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Talal Itani· published 2012
Their messengers said, "Is there any doubt about God, Maker of the heavens and the earth? He calls you to forgive you your sins, and to defer you until a stated term." They said, "You are only humans like us; you want to turn us away from what our ancestors worshiped; so bring us a clear proof."
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Their messengers said: Can there be doubt concerning Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth? He calleth you that He may forgive you your sins and reprieve you unto an appointed term. They said: Ye are but mortals like us, who would fain turn us away from what our fathers used to worship. Then bring some clear warrant
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Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work
·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Edward Henry Palmer1840–1882 · published 1880
Their apostles said, 'Is there doubt about God, the originator of the heavens and the earth? He calls you to pardon you for your sins, and to respite you until an appointed time.' They said, 'Ye are but mortals like ourselves; ye wish to turn us from what our fathers used to serve. Bring us, then, obviousauthority
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Their prophets said: "Is there any doubt concerning God, maker of the Heavens and of the Earth, who calleth you that He may pardon your sins, and respite you until an appointed time?" They said, "Ye are but men like us: fain would ye turn us from our fathers' worship. Bring us therefore some clear proof
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Their apostles answered, is there any doubt concerning God, the creator of heaven and earth? He inviteth you to the truefaith that He may forgive you part of your sins, and may respite your punishment, by granting you space to repent, until an appointed time. They answered, ye are but men, like unto us: Ye seek to turn us aside from the gods which our fathers worshipped; wherefore bring us an evidentdemonstration by some miracle, that ye speaktruth
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Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work
·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Other languages (18)Shqip · Albanian
Të dërguarit e tyre thanë: "Vallë, a mund të dyshohet në Allahun, Krijuesin e qiejve e të Tokës?! Ai ju thërret që t'jua falë gjynahet dhe t'ju japë afat deri në një kohë të caktuar." Ata thanë: "Ju jeni vetëm njerëz sikurse ne! Ju doni të na largoni nga ajo që adhuronin të parët tanë. Na sillni atëherë një provë të qartë."
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বাংলা · Bengali
তাদের রাসূলগণ (তখন) বলেছিল: ‘আল্লাহর সম্পর্কেও তোমাদের সন্দেহ? অথচ তিনিই আসমানসমূহ ও জমিনের স্রষ্টা। তিনি তোমাদেরকে তোমাদের পাপসমূহ ক্ষমা করার জন্যে আহ্বান জানান এবং তিনি (দুনিয়ার জীবনে) একটি নির্দিষ্ট সময় পর্যন্ত তোমাদেরকে অবকাশ দেন।’ তারা বললো: ‘তোমরা তো আমাদের মতই মানুষ, আমাদের পিতৃপুরুষগণ যাদের ‘ইবাদাত করত, তোমরা তাদের ‘ইবাদাত হতে আমাদেরকে ফিরাতে চাও। অতএব তোমরা আমাদের কাছে সুস্পষ্ট প্রমাণ (মু‘জিযা) নিয়ে আসো।’
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Poslanici su njihovi govorili: “Zar se može sumnjati u Allaha, Koji je nebesa i Zemlju bez prethodnog primjera – iz ničega stvorio? On vas poziva da bi vam neke grijehe oprostio i da bi vas do roka određenog ostavio.” Oni su odgovorili: “Vi ste ljudi kao i mi; hoćete da nas odvratite od onih koje su naši preci obožavali – pa, donesite
nam dokaz očevidni.”
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 2.0.4
Hrvatski · Croatian
Poslanici su njihovi govorili: “Zar se može sumnjati u Allaha, Koji je nebesa i Zemlju bez prethodnog primjera – iz ničega stvorio? On vas poziva da bi vam neke grijehe oprostio i da bi vas do roka određenog ostavio.” Oni su odgovorili: “Vi ste ljudi kao i mi; hoćete da nas odvratite od onih koje su naši predci obožavali – pa, donesite nam dokaz očevidni.”
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Fulfulde · Fulani
Nulaaɓe maɓɓe ɓeen maaki: "E hara sikke no e fii Alla, puɗɗuɗo kammuuli ɗiin e leydi ndin, homo nodda on fii yo O haforan on yoga e bakkatuuji mon, homo neeɓnana on haa e lajal innaangal?" Ɓe mbi'i: "On ngonaani si wanaa ɓanndinke yeru amen. Hoɗon faandii nde sakkotoɗon(falotodon) men e kon ko baabiraaɓe amen ndewatnoo. ngaddanee amen hujja ɓannguɗo".
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
ქართული · Georgian
მათმა შუამავლებმა უთხრეს: «ნუთუ ეჭვი გეპარებათ ალლაჰში, ცათა და მიწათა შემოქმედში?» ის [ალლაჰი] გიხმობთ, რომ მოგიტევოთ ზოგიერთი თქვენი ცოდვა [ის, რაც რწმენამდე ჩაიდინეთ] და გადადოს თქვენი [სიკვდილი] განსაზღვრულ დრომდე. მათ თქვეს: «თქვენ მხოლოდ ჩვენნაირი ადამიანები ხართ. თქვენ გსურთ, რომ უარვყოთ ის, რასაც ჩვენი მამები სცემდნენ თაყვანს. მოგვიტანეთ ცხადი მტკიცებულება (რომ თქვენ მართლაც ალლაჰის შუამავლები ხართ)!»
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Deutsch · German
Ihre Gesandten sagten: „Gibt es denn einen Zweifel über Allah, den Erschaffer der Himmel und der Erde? Er ruft euch, um euch (etwas) von euren Sünden zu vergeben und euch auf eine festgesetzte Frist zurückzustellen.“ Sie sagten: „Ihr seid ja nur menschliche Wesen wie wir. Ihr wollt uns von dem abhalten, dem unsere Väter zu dienen pflegten. So bringt uns eine deutliche Ermächtigung.“
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.15
Ελληνικά · Greek
Οι Αγγελιαφόροι τους, είπαν: «Είναι δυνατόν να υπάρχει αμφιβολία για τον Αλλάχ, τον Δημιουργό των ουρανών και της Γης; Σας καλεί (στην πίστη) για να συγχωρήσει κάποιες από τις αμαρτίες σας και να σας δώσει αναβολή (μη στέλνοντας σε σας μία τιμωρία που να σας εξοντώσει) μέχρι ένα προκαθορισμένο χρόνο (του τέλους της ζωής σας).» Είπαν: «Εσείς δεν είστε παρά άνθρωποι σαν εμάς! Θέλετε να μας αποτρέψετε από ό,τι (είδωλα) λάτρευαν οι προπάτορές μας. Φέρτε μας λοιπόν μια ξεκάθαρη απόδειξη!»
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
हिन्दी · Hindi
उनके रसूलों ने कहा : क्या अल्लाह के बारे में कोई संदेह है, जो आकाशों तथा धरती का पैदा करने वाला है? वह तुम्हें इसलिए बुलाता[4] है कि तुम्हारे लिए तुम्हारे कुछ पाप क्षमा कर दे और तुम्हें एक निर्धारित अवधि तक अवसर दे।[5] उन्होंने कहा : तुम तो हमारे ही जैसे इनसान हो। तुम चाहते हो कि हमें उससे रोक दो, जिसकी पूजा हमारे बाप-दादा करते थे। तो तुम हमारे पास कोई स्पष्ट प्रमाण लाओ।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.5
Italiano · Italian
Dissero i loro Messaggeri: «Si può dubitare di Allāh, il Creatore dei cieli e della terra? Lui vi invita per perdonare alcuni vostri peccati e rimandarvi a un termine stabilito.” Dissero: «Voi non siete che degli uomini come noi! Volete solo impedirci di adorare ciò che adoravano i nostri padri! Mostrateci una chiara prova!»
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.2
Lietuvių · Lithuanian
10. Jų Pasiuntiniai sakė: „Ką?! Ar gali būti kokia abejonė dėl Allaho, dangų ir žemės Kūrėjo? Jis kviečia jus (į monoteizmą ir būti paklusniems Allahui) tam, kad Jis galėtų atleisti jums jūsų nuodėmes ir suteiktų jums atokvėpį nustatytam laikui.“ Jie sakė: „Tu esi ne daugiau nei žmogus, kaip ir mes! Tu nori nugręžti mus nuo to, ką mūsų tėvai garbindavo. Tad pateik mums aiškią reikšmę (t. y. aiškų įrodymą to, ką sakai).“
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
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Русский · Russian
Их посланники сказали: «Неужели вы сомневаетесь в Аллахе — изначально сотворившем небеса и землю? Он призывает вас, чтобы простить вам ваши грехи и отсрочить вам до назначенного срока». Они ответили: «Вы — лишь люди, такие же, как и мы. Вы хотите отвратить нас от того, чему поклонялись наши отцы. Так приведите же нам ясное доказательство».
Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website.
From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.1
Српски · Serbian
Њихови посланици су говорили: „Зар може да се сумња у Аллаха, Који је небеса и Земљу из ничега створио? Он вас позива да би вам опростио грехе и да би вас оставио до одређеног рока.“ Они су одговорили: „Ви сте људи као и ми; хоћете да нас одвратите од оних које су наши преци обожавали - па, донесите нам доказ јасни.“
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From QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.4
Kiswahili · Swahili
Mitume wao wakasema: Ati kuna shaka kuhusiana na Mwenyezi Mungu, Muumba mbingu na ardhi? Yeye anawaita ili awafutie madhambi yenu, na awape muhula mpaka muda uliowekwa. Wakasema: Nyinyi si chochote isipokuwa ni wanadamu tu kama sisi. Mnataka kutuzuilia mbali na yale waliyokuwa wakiabudu baba zetu. Basi tujieni na hoja iliyo wazi.
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Svenska · Swedish
Deras sändebud sa: ”Hur kan någon tvivla om Gud, himlarnas och jordens Skapare? Han kallar er för att förlåta era synder och han låter er leva till en fastställd tidpunkt.” Men de svarade: ”Ni är bara människor som vi, och ni försöker leda oss bort från det som våra förfäder dyrkade. Kom till oss med ett klart belägg [för att ni verkligen är sända av Gud]!”
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Türkçe · Turkish
Peygamberleri dedi ki: “Gökleri ve yeri yaratan Allah hakkında mı şüphe ediyorsunuz? (Hâlbuki) O, günahlarınızı bağışlamak ve sizi belli bir zamana kadar ertelemek için sizi (imana) çağırıyor. Onlar, “Siz de bizim gibi sadece birer insansınız. Bizi, babalarımızın ibadet ettiği (ilahlardan) alıkoymak istiyorsunuz. Öyleyse bize apaçık bir delil getirin” dediler.
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اردو · Urdu
ان کے رسولوں نے انہیں کہا کہ کیا حق تعالیٰ کے بارے میں تمہیں شک ہے جو آسمانوں اور زمین کا بنانے واﻻ ہے وه تو تمہیں اس لئے بلا رہا ہے کہ تمہارے گناه معاف فرما دے[1] ، اور ایک مقرر وقت تک تمہیں مہلت عطا فرمائے، انہوں نے کہا کہ تم تو ہم جیسے ہی انسان ہو[2] تم چاہتے ہو کہ ہمیں ان خداؤں کی عبادت سے روک دو جن کی عبادت ہمارے باپ دادا کرتے رہے[3]۔ اچھا تو ہمارے سامنے کوئی کھلی دلیل پیش کرو.[4]
Translated by Muhammad Ibrahim Junagarhi, developed under the supervision of the Rowwad Translation Center. The original translation is available for the purpose of expressing opinion, evaluation, and continuous development.
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Talal Itani2012 And Moses said, "Even if you are ungrateful, together with everyone on earth-God is in no need, Worthy of Praise."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And Moses said: Though ye and all who are in the earth prove thankless, lo! Allah verily is Absolute, Owner of Praise
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And Moses said, 'if ye misbelieve, ye and those who are on the earth altogether - then, verily, God is rich, and to be praised
John Medows Rodwell1861 And Moses said, "If ye and all who are on the Earth be thankless, yet truly God is passing Rich, and worthy of all praise
George Sale1734 And Moses said, if ye be ungrateful, and all who are in the earth likewise; verily God needeth not your thanks, though He deserveth the highest praise
Talal Itani2012 Has not the story reached you, of those before you, the people of Noah, and Aad, and Thamood-and those after them? None knows them except God. Their messengers came to them with the clear proofs, but they tried to silence them, and said, "We reject what you are sent with, and we are in serious doubt regarding what you are calling us to."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Hath not the history of those before you reached you: the folk of Noah, and (the tribes of) A'ad and Thamud, and those after them? None save Allah knoweth them. Their messengers came unto them with clear proofs, but they thrust their hands into their mouths, and said: Lo! we disbelieve in that wherewith ye have been sent, and lo! we are in grave doubt concerning that to which ye call us
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Has not the story come to you of those who were before you, of the people of Noah, and 'Ad, and Thamud, and those who came after them? none knows them save God. Apostles came unto them with manifest signs; but they thrust their hands into their mouths and said, 'Verily, we disbelieve in that which ye are sent with, and we are in hesitating doubt concerning that to which ye call us
John Medows Rodwell1861 Hath not the story reached you of those who were before you, the people of Noah, and Ad, and Themoud, And of those who lived after them? None knoweth them but God. When their prophets came to them with proofs of their mission, they put their hands on their mouths and said, "In sooth, we believe not your message; and in sooth, of that to which you bid us, we are in doubt, as of a thing suspicious
George Sale1734 Hath not the history of the nations your predecessors reached you; namely, of the people of Noah, and of Ad, and of Thamud, and of those who succeeded them; whose number none knoweth except God? Their apostles came unto them with evident miracles; but they clapped their hands to their mouths out of indignation, and said, we do not believe the message with which ye pretend to be sent; and we are in a doubt concerning the religion to which ye invite us, as justly to be suspected
Easy-read (simplified)qaalat lahum rusuluhum in nahnu illaa basharun mithlukum walaakinna llaaha yamunnu 'alaa man yashaa'u min 'ibaadihi wamaa kaana lanaa an na'tiyakum bisultaanin illaa bi'idhni llaahi wa'alaa llaahi falyatawakkali l-mu'minoon
DIN 31635qālat lahum rusuluhum ʾin naḥnu ʾillā bašarun miṯlukum walākinna llāha yamunnu ʿalā man yašāʾu min ʿibādihi wamā kāna lanā ʾan naʾtiyakum bisulṭānin ʾillā biʾiḏni llāhi waʿalā llāhi falyatawakkali l-muʾminūna
Talal Itani2012 Their messengers said to them, "We are only humans like you, but God favors whomever He wills from among His servants. We cannot possibly show you any proof, except by leave of God. In God let the faithful put their trust."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Their messengers said unto them: We are but mortals like you, but Allah giveth grace unto whom He will of His slaves. It is not ours to bring you a warrant unless by the permission of Allah. In Allah let believers put their trust
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Their apostles said unto them, 'We are only mortals like yourselves; but God is gracious unto whomsoever He will of His servants, and it is not for us to bring you an authority, save by His permission; but upon God do the believers rely
John Medows Rodwell1861 Their Apostles said to them, "We are indeed but men like you. But God bestoweth favours on such of his servants as he pleaseth, and it is not in our power to bring you any special proof, But by the leave of God. In God therefore let the faithful trust
George Sale1734 Their apostles replied unto them, we are no other than men like unto you; but God is bountiful unto such of his servants as He pleaseth: And it is not in our power to give you a miraculous demonstration of our mission, unless by the permission of God; in God therfore let the faithful trust
Talal Itani2012 "And why should we not trust in God, when He has guided us in our ways? We will persevere in the face of your persecution. And upon God the reliant should rely."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 How should we not put our trust in Allah when He hath shown us our ways? We surely will endure the hurt ye do us. In Allah let the trusting put their trust
Edward Henry Palmer1880 What ails us that we should not rely on God when He has guided us in our paths? we will be surely patient in your hurting us; for upon God rely those who do rely
John Medows Rodwell1861 And why should we not put our trust in God, since He hath already guided us in our ways. We will certainly bear with constancy the harm you would do to us. In God let the trustful trust
George Sale1734 And what excuse have we to allege, that we should not put our trust in God; since He hath directed us our paths? Wherefore we will certainly suffer with patience the persecution wherewith ye shall afflict us: In God therefore let those put their confidence who seek in whom to put their trust
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Talal Itani · George Sale0.70
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.63
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.61
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.60
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.59
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.57
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.56
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.55
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.55
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.46
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Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
CLEARED. Licence read verbatim from the block embedded in this very file. Ingested exactly as shipped: no normalisation, no stripping of marks, no Unicode recomposition.
Parsed structurally from the EPUB: an h3 names the surah, one p per verse with its number in its own span. An unnumbered p is the basmala and is not a verse, except in surah 1 where the basmala IS verse 1. 112 unnumbered paragraphs were found, which is 114 surahs less surah 1 and surah 9. Text is stored VERBATIM: NFC normalisation and XML entity unescaping only, because CC BY-ND forbids modification.
CLEARED on a licence read first-hand from the translator's own download page, not from an aggregator. Tanzil also hosts this translation, but under a blanket "non-commercial purposes only" term that directs the user to the translator or publisher for permission - a hosting disclaimer, not a grant - so the grant was taken from the licensor directly. The "God" edition was ingested; ClearQuran also publishes an "Allah" edition, differing in how the divine name is rendered, which is not ingested.
CLEARED ON THE WORK, WITH TWO RECORDED CAVEATS ON THIS COPY. (1) Rights basis is the expired copyright term, NOT the redistributing repository's licence. That repository dedicates its contents to the public domain under the Unlicense while also redistributing plainly in-copyright translations (Abdel Haleem, Saheeh International, The Study Quran), so it is dedicating rights it cannot hold and its blanket grant is not relied upon here. (2) The file declares its own upstream as tanzil.net, and Tanzil attaches a non-commercial condition to its TRANSLATION distributions, though not to its Qur'anic text. Since Pickthall's copyright has expired, nobody holds rights in these words and no licence is required from anyone; Tanzil's terms are a contract binding those who download from Tanzil, which we did not. The chain is nonetheless not spotless and Anwar may prefer a clean digitisation of the 1930 printing. NOT VERIFIED: that this digital text matches the 1930 first printing rather than a later revised edition. No page images were collated. Recorded as unverified rather than presented as established. SERVED TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE CITED FILE AT ONE VERSE, 37:97: the file reads "red-hotfire" (a glued token, also in Gutenberg #16955); the served row reads "red-hot fire", restored 2026-09-13 from Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (London: George Allen & Unwin, printed for Alfred A. Knopf; 1930), p. 460, XXXVII 97 - scan archive.org in.ernet.dli.2015.216140, PDF page 475; banked data/derivation-sources/pickthall-1930-dli-2015.216140-text.pdf (sha256 70e81146c97fa3a590243a82e04e349108546074787e2551a78c616202138870) on Anwar Malik's grant.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is not stated by the redistributor and the printing is unverified. No statement of purpose is recorded for Palmer because none was sourced from his own preface in this pass; nothing is asserted on his behalf.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. TWO edition caveats. (1) The upstream is not stated by the redistributor. (2) Rodwell's own edition PRESENTS THE SURAHS IN HIS OWN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, not the mushaf order — he says so in his preface. This digital text is keyed to mushaf order, so it derives from a restored-order printing (such as the Everyman edition) rather than from Rodwell's own arrangement. Which printing is not stated and has not been established.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is NOT STATED by the redistributor, so the printing it represents is unverified; Sale's text was reprinted and re-edited many times between 1734 and 1900. Recorded as unverified rather than assumed to be the first edition.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
CLEARED. Parallel edition, held in ayah_text_variants. It sits alongside the Uthmani spine for search normalisation and is never used to correct it.