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17:59

وَمَا مَنَعَنَآ أَن نُّرْسِلَ بِٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ إِلَّآ أَن كَذَّبَ بِهَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ وَءَاتَيْنَا ثَمُودَ ٱلنَّاقَةَ مُبْصِرَةً فَظَلَمُوا۟ بِهَا وَمَا نُرْسِلُ بِٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ إِلَّا تَخْوِيفًا

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)wamaa mana'anaa an nursila bil-'aayaati illaa an kadhdhaba bihaa l-'awwaloona wa'aataynaa thamooda n-naaqata mubsiratan fazalamoo bihaa wamaa nursilu bil-'aayaati illaa takhweefaa

DIN 31635wamā manaʿanā ʾan nursila bil-ʾāyāti ʾillā ʾan kaḏḏaba bihā l-ʾawwalūna waʾātaynā ṯamūda n-nāqata mubṣiratan faẓalamū bihā wamā nursilu bil-ʾāyāti ʾillā taḫwīfan

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Talal Itani · published 2012

Nothing prevents Us from sending miraculous signs, except that the ancients called them lies. We gave Thamood the she-camel, a visible sign, but they mistreated her. We do not send the signs except to instill reverence.

Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026

Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 1875–1936 · published 1930

Naught hindereth Us from sending portents save that the folk of old denied them. And We gave Thamud the she-camel - a clear portent save to warn

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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 Palmer 1840–1882 · published 1880

Naught hindered us from sending thee with signs, save that those of yore said they were lies; so we gave Thamud the visible she-camel, but they treated her unjustly! for we do not send (any one) with signs save to make men fear

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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

John Medows Rodwell 1808–1900 · published 1861

Nothing hindered us from sending thee with the power of working miracles, except that the peoples of old treated them as lies. We gave to Themoud the she-camel before their very eyes, yet they maltreated her! We send not a prophet with miracles but to strike terror

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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

George Sale 1697–1736 · published 1734

Nothing hindered us from sending thee with miracles, except that the former nations have charged them with imposture. We gave unto the tribe of Thamud, at their demand, the she-camel visible to their sight; yet they dealt unjustly with her: And We send not a prophet with miracles, but to strike terror

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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

Asgjë nuk na pengon të dërgojmë shenja, por të parët i përgënjeshtruan ato. Ne i dhamë themudëve devenë si shenjë të qartë, por ata u treguan të padrejtë kundrejt saj. Ne i dërgojmë shenjat vetëm për t'ju frikësuar.

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বাংলা · Bengali

আর এদের পূর্ববর্তী লোকেরা নিদর্শনাবলিকে (মু‘যিজাকে) অস্বীকার করেছে বলেই আমি (তোমার প্রতি মুশরিকদের চাহিদা অনুযায়ী) নিদর্শন প্রেরণ করা হতে বিরত রয়েছি। আর আমি শিক্ষা গ্রহণের জন্যে সামূদ জাতিকে (সুস্পষ্ট আলামত হিসেবে) উষ্ট্রী দিয়েছিলাম। অতঃপর তারা তার ওপর যুলম করেছিল।(২৩) আমি কেবল ভীতিপ্রদর্শনের উদ্দেশ্যে (রাসূলদের কাছে) নিদর্শনসমূহ পাঠাই।

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Bosanski · Bosnian

A da ti pošaljemo velike znakove spriječilo Nas je samo to što su ih prijašnji narodi lažnim smatrali; Semudu smo kao očiti znak kamilu dali, pa su u vezi s njom nepravdu učinili. A velike znakove šaljemo samo za zastrašivanje.

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Hrvatski · Croatian

A da ti pošaljemo velike znakove spriječilo Nas je samo to što su ih prijašnji narodi lažnim smatrali; Semudu smo kao očiti znak devu dali, pa su u vezi s njom nepravdu učinili. A velike znakove šaljemo samo za zastrašivanje.

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Fulfulde · Fulani

Haɗaani min nde min nula aayeeje ɗe, si wona sabu yeddiino ɗe adiiɓe ɓen, Min okki Samuuda Ngeelooba ba yi'teemba ɓe tooñi ba, Min nuliraani Aayeeje ɗe si wonaa hulɓinirɗe.

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ქართული · Georgian

და არაფერს შევუკავებივართ ჩვენ, რომ წარმოგვეგზავნა (შუამავლები) ჩვენი სასწაულებით [რასაც ითხოვენ მრავალღმერთიანები], გარდა იმისა, რომ უწინდელებმა [საზოგადოებამ] უარყვეს ისინი [ნიშნები]. ჩვენ კი ვუბოძეთ სამუდიანებს [შუამავალ საალიჰის ხალხი] დედალი აქლემი ცხად ნიშნად, ხოლო ისინი უსამართლოდ მოექცნენ მას [დაკლეს იგი] [და ჩვენ დავღუპეთ ისინი, გარდმოვავლინეთ მათზე სასჯელი].და ჩვენ ვაგზავნით (წინასწარმეტყველებს) ჩვენი ნიშნებით [სასწაულებით] მხოლოდ იმისთვის, რომ შევაშინოთ (ჩვენი მონები) [რათა მათგან მიიღონ სარგებელი და შეგონება].

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Deutsch · German

Und nichts (anderes) hat Uns davon abgehalten, die Zeichen (mit den Propheten) zu senden, außer dass die Früheren sie für Lüge erklärten. Und Wir gaben den Thamud die deutlich sichtbare Kamelstute, sie aber taten an ihr Unrecht. Und Wir senden die Zeichen (mit den Propheten) nur zur Abschreckung.

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Ελληνικά · Greek

Ο λόγος για τον οποίον δε στέλνουμε τα Σημάδια (που ζήτησαν οι ειδωλολάτρες από τον Μωχάμμαντ, όπως το να μετατρέψει τον λόφο Ασ-Σάφα σε χρυσό ή να αφαιρέσει τα βουνά της Μάκκας και να κάνει εκεί κήπους), είναι μόνο γιατί τα διέψευσαν (τα Σημάδιά Μας) οι προηγούμενοι λαοί (και έτσι τους καταστρέψαμε, και αν στέλναμε στους ειδωλολάτρες αυτά που ζήτησαν και έπειτα δεν πίστευαν, θα τους καταστρέφαμε χωρίς καμία αναβολή). Δώσαμε στους ανθρώπους της φυλής Θαμούντ την καμήλα ως σαφές Σημάδι, αλλά την αρνήθηκαν άδικα. Και δε στέλνουμε τα Σημάδια παρά μόνο ως εκφοβισμό (για τους ανθρώπους, ίσως να πιστέψουν και να στραφούν με μεταμέλεια, και όχι σύμφωνα με τις επιθυμίες τους)!

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हिन्दी · Hindi

और हमें निशानियाँ भेजने से केवल इस बात ने रोका कि पिछले लोगों ने उन्हें झुठला[35] दिया। और हमने समूद (समुदाय) को ऊँटनी का स्पष्ट चमत्कार दिया, तो उन्होंने उसपर अत्याचार किया। और हम निशानियाँ (चमत्कार) केवल डराने के लिए भेजते हैं।

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Italiano · Italian

E niente ci ha impedito di inviare i Segni, ma furono smentiti dagli antichi. E abbiamo dato a Thamud la cammella come evidente segno, e con questa caddero nel peccato. E noi non inviamo mai i Segni se non allo scopo d’incutere timore.

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Lietuvių · Lithuanian

59. Ir niekas nestabdo Mūsų nuo Ajat (įrodymų, įkalčių, ženklų) siuntimo, tik tai, kad senovės žmonės juos neigė. Ir Mes siuntėme kupranugarę Samud kaip aiškų ženklą, tačiau jie pasielgė su ja blogai. Ir Mes nesiuntėme ženklų kaip tik tam, kad perspėtume ir priverstume juos bijoti (sunaikinimo).

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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo

Mallattoolee erguu wanti Nu dhorge hinjiru warri duraa ishee kijibsiisuu malee. Samuudiif gaalattii (mallattoo) mul'attuu kenninee jirra. Isheetti kafaranii (isii miidhan) (halaakamani). Nuti sodaachisaaf malee mallattooleen hin erginu.

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Русский · Russian

И ничто не удерживало Нас от того, чтобы послать знамения, кроме того, что прежние поколения сочли их ложью. И Мы даровали племени самуд верблюдицу как наглядное знамение, но они поступили с ней несправедливо. И Мы посылаем знамения не иначе как для устрашения.

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Српски · Serbian

А не шаљемо чуда само зато што древни народи у њих нису поверовали. Семуду смо као видљиво чудо камилу дали, али они у њу нису поверовали. А чуда шаљемо само да застрашимо.

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Kiswahili · Swahili

Na hakuna kinachotuzuia kutuma miujiza ila ni kuwa watu wa zamani waliikanusha. Na tuliwapa Wathamudi ngamia jike kuwa ni Ishara iliyo dhaahiri, lakini walidhulumu kwaye. Nasi hatutumii Ishara isipokuwa kwa ajili ya kuhofisha.

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Svenska · Swedish

Det enda som håller oss tillbaka från att sända de tecken [som avgudadyrkarna kräver] är att tidigare folk avfärdade dem. Vi gav [stammen] Thamūd kamelstoet som ett klart tecken, men de avfärdade det. Vi sänder tecken enbart för att varna.

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Türkçe · Turkish

Bizi mucizeler göndermekten, öncekilerin onu yalanlamasından başka bir şey alıkoymadı. Semûd kavmine açık bir mucize olarak dişi deveyi vermiştik. Ama ona zulmettiler. Oysa biz mucizeyi sadece korkutmak için göndeririz.

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اردو · Urdu

ہمیں نشانات (معجزات) کے نازل کرنے سے روک صرف اسی کی ہے کہ اگلے لوگ انہیں جھٹلا چکے ہیں[1] ۔ ہم نے ﺛمودیوں کو بطور بصیرت کے اونٹنی دی لیکن انہوں نے اس پر ﻇلم کیا[2] ہم تو لوگوں کو دھمکانے کے لئے ہی نشانیاں بھیجتے ہیں.

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The verses around this oneSource fact

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17:57

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمُ ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ وَيَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَهُۥ وَيَخَافُونَ عَذَابَهُۥٓ إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ كَانَ مَحْذُورًا

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Easy-read (simplified)oolaa'ika lladheena yad'oona yabtaghoona ilaa rabbihimu l-waseelata ayyuhum aqrabu wayarjoona rahmatahu wayakhaafoona 'adhaabahu inna 'adhaaba rabbika kaana mahdhooraa

DIN 31635ʾūlāʾika llaḏīna yadʿūna yabtaġūna ʾilā rabbihimu l-wasīlata ʾayyuhum ʾaqrabu wayarǧūna raḥmatahu wayaḫāfūna ʿaḏābahu ʾinna ʿaḏāba rabbika kāna maḥḏūran

Talal Itani2012 Those they call upon are themselves seeking means of access to their Lord, vying to be nearer, and hoping for His mercy, and fearing His punishment. The punishment of your Lord is to be dreaded.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Those unto whom they cry seek the way of approach to their Lord, which of them shall be the nearest; they hope for His mercy and they fear His doom. Lo! the doom of thy Lord is to be shunned

Edward Henry Palmer1880 Those on whom they call, seek themselves for a means of approaching their Lord, (to see) which of them is nearest: and they hope for His mercy and they fear His torment; verily, the torment of thy Lord is a thing to beware of

John Medows Rodwell1861 Those whom ye call on, themselves desire union with their Lord, striving which of them shall be nearest to him: they also hope for his mercy and fear his chastisement. Verily the chastisement of thy Lord is to be dreaded

George Sale1734 Those whom ye invoke, do themselves desire to be admitted to a near conjunction with their Lord; striving which of them shall approach nearest unto Him: They also hope for his mercy, and dread his punishment; for the punishment of thy Lord is terrible

17:58

وَإِن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا نَحْنُ مُهْلِكُوهَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُوهَا عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا كَانَ ذَٰلِكَ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مَسْطُورًا

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)wa'in min qaryatin illaa nahnu muhlikoohaa qabla yawmi l-qiyaamati aw mu'adhdhiboohaa 'adhaaban shadeedan kaana dhaalika fee l-kitaabi mastooraa

DIN 31635waʾin min qaryatin ʾillā naḥnu muhlikūhā qabla yawmi l-qiyāmati ʾaw muʿaḏḏibūhā ʿaḏāban šadīdan kāna ḏālika fī l-kitābi masṭūran

Talal Itani2012 There is no city but We will destroy before the Day of Resurrection, or punish it with a severe punishment. This is inscribed in the Book.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 There is not a township but We shall destroy it ere the Day of Resurrection, or punish it with dire punishment. That is set forth in the Book (of Our decrees)

Edward Henry Palmer1880 There is no city but we will destroy it before the day of judgment, or torment it with keen torment;- that is in the Book inscribed

John Medows Rodwell1861 There is no city which we will not destroy before the day of Resurrection, or chastise it with a grievous chastisement. This is written in the Book

George Sale1734 There is no city but We will destroy the same before the day of resurrection, or We will punish it with a grievous punishment. This is written in the book of our eternal decrees

17:59 — the verse above

17:60

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لَكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ أَحَاطَ بِٱلنَّاسِ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا ٱلرُّءْيَا ٱلَّتِىٓ أَرَيْنَٰكَ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَٱلشَّجَرَةَ ٱلْمَلْعُونَةَ فِى ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَنُخَوِّفُهُمْ فَمَا يَزِيدُهُمْ إِلَّا طُغْيَٰنًا كَبِيرًا

Easy-read · not authoritative

Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh qulnaa laka inna rabbaka ahaata bin-naasi wamaa ja'alnaa r-ru'yaa llatee araynaaka illaa fitnatan lilnnaasi wash-shajarata l-mal'oonata fee l-qur'aani wanukhawwifuhum famaa yazeeduhum illaa tughyaanan kabeeraa

DIN 31635waʾiḏ qulnā laka ʾinna rabbaka ʾaḥāṭa bin-nāsi wamā ǧaʿalnā r-ruʾyā llatī ʾaraynāka ʾillā fitnatan lilnnāsi waš-šaǧarata l-malʿūnata fī l-qurʾāni wanuḫawwifuhum famā yazīduhum ʾillā ṭuġyānan kabīran

The translators word this verse differently

Talal Itani2012 We said to you that your Lord encompasses humanity. We did not make the vision We showed you, except as a test for the people, and the tree cursed in the Quran. We frighten them, but that only increases their defiance.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And (it was a warning) when we told thee: Lo! thy Lord encompasseth mankind, and We appointed the sight which We showed thee as an ordeal for mankind, and (likewise) the Accursed Tree in the Qur'an. We warn them, but it increaseth them in naught save gross impiety

Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when we said to thee, 'Verily, thy Lord encompasses men!' and we made the vision which we showed thee only a cause of sedition unto men, and the cursed tree as well; for we will frighten them, but it will only increase them in great rebellion

John Medows Rodwell1861 And remember when we said to thee, Verily, thy Lord is round about mankind; we ordained the vision which we shewed thee, and likewise the cursed tree of the Koran, only for men to dispute of; we will strike them with terror; but it shall only increase in them enormous wickedness

George Sale1734 Remember when We said unto thee, verily thy Lord encompasseth men by his knowledge and power. We have appointed the vision which We shewed thee, and also the tree cursed in the Koran, only for an occasion of dispute unto men, and to strike them with terror; but it shall cause them to transgress only the more enormously

17:61

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ قَالَ ءَأَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ طِينًا

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'idh qulnaa lilmalaa'ikati sjudoo li'aadama fasajadoo illaa ibleesa qaala a'asjudu liman khalaqta teenaa

DIN 31635waʾiḏ qulnā lilmalāʾikati sǧudū liʾādama fasaǧadū ʾillā ʾiblīsa qāla ʾaʾasǧudu liman ḫalaqta ṭīnan

Talal Itani2012 When We said to the angels, "Bow down before Adam," they bowed down, except for Satan. He said, "Shall I bow down before someone You created from mud?"

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when We said unto the angels: Fall down prostrate before Adam and they fell prostrate all save Iblis, he said: Shall I fall prostrate before that which Thou hast created of clay

Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when we said to the angels, ' Adore Adam;' and they adored, save Iblis, who said, ' Am I to adore one whom Thou hast created out of clay

John Medows Rodwell1861 And when we said to the Angels, "Prostrate yourselves before Adam:" and they all prostrated them, save Eblis. "What!" said he, "shall I bow me before him whom thou hast created of clay

George Sale1734 And remember when We said unto the angels, worship Adam; and they all worshipped him except Eblis, who said, shall I worship him whom Thou hast created of clay

Sources

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Parallel edition — Simple, Version 1.1

وَمَا مَنَعَنَا أَن نُّرْسِلَ بِالْآيَاتِ إِلَّا أَن كَذَّبَ بِهَا الْأَوَّلُونَ وَآتَيْنَا ثَمُودَ النَّاقَةَ مُبْصِرَةً فَظَلَمُوا بِهَا وَمَا نُرْسِلُ بِالْآيَاتِ إِلَّا تَخْوِيفًا

EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Analysis detailsDerived

These figures count the words the translations share. They measure wording, not meaning, and they do not say which translation is right.

Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above — 0.66 on a scale where 0 means identical wording and 1 means no shared words. It is computed, not judged.

The page says a verse is worded differently only above the cut below. The cut is a stated convention, not a property of the text, and it can be changed.

The cut
0.644
Share of measured verses above it
33%
Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.73
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell 0.73
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale 0.72
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall 0.72
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell 0.64
Talal Itani · George Sale 0.64
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale 0.64
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer 0.63
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell 0.62
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale 0.48

One bar per pair of renderings, longest bar for the pair sharing fewest words. Every pair is shown; none is singled out.

Method Wording differences — derived 13 September 2026
Method
Mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the lowercased word sets of the cleared translations of each verse. A verse is marked as worded differently when its score falls in the top third of the corpus — the cut set out in Analysis details.
As at
13 September 2026, 10:56 UTC
Gate
verify/divergence_gate.py re-derives and fails on drift

The platform does not say which is right, and does not characterise what the difference means. The renderings are placed together so the difference is visible; reading it is the reader's work.

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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

ReceiptsSource fact

7 sources stand behind this page. Each is listed once, in the order the page first cites it, with the licence it was cleared under and what was actually read. Nothing on this page rests on a source that is not here.

Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
Edition
Uthmani, Version 1.1
Custodian
Tanzil Project
Layer
canonical text
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
contradictory
Licence text
read verbatim
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
203f0f1bf3158b1e5be4ab9f8f6870e5…
Located at
https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=uthmani&outType=xml
Convention
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.

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Source Talal Itani, ClearQuran · ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB
Edition
ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB
Custodian
Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com
Layer
translation
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
no
Licence text
terms page read
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
7 September 2026
Digest
70b0a8bb6f862f43670f7da1c0da59a4…
Located at
https://www.clearquran.com/downloads/quran-in-english-clearquran.epub
Convention
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.

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Source Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran · 1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
aaff752d4349005282d977eebb863982…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-mohammedmarmadu.json

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.

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Source Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an · 1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
32b2330e332339ace53509539efe9040…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-edwardhenrypalm.json
Convention
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.

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Source John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an · 1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
91423dea6a6dccc192457870ed2c08fb…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-johnmedowsrodwe.json
Convention
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.

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Source George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an · 1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Edition
1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing
Custodian
None — public domain work
Layer
translation
Licence
Public domain — copyright term expired
Licence URL
— none published —
Commercial use
yes
Modification
yes
Licence text
not applicable — no licence exists
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
05b679f5df49b0579e65f4b83b4c7235…
Located at
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/quran-api@6be8e17f2a0c13b1f33b1c3057f73cb28d5e848e/editions/eng-georgesale.json
Convention
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.

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Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Simple) · Simple, Version 1.1
Edition
Simple, Version 1.1
Custodian
Tanzil Project
Layer
canonical text
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Commercial use
yes
Modification
contradictory
Licence text
read verbatim
Review state
cleared
Retrieved
24 August 2026
Digest
d9b5bad94e4725191aa8da9a0404bd8e…
Located at
https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=simple&outType=xml
Convention
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.

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