theme': 'Patience', 'percentage': 3.7}, {'count': 7, 'theme': 'Humility', 'percentage': 2.9}, {'count': 6, 'theme': 'Justice', 'percentage': 2.4}, {'count': 6, 'theme': 'Gratitude', 'percentage': 2.4}, {'count': 4, 'theme': 'Charity', 'percentage': 1.6}, {'count': 2, 'theme': 'Unity', 'percentage': 0.8}, {'count': 2, 'theme': 'Covenant', 'percentage': 0.8}]

Percentage: 17.1

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

Scholar Name: Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti

Sample Verses: [{'title': 'The Angelic Witness of Destiny', 'reference': '79:1'}, {'title': 'The Unhurried Removal: A Reminder of the Resurrection', 'reference': '79:2'}, {'title': "Gliding in God's Waters: Finding Ease in Divine Flow", 'reference': '79:3'}]

Scholar Dates: 1445–1505 CE

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

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

Scholar Region: Cairo, Egypt

Total Tag Instances: 245

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

Scholar Name: Ibn Kathir

Scholar Dates: 1300–1373 CE

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

Scholar Byline: Ibn Kathir | Senior News Correspondent

Scholar Region: Busra, Syria → Damascus

Total Cross References: 20

Duas: [{'title': 'The Unhurried Removal: A Reminder of the Resurrection', 'content': 'O Allah, grant me the humility to seek Your forgiveness before You remove me, and the wisdom to choose deeds that ease my removal with Your mercy. Make my heart steadfast in Your remembrance until the day of resurrection.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '79:2'}, {'title': 'The Chain of Divine Continuity', 'content': 'O Allah, I seek Your guidance in every moment. May each action I perform lead to a greater one, and may I never be unaware of the chain of Your mercy and judgment. Grant me the patience to see the next step and the humility to submit to Your will.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '79:7'}, {'title': 'The Weight of the First and Last', 'content': 'O Allah, protect me from the first and last transgressions that lead to Your displeasure. Guide my heart to steadfast righteousness, and grant me the courage to turn away from every sin.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '79:25'}]

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

Scholar Name: Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

Daily Actions: [{'title': 'The Unhurried Removal: A Reminder of the Resurrection', 'content': 'Today, identify one action that will ease your removal in the Hereafter, and commit to performing it before sunset.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '79:2'}, {'title': 'The Chain of Divine Continuity', 'content': 'Before every task, pause, breathe, and recite: "O Allah, guide me from this action to the next."', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '79:7'}, {'title': 'The Weight of the First and Last', 'content': 'Before any decision today, pause, recall the gravity of your earliest and most recent misdeed, and realign your intention toward repentance and righteousness.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '79:25'}]

Scholar Dates: b. 1958 CE

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

Scholar Byline: Shaykh Hamza Yusuf | Reader Engagement Editor

Scholar Region: Washington, USA → Zaytuna College, California

Weekly Challenge: [{'title': 'The Unhurried Removal: A Reminder of the Resurrection', 'content': 'Weekly Challenge: The Ease of Removal Journal.\nDay 1‑7:\n1. Each day, choose one act of worship or charity that will help you ease your removal—e.g., an extra rak’ah, a small sadaqah, or a heartfelt dua.\n2. Perform it before sunset and write the action in a journal.\n3. Note how the act made you feel closer to Allah and whether it changed your perspective on the Day of Judgment.\n4. At the end of the week, rate your progress on a scale of 1‑10 in terms of how much you feel your deeds are easing your removal.\n5. Set one new intention for the next week based on your reflection.\nOutcome: By the end of the week, you will have a tangible record of deeds, a clearer sense of urgency, and a measurable commitment to ease your removal.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '79:2'}]

Immediate Responses: [{'title': 'The Unhurried Removal: A Reminder of the Resurrection', 'content': 'Stand, breathe, and write on a small note: "I will [action] before sunset." Place it on your phone wallpaper or next to your prayer mat as a daily reminder.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '79:2'}, {'title': 'The Chain of Divine Continuity', 'content': 'Stand or sit comfortably, close your eyes, take a deep breath, then say aloud: "O Allah, lead me from this moment to the next with wisdom." Do this for 30 seconds before you begin any activity.', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '79:7'}]

Reflection Questions: [{'title': 'The Unhurried Removal: A Reminder of the Resurrection', 'content': 'When I imagine the angels removing my body from the grave with ease, how does that shape my sense of urgency for good deeds and repentance?', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '79:2'}, {'title': 'The Chain of Divine Continuity', 'content': 'When I finish a good deed, do I immediately think of its next impact, or do I let the momentum fade? How does my awareness of the "subsequent one" shape my choices today?', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '79:7'}, {'title': 'The Weight of the First and Last', 'content': 'How does acknowledging that every action—whether the first sin of my life or the most recent—carries weight influence the way I choose to act now?', 'priority': 5, 'verse_ref': '79:25'}]

Transcript: [{'text': 'By those who snatch violently.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:1', 'aya_number': 1}, {'text': 'And those who remove gently.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:2', 'aya_number': 2}, {'text': 'And those who glide smoothly.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:3', 'aya_number': 3}, {'text': 'And those who race swiftly.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:4', 'aya_number': 4}, {'text': 'And those who regulate events.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:5', 'aya_number': 5}, {'text': 'On the Day when the Quake quakes.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:6', 'aya_number': 6}, {'text': 'And is followed by the Successor.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:7', 'aya_number': 7}, {'text': 'Hearts on that Day will be pounding.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:8', 'aya_number': 8}, {'text': 'Their sights downcast.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:9', 'aya_number': 9}, {'text': 'They say, “Are we to be restored to the original condition?', 'speaker': 'those who glide along ( on errands of mercy ) , 4 Then press forward as in a race', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '79:10', 'aya_number': 10}, {'text': 'When we have become hollow bones?”', 'speaker': 'those who glide along ( on errands of mercy ) , 4 Then press forward as in a race', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '79:11', 'aya_number': 11}, {'text': 'They say, “This is a losing proposition.”', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '79:12', 'aya_number': 12}, {'text': 'But it will be only a single nudge.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:13', 'aya_number': 13}, {'text': 'And they will be awake.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:14', 'aya_number': 14}, {'text': 'Has the story of Moses reached you?', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:15', 'aya_number': 15}, {'text': 'When His Lord called out to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:16', 'aya_number': 16}, {'text': '“Go to Pharaoh—he has transgressed.”', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:17', 'aya_number': 17}, {'text': 'And say, “Do you care to be cleansed?', 'speaker': 'Allah', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '79:18', 'aya_number': 18}, {'text': 'And I will guide you to your Lord, and you will turn reverent.”', 'speaker': 'Allah', 'is_quote': True, 'reference': '79:19', 'aya_number': 19}, {'text': 'He showed him the Greatest Miracle.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:20', 'aya_number': 20}, {'text': 'But he denied and defied.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:21', 'aya_number': 21}, {'text': 'Then turned his back, and tried.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:22', 'aya_number': 22}, {'text': 'And gathered and proclaimed.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:23', 'aya_number': 23}, {'text': 'He said, “I am your Lord, the most high.”', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:24', 'aya_number': 24}, {'text': 'So God seized him with an exemplary punishment, in the last and in the first.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:25', 'aya_number': 25}, {'text': 'In this is a lesson for whoever fears.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:26', 'aya_number': 26}, {'text': 'Are you more difficult to create, or the heaven? He constructed it.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:27', 'aya_number': 27}, {'text': 'He raised its masses, and proportioned it.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:28', 'aya_number': 28}, {'text': 'And He dimmed its night, and brought out its daylight.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:29', 'aya_number': 29}, {'text': 'And the earth after that He spread.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:30', 'aya_number': 30}, {'text': 'And from it, He produced its water and its pasture.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:31', 'aya_number': 31}, {'text': 'And the mountains, He anchored.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:32', 'aya_number': 32}, {'text': 'A source of enjoyment for you and for your animals.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:33', 'aya_number': 33}, {'text': 'But when the Great Cataclysm arrives.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:34', 'aya_number': 34}, {'text': 'A Day when man will remember what he has endeavored.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:35', 'aya_number': 35}, {'text': 'And Hell will be displayed to whoever sees.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:36', 'aya_number': 36}, {'text': 'As for him who was defiant.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:37', 'aya_number': 37}, {'text': 'And preferred the life of this world.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:38', 'aya_number': 38}, {'text': 'Then Hell is the shelter.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:39', 'aya_number': 39}, {'text': 'But as for him who feared the Standing of his Lord, and restrained the self from desires.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:40', 'aya_number': 40}, {'text': 'Then Paradise is the shelter.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:41', 'aya_number': 41}, {'text': 'They ask you about the Hour, “When will it take place?”', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:42', 'aya_number': 42}, {'text': 'You have no knowledge of it.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:43', 'aya_number': 43}, {'text': 'To your Lord is its finality.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:44', 'aya_number': 44}, {'text': 'You are just a warner for whoever dreads it.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:45', 'aya_number': 45}, {'text': 'On the Day when they witness it—as though they only stayed an evening, or its morning.', 'speaker': 'Narrator', 'is_quote': False, 'reference': '79:46', 'aya_number': 46}]

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

Verse Count: 46

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