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Talal Itani· published 2012
We have seen your face turned towards the heaven. So We will turn you towards a direction that will satisfy you. So turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque. And wherever you may be, turn your faces towards it. Those who were given the Book know that it is the Truth from their Lord; and God is not unaware of what they do.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
We have seen the turning of thy face to heaven (for guidance, OMuhammad). And now verily We shall make thee turn (in prayer) toward a qiblah which is dear to thee. So turn thy face toward the Inviolable Place of Worship, and ye (OMuslims), wheresoever ye may be, turn your faces (when ye pray) toward it. Lo! Those who have received the Scripture know that (this revelation) is the Truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do
Sources
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
We see thee often turn about thy face in the heavens, but we will surely turn thee to a qiblah thou shalt like. Turn then thy face towards the Sacred Mosque; wherever ye be, turn your faces towards it; for verily, those who have the Book know that it is the truth from their Lord;- God is not careless of that which ye do
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
We have seen thee turning thy face towards every part of Heaven; but we will have thee turn to a kebla which shall please thee. Turn then thy face towards the sacred Mosque, and wherever ye be, turn your faces towards that part. They, verily, to whom "the Book" hath been given, know this to be the truth from their Lord: and God is not regardless of what ye do
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
We have seen thee turn about thy face towards heaven with uncertainty, but we will cause thee to turn thy self towards a Keblah that will please thee. Turn therefore thy face towards the holytemple of Mecca; and wherever ye be, turn your faces towards that place. They to whom the scripture hath been given, know this to be truth from their Lord. God is not regardless of that which ye do
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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
Ne kemi parë kthimin e fytyrës sate drejt qiellit, kështu që Ne do të të drejtojmë nga një kibël që të pëlqen, prandaj ktheje fytyrën tënde drejt Xhamisë së Shenjtë (Qabesë), madje kudo që gjendeni ktheni fytyrat tuaja në atë drejtim (gjatë namazit). Ata që u është dhënë Libri e dinë mirë se kjo është e vërteta nga Zoti i tyre. Ndërkohë, Allahu nuk është i shkujdesur ndaj asaj që veprojnë.
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বাংলা · Bengali
অবশ্যই আমি তোমার বারবার আকাশের দিকে তাকানোর বিষয়টি লক্ষ্য করেছি। সুতরাং অবশ্যই আমি তোমাকে এমন কিবলার (কা‘বার) দিকে ফিরিয়ে দিবো, যা তুমি পছন্দ কর। অতএব তুমি মাসজিদুল হারামের দিকে চেহারা ফিরাও। আর তোমরাও যেখানেই থাকো না কেন তোমাদের চেহারাসমূহকে সেদিকে ফিরাও। আর নিশ্চয় যাদেরকে ইতঃপূর্বে কিতাব দেয়া হয়েছে, তারা অবশ্যই জানে যে, এটা তাদের রব-এর পক্ষ থেকে সত্য নির্দেশ। আর তারা যা করছে, সে সম্পর্কে আল্লাহ গাফিল নন।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Mi vidimo kako okrećeš lice svoje prema nebu i Mi ćemo te sigurno okrenuti prema kibli koju ti želiš; pa, okreni lice svoje prema Časnoj džamiji! I gdje god bili, lice svoje okrenite prema njoj. Doista, oni kojima je data Knjiga znaju da je to istina od Gospodara njihova. A Allah nije nemaran prema onome šta oni rade.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Mi vidimo kako okrećeš lice svoje prema nebu i Mi ćemo te sigurno okrenuti prema kibli koju ti želiš; pa, okreni lice svoje prema Časnoj džamiji! I gdje god bili, lice svoje okrenite prema njoj. Doista, oni kojima je data Knjiga znaju da je to istina od Gospodara njihova. A Allah nije nemaran prema onome šta oni rade.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Tigi min njiyii baylitogol yeeso maa ngoo he ndowgu (kammu) nguu . Maa min kuccitn ma hoccotirde weloore ma , hoccotin yeeso maa ngoo bannge Juulirde Hoormaande ndee . kala ɗo ngon-ɗon, kuccinee geece (jeese) mon ɗee bannge mayre , Pellet, ɓeen rokkaaɓe defte ɓee eɓe nganndi [Al Qur'aanaare nden] ko nde goonga immorde ka (to) Joomi maɓɓe, Alla wonaa belsintooɗo ko ɓe ngollotoo koo .
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ქართული · Georgian
რა თქმა უნდა, ჩვენ ვხედავთ შენი სახის ზეცისკენ მიბრუნებას (ო, მოციქულო), და უეჭველად მიგაბრუნებთ ყიბლისკენ, რომლითაც კმაყოფილი იქნები. ამიტომ მიუბრუნე შენი სახე აკრძალული მეჩეთისკენ [მექქაში მდებარე ალ-ჰარამის მეჩეთი]. და სადაც უნდა იყოთ თქვენ (ო, მუჰამადის თემის ხალხო), ლოცვისას თქვენი სახეები მისკენ მიმართეთ. და ჭეშმარიტად, მათ, ვისაც წიგნი ებოძათ, ნამდვილად იციან, რომ ეს [ყიბლის ქააბასკენ შეცვლა] მათი უფლისგან არის ჭეშმარიტება; და ჭეშმარიტად, ალლაჰი არ არის უყურადღებო იმის მიმართ, რასაც ისინი აკეთებენ!
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Deutsch · German
Wir sehen ja dein Gesicht sich (suchend) zum Himmel wenden. So werden Wir dir ganz gewiss eine Gebetsrichtung zuweisen, mit der du zufrieden bist. Wende nun dein Gesicht in Richtung der geschützten Gebetsstätte (in Makkah)! Und wo immer ihr seid, wendet eure Gesichter in ihrer Richtung! Und diejenigen, denen die Schrift gegeben wurde, wissen durchaus, dass dies die Wahrheit von ihrem Herrn ist. Und Allah ist nicht unachtsam dessen, was sie tun.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Βλέπουμε την επαναλαμβανόμενη στροφή του προσώπου σου (ω, Μωχάμμαντ) προς τον ουρανό (αναμένοντας αποκάλυψη σχετικά με την Κίμπλα -κατεύθυνση της προσευχής- και επιθυμώντας να γίνει προς τη Μάκκα αντί προς την Ιερουσαλήμ), και έτσι, θα σε στρέψουμε προς μια Κίμπλα που σε ευχαριστεί. Έτσι, στρέψε το πρόσωπό σου προς το Αλ-Μάστζιντ Αλ-Χαράμ (τον Ιερό Οίκο στη Μάκκα), και όπου κι αν είστε (ω, πιστοί) στρέψτε τα πρόσωπά σας προς αυτό (κατά την προσευχή). Στ’ αλήθεια, αυτοί (οι Χριστιανοί και οι Εβραίοι) στους οποίους έχει δοθεί το Βιβλίο, γνωρίζουν καλά ότι αυτό (η στροφή σου προς τη Μάκκα) είναι η αλήθεια από τον Κύριό τους (η οποία αναφέρεται στα βιβλία τους). Και ο Αλλάχ δεν αγνοεί ό,τι κάνουν.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
निश्चय (ऐ नबी!) हम आपके चेहरे का बार-बार आकाश की ओर उठना देख रहे हैं। तो निश्चय हम आपको उस क़िबले की ओर अवश्य फेर देंगे, जिसे आप पसंद करते हैं। तो (अब) अपना चेहरा मस्जिदे ह़राम की ओर फेर लें,[74] तथा तुम जहाँ भी हो, तो अपने चेहरे उसी की ओर फेर लो। निःसंदेह वे लोग जिन्हें किताब दी गई है निश्चय जानते हैं कि निःसंदेह उनके पालनहार की ओर से यही सत्य है[75] और अल्लाह उससे हरगिज़ ग़ाफ़िल नहीं जो वे कर रहे हैं।
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Italiano · Italian
Vediamo l`incertezza del tuo volto che guarda il cielo; Noi ti guideremo verso una meta che ti piacerà: gira il tuo volto verso la Sacra Moschea! (Al-Masjid Al-Ħaram المسجد الحرام) E ovunque sarete, voltate tutti il vostro volto verso di Esso. In verità quelli che hanno avuto il Libro sanno che è la verità dal loro Dio. E Allāh non ignora le loro azioni.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
144. Iš tiesų, Mes matėme, kaip gręžei savo (Muchammedai ﷺ) veidą į dangų. Be abejo, Mes atgręšime jus į Kiblą (maldos kryptį), kuri jums patiks. Taigi, gręžkite savo veidus į Al-Masdžid-Al-Haram pusę (Mekkoje). Ir kur jūs bebūtumėte, gręžkite savo veidus (maldoje) į tą pusę. Neabejotinai žmonės, kuriems buvo duotas Raštas (t. y. judėjai ir krikščionys) gerai tai žino, kad (jūsų gręžimasis į Kaabos pusę Mekkoje) yra Jų Viešpaties tiesa. Ir Allahas nėra nežinantis to, ką jie daro.
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Dhugumatti, gara samii garagaggaluu fuula keetii arginee jirra. Gara qiblaa ati jaalattuu si deebisuuf jirra. (Ammuma) fuula kee gara Masjidal-Haraam (Ka’abaatti) gara galchi. Eessattillee yoo taatan fuulleen keessan gara isaa gara galchaa. Dhugumatti, warri kitaabni kennameef akka inni dhugaa Gooftaa isaanii irraa ta'e ni beeku. Rabbiin waan isaan hojjatan irraa dagataa miti. [53]
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Русский · Russian
Мы видим, как ты обращаешь своё лицо к небу, и непременно обратим тебя к кибле, которой ты будешь доволен. Так обрати же своё лицо в сторону Заповедной Мечети[14]. И где бы вы ни были, обращайте свои лица в её сторону. Воистину, те, кому было даровано Писание, знают, что это — истина от их Господа. Аллах вовсе не в неведении о том, что они совершают.
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Српски · Serbian
Ми видимо како окрећеш лице своје према небу и Ми ћемо сигурно да те окренемо према правцу који ти желиш; па, окрени лице своје према Часном храму! И где год били, лице своје окрените према њему. Заиста, они којима је дата Књига знају да је то истина од њиховог Господара. А Аллах није немаран према ономе шта они раде.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Kwa yakini, tuliona unavyougeuzageuza uso wako mbinguni. Basi, tutakuelekeza kwenye Kibla unachokiridhia. Basi, elekeza uso wako upande wa Msikiti Mtakatifu. Na popote mnapokuwa, zielekezeni nyuso zenu upande wake. Na hakika, wale waliopewa Kitabu wanajua sana kwamba hiyo ndiyo haki itokayo kwa Mola wao Mlezi. Na Mwenyezi Mungu si mwenye kughafilika mbali na yale wanayoyatenda.
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Svenska · Swedish
Vi har sett hur du upprepade gånger vänder ditt ansikte mot himlen. Vi ska därför vända dig mot en böneriktning som du blir nöjd med. Vänd nu ditt ansikte mot den heliga moskén; ja, var ni än befinner er ska ni vända ansiktet mot den. Och de som tidigare har fått ta emot skriften vet att detta är sanningen från deras Herre. Gud är inte omedveten om vad de gör.
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Türkçe · Turkish
(Ey Muhammed!) Biz, senin yüzünü çok defa semaya doğru çevirip durduğunu görüyoruz. Elbette seni razı olacağın bir kıbleye döndüreceğiz. Artık yüzünü Mescid-i Haram tarafına çevir. (Ey Müslümanlar!) Sizler nerede olursanız olun, (namazda) yüzünüzü ona doğru çevirin. Şüphesiz kendilerine kitap verilenler de, bunun Rableri katından gelmiş bir gerçek olduğunu bilmektedirler. Allah onların yaptıklarından habersiz değildir.
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اردو · Urdu
ہم آپ کے چہرے کو بار بار آسمان کی طرف اٹھتے ہوئے دیکھ رہے ہیں، اب ہم آپ کو اس قبلہ کی جانب متوجہ کریں گے جس سے آپ خوش ہوجائیں، آپ اپنا منھ مسجد حرام کی طرف پھیر لیں اور آپ جہاں کہیں ہوں اپنا منھ اسی طرف پھیرا کریں۔ اہل کتاب کو اس بات کے اللہ کی طرف سے برحق ہونے کا قطعی علم ہے[1] اور اللہ تعالیٰ ان اعمال سے غافل نہیں جو یہ کرتے ہیں۔
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Easy-read (simplified)sayaqoolu s-sufahaa'u mina n-naasi maa wallaahum 'an qiblatihimu llatee kaanoo 'alayhaa qul lillaahi l-mashriqu wal-maghribu yahdee man yashaa'u ilaa siraatin mustaqeem
DIN 31635sayaqūlu s-sufahāʾu mina n-nāsi mā wallāhum ʿan qiblatihimu llatī kānū ʿalayhā qul lillāhi l-mašriqu wal-maġribu yahdī man yašāʾu ʾilā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin
Talal Itani2012 The ignorant among the people will say, "What has turned them away from the direction of prayer they once followed?" Say, "To God belong the East and the West. He guides whom He wills to a straight path."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 The foolish of the people will say: What hath turned them from the qiblah which they formerly observed? Say: Unto Allah belong the East and the West. He guideth whom He will unto a straight path
Edward Henry Palmer1880 The fools among men will say, 'What has turned them from their qiblah, on which they were agreed?' Say, 'God's is the east and the west, He guides whom He will unto the right path
John Medows Rodwell1861 The foolish ones will say, "What hath turned them from the kebla which they used?" SAY: The East and the West are God's. He guideth whom he will into the right path
George Sale1734 The foolish men will say, what hath turned them from their Keblah, towards which they formerly prayed? Say, unto God belongeth the east and the west: He directeth whom he pleaseth into the right way
Talal Itani2012 Thus We made you a moderate community, that you may be witnesses to humanity, and that the Messenger may be a witness to you. We only established the direction of prayer, which you once followed, that We may distinguish those who follow the Messenger from those who turn on their heels. It is indeed difficult, except for those whom God has guided. But God would never let your faith go to waste. God is Kind towards the people, Merciful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Thus We have appointed you a middle nation, that ye may be witnesses against mankind, and that the messenger may be a witness against you. And We appointed the qiblah which ye formerly observed only that We might know him who followeth the messenger, from him who turneth on his heels. In truth it was a hard (test) save for those whom Allah guided. But it was not Allah's purpose that your faith should be in vain, for Allah is Full of Pity, Merciful toward mankind
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Thus have we made you a middle nation, to be witnesses against men, and that the Apostle may be a witness against you. We have not appointed the qiblah on which thou wert agreed, save that we might know who follows the Apostle from him who turns upon his heels although it is a great thing save to those whom God doth guide. But God will not waste your faith, for verily, God with men is kind and merciful
John Medows Rodwell1861 Thus have we made you a central people, that ye may be witnesses in regard to mankind, and that the apostle may be a witness in regard to you. We appointed the kebla which thou formerly hadst, only that we might know him who followeth the apostle, from him who turneth on his heels: The change is a difficulty, but not to those whom God hath guided. But God will not let your faith be fruitless; for unto man is God Merciful, Gracious
George Sale1734 Thus have we placed you, O Arabians, an intermediate nation, that ye may be witnesses against the rest of mankind, and that the Apostle may be a witness against you. We appointed the Keblah towards which thou didst formerly pray, only that we might know him who followeth the Apostle, from him who turneth back on his heel; though this change seem a great matter, unless unto those whom God hath directed. But God will not render your faith of none effect; for God is gracious and merciful unto man
Talal Itani2012 Even if you were to bring to those who were given the Book every proof, they would not follow your direction, nor are you to follow their direction, nor do they follow the direction of one another. And if you were to follow their desires, after the knowledge that has come to you, you would be in that case one of the wrongdoers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And even if thou broughtest unto those who have received the Scripture all kinds of portents, they would not follow thy qiblah, nor canst thou be a follower of their qiblah; nor are some of them followers of the qiblah of others. And if thou shouldst follow their desires after the knowledge which hath come unto thee, then surely wert thou of the evil-doers
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And if thou shouldst bring to those who have been given the Book every sign, they would not follow your qiblah; and thou art not to follow their qiblah; nor do some of them follow the qiblah of the others: and if thou followest their lusts after the knowledge that has come to thee then art thou of the evildoers
John Medows Rodwell1861 Even though thou shouldest bring every kind of sign to those who have received the Scriptures, yet thy kebla they will not adopt; nor shalt thou adopt their kebla; nor will one part of them adopt the kebla of the other. And if, after the knowledge which hath come to thee, thou follow their wishes, verily then wilt thou become of the unrighteous
George Sale1734 Verily although thou shouldest shew unto those to whom the scripture hath been given, all kinds of signs, yet they will not follow thy Keblah, neither shalt thou follow their Keblah; nor will one part of them follow the Keblah of the other. And if thou follow their desires, after the knowledge which hath been given thee, verily thou wilt become one of the ungodly
Talal Itani2012 Those to whom We have given the Book recognize it as they recognize their own children. But some of them conceal the truth while they know.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Those unto whom We gave the Scripture recognise (this revelation) as they recognise their sons. But lo! a party of them knowingly conceal the truth
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Those whom we have given the Book know him as they know their sons, although a sect of them do surely hide the truth, the while they know
John Medows Rodwell1861 They to whom we have given the Scriptures know him - the apostle - even as they know their own children: but truly a part of them do conceal the truth, though acquainted with it
George Sale1734 They to whom we have given the scripture know our apostle, even as they know their own children; but some of them hide the truth, against their own knowledge
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 —
0.55 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
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.63
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.61
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.60
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.59
Talal Itani · George Sale0.58
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.58
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.54
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.48
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.48
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.37
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
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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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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
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.