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Talal Itani· published 2012
When you divorce women, and they have reached their term, do not prevent them from marrying their husbands, provided they agree on fair terms. Thereby is advised whoever among you believes in God and the Last Day. That is better and more decent for you. God knows, and you do not know.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And when ye have divorced women and they reach their term, place not difficulties in the way of their marrying their husbands if it is agreed between them in kindness. This is an admonition for him among you who believeth in Allah and the Last Day. That is more virtuous for you, and cleaner. Allah knoweth; ye know not
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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
When ye divorce women, and they have reached their prescribed term, do not prevent them from marrying their (fresh) husbands, when they have agreed with each other reasonably. That is what he is admonished with who amongst you believes in God and in the last day. That is more pure for you and cleaner. But God knows, and ye know not
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And when ye divorce your wives, and they have waited the prescribed time, hinder them not from marrying their husbands when they have agreed among themselves in an honourable way. This warning is for him among you who believeth in God and in the last day. This is most pure for you, and most decent. God knoweth, but ye know not
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
But when ye have divorced your wives, and they have fulfilled their prescribed time, hinder them not from marrying their husbands, when they have agreed among themselves according to what is honourable. This is given in admonition unto him among you who believeth in God, and the last day. This is most righteous for you, and most pure. God knoweth, but ye know not
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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
Kur burrat t'i kenë ndarë gratë dhe kur këto ta kenë plotësuar kohën e pritjes, mos i pengoni ato që të martohen sërish me burrat e tyre, në qoftë se të dyja palët pajtohen në mënyrë të arsyeshme. Kjo këshillë vlen për çdonjërin nga ju që e beson Allahun dhe Ditën e Fundit. Kjo është më e dobishme dhe më e pastër për ju. Allahu di, kurse ju nuk dini.
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বাংলা · Bengali
আর তোমরা যখন স্ত্রীদেরকে (তিন তালাকের কম) তালাক দাও এবং তারা তাদের ‘ইদ্দতকাল পূর্ণ করে, তারপর তারা যদি ন্যায়সংগত পদ্ধতিতে পরম্পর সম্মত হয়, তবে স্ত্রীরা নিজেদের (পূর্বের) স্বামীদের (পুনরায়) বিয়ে করতে চাইলে তোমরা (অভিভাবকরা) তাদেরকে বাধা দিও না। এ দ্বারা তাকেই উপদেশ দেয়া হচ্ছে যে তোমাদের মধ্যে আল্লাহ ও আখিরাতে ঈমান রাখে। এটাই তোমাদের জন্য বিশুদ্ধ ও পবিত্রতম পন্থা। আর আল্লাহ (সকল বস্তুর মূল রহস্য ও পরিণতি সম্পর্কে) জানেন; অথচ তোমরা তা জানো না।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
A kada pustite supruge, pa ispune svoj razvodni rok, ne ometajte ih da se udaju za muževe svoje, kada se slože da lijepo žive! Ovim se savjetuju oni među vama koji vjeruju u Allaha i Posljednji dan. Tako vam je čednije i čestitije. A Allah zna, a vi ne znate.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
A kada pustite supruge, pa ispune svoj razvodni rok, ne ometajte ih da se udaju za muževe svoje, kada se slože da lijepo žive! Ovim se savjetuju oni među vama koji vjeruju u Allaha i Posljednji dan. Tako vam je čednije i čestitije. A Allah zna, a vi ne znate.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Si on seerii rewɓe ɓen, laje maɓɓe ɗen yottike, wata on laagu ɓe nde moodiɓɓe maɓɓe ɓen resata ɓe; si ɓe welondirii hakkunde maɓɓe no moƴƴiri. Ɗum no waajoree on tawɗo e mo'on no gomɗini Alla e Ñalaande Sakkitiinde. Ko jaŋtanaɗon koo ɓuri moƴƴannde on, ɓuri laaɓaande. Alla No Anndi onon on nganndaa.
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ქართული · Georgian
და როდესაც თქვენ (ო, ქმრებო) განქორწინებას აძლევთ თქვენს ცოლებს (პირველად ან მეორედ) და ისინი მიაღწევენ თავიანთ ვადას (ანუ მათი ‘იდდა დასრულდება), მაშინ თქვენ (ო, ქალთა მეურვეებო) ნუ შეუშლით მათ ხელს, კვლავ შევიდნენ ქორწინებაში თავიანთ ქმრებთან (ახალი საქორწინო შეთანხმების დადებით), თუ ისინი — ქმარი და ცოლი შეთანხმდებიან ერთმანეთთან წესისამებრ (რაც შეესაბამება შარიათს და გონივრულობას). ამით შეგაგონებენ თქვენგან მათ, ვისაც სწამს ალლაჰისა და უკანასკნელი დღის. ეს — ამ დადგენილებათა შესრულება — თქვენთვის არის ყველაზე უკეთესი (როგორც საქმე) და ყველაზე სუფთა (ცოდვებისგან).
და ალლაჰმა იცის, (რაშია თქვენთვის სარგებელი), ხოლო თქვენ არ იცით (ეს).
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Deutsch · German
Und wenn ihr euch von den Frauen scheidet und sie dann ihre festgesetzte Zeit erreicht haben, so haltet sie nicht davon ab, ihre (vorigen) Gatten (wieder) zu heiraten, wenn sie sich in rechtlicher Weise miteinander geeinigt haben. Damit wird derjenige von euch ermahnt, der an Allah und den Jüngsten Tag glaubt. Das ist lauterer für euch und reiner. Und Allah weiß, ihr aber wisst nicht.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Και όταν χωρίσετε (για πρώτη ή δεύτερη φορά) τις γυναίκες σας και έχουν εκπληρώσει (ήδη) την ορισμένη περίοδο (αναμονής -‘Είντα-) τους (χωρίς να τις έχετε επιστρέψει στον έγγαμο βίο, και θέλετε να τις ξανά παντρευτείτε), μην τις αποτρέπετε (ω, κηδεμόνες των γυναικών, όπως ο πατέρας ή ο αδελφός τους) από το να (ξανά) παντρευτούν τους συζύγους τους (με καινούργιο συμβόλαιο γάμου) αν συμφωνούν μεταξύ τους με την καλοσύνη (και τον δίκαιο τρόπο). Αυτό (που σας διέταξα) το λαμβάνουν υπόψη όσοι από σας πιστεύουν στον Αλλάχ και στην Έσχατη Ημέρα. (Και το να επιστρέψουν ξανά στους συζύγους τους) αυτό είναι καλύτερο για σας και πιο αγνό, και ο Αλλάχ γνωρίζει κι εσείς δε γνωρίζετε.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
और जब तुम स्त्रियों को तलाक़ दो, फिर वे अपनी निश्चित अवधि (इद्दत) को पहुँच जाएँ, तो उन्हें अपने पतियों से विवाह करने से न रोको, जबकि वे भले तरीक़े से आपस में विवाह करने पर सहमत हो जाएँ। यह बात है जिसका उपदेश तुममें से उसे दिया जा रहा है, जो अल्लाह तथा अंतिम दिन (प्रलय) पर ईमान रखता है। यह तुम्हारे लिए अधिक स्वच्छ तथा अधिक पवित्र है और अल्लाह जानता है और तुम नहीं जानते।
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Italiano · Italian
E se divorziate dalle donne e poi loro raggiungono la scadenza, non impedite loro di risposare gli ex-mariti, se si metteranno d’accordo benevolmente. Con questo si avverte chi tra di voi crede in Allāh e nell’Ultimo Giorno; quella è per voi cosa più virtuosa e pura. E Allāh sa e voi non sapete.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
232. Ir kai jūs išsiskyrėte su žmonomis ir jos pabaigė joms nustatytą laikotarpį, nekliudykite joms susituokti su jų (buvusiais) vyrais, jei tie abipusiškai sutaria priimtinomis sąlygomis. Šitas (pamokymas) yra perspėjimas tam iš jūsų, kuris tiki Allahą ir Paskutiniąją Dieną. Tai teisingiau ir tyriau jums. Allahas žino, o jūs nežinote.
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Afaan Oromoo · Oromo
Yeroo dubartoota hiiktanii beellama isaanii gayan, (isin maatiin isaanii) jaarsota isaanii heerumuu irraa isaan hin dhorginaa yoo jidduu isaaniitti karaa gaariin walii galan, Sana isin irraa nama Rabbiifi Guyyaa Aakhiraatti amanutu ittiin gorfama. Sun isiniif irra gaariifi irra qulqulluudha. Rabbitu beekaa isin hin beektan. [93]
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Русский · Russian
Если же вы развелись со своими жёнами и они достигли своего срока, то не препятствуйте им выходить замуж за своих [бывших] мужей, если они договорились между собой согласно одобряемому. Этим увещевается тот из вас, кто верует в Аллаха и в Последний день. Это лучше для вас и чище. Воистину, Аллах знает, а вы не знаете.
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Српски · Serbian
А када разведете супруге, па испуне свој разводни рок, не ометајте их да се удају за мужеве своје, када се сложе да лепо живе! Овим се саветују они међу вама који верују у Аллаха и Последњи дан. Тако вам је чедније и честитије. А Аллах зна, а ви не знате.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Na mtakapowataliki wanawake, nao wakamaliza muda wao (wa eda), basi msiwazuie kuoleka kwa waume zao endapo baina yao wamekubaliana kwa wema. Hayo anawaidhiwa kwayo yule miongoni mwenu anayemwamini Mwenyezi Mungu na Siku ya Mwisho. Hayo ni bora zaidi kwenu na safi kabisa. Na Mwenyezi Mungu anajua, lakini nyinyi hamjui.
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Svenska · Swedish
Och om ni har skilt er från era hustrur [färre än tre gånger] och deras vänteperiod löpt ut, får ni [förmyndare] inte hindra dem från att gifta sig med sina tidigare makar, såvida de kommer överens om det på ett hederligt sätt. Med detta förmanas den av er som tror på Gud och den yttersta dagen. Detta är både bättre och renare för er. Ja, Gud vet och ni vet inte.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Kadınları boşadığınız vakit, onlar da bekleme sürelerini bitirince aralarında meşru bir şekilde anlaştıkları takdirde, kocalarıyla birlikte (tekrardan) evlenmelerine engel olmayın. İşte, sizden Allah’a ve ahiret gününe iman edenlere, bununla öğüt veriliyor. Bu, sizin için daha faydalı ve daha temizdir. Allah bilir, siz bilmezsiniz.
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اردو · Urdu
اور جب تم اپنی عورتوں کو طلاق دو اور وه اپنی عدت پوری کرلیں تو انہیں ان کے خاوندوں سے نکاح کرنے سے نہ روکو جب کہ وه آپس میں دستور کے مطابق رضامند ہوں[1] ۔ یہ نصیحت انہیں کی جاتی ہے جنہیں تم میں سے اللہ تعالیٰ پر اور قیامت کے دن پر یقین وایمان ہو، اس میں تمہاری بہترین صفائی اور پاکیزگی ہے۔ اللہ تعالیٰ جانتا ہے اور تم نہیں جانتے۔
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Talal Itani2012 If he divorces her, she shall not be lawful for him again until she has married another husband. If the latter divorces her, then there is no blame on them for reuniting, provided they think they can maintain God's limits. These are God's limits; He makes them clear to people who know.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And if he hath divorced her (the third time), then she is not lawful unto him thereafter until she hath wedded another husband. Then if he (the other husband) divorce her it is no sin for both of them that they come together again if they consider that they are able to observe the limits of Allah. These are the limits of Allah. He manifesteth them for people who have knowledge
Edward Henry Palmer1880 But if he divorce her (a third time) she shall not be lawful to him after that, until she marry another husband; but, if he divorce her too, it is no crime in them both to come together again, if they think that they can keep within God's bounds. These are God's bounds which He explains to a people who know
John Medows Rodwell1861 But if the husband divorce her a third time, it is not lawful for him to take her again, until she shall have married another husband; and if he also divorce her, then shall no blame attach to them if they return to each other, thinking that they can keep within the bounds fixed by God. And these are the bounds of God; He maketh them clear to those who have knowledge
George Sale1734 But if the husband divorce her a third time, she shall not be lawful for him again, until she marry another husband. But if he also divorce her, it shall be no crime in them, if they return to each other, if they think they can observe the ordinances of God; and these are the ordinances of God, he declareth them to people of understanding
Talal Itani2012 When you divorce women, and they have reached their term, either retain them amicably, or release them amicably. But do not retain them to hurt them and commit aggression. Whoever does that has wronged himself. And do not take God's revelations for a joke. And remember God's favor to you, and that He revealed to you the Scripture and Wisdom to teach you. And fear God, and know that God is aware of everything.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 When ye have divorced women, and they have reached their term, then retain them in kindness or release them in kindness. Retain them not to their hurt so that ye transgress (the limits). He who doeth that hath wronged his soul. Make not the revelations of Allah a laughing-stock (by your behaviour), but remember Allah's grace upon you and that which He hath revealed unto you of the Scripture and of wisdom, whereby He doth exhort you. Observe your duty to Allah and know that Allah is Aware of all things
Edward Henry Palmer1880 When ye divorce women, and they have reached the prescribed time, then keep them kindly, or let them go in reason, but do not keep them by force to transgress; for whoso does that, he is unjust to his own soul: and do not take God's signs in jest; and remember God's favours to you, and what He has sent down to you of the Book and wisdom, to admonish you thereby; and fear God, and know that God doth all things know
John Medows Rodwell1861 But when ye divorce women, and the time for sending them away is come, either retain them with generosity, or put them away with generosity: but retain them not by constraint so as to be unjust towards them. He who doth so, doth in fact injure himself. And make not the signs of God a jest; but remember God's favour toward you, and the Book and the Wisdom which He hath sent down to you for your warning, and fear God, and know that God's knowledge embraceth everything
George Sale1734 But when ye divorce women, and they have fulfilled their prescribed time, either retain them with humanity, or dismiss them with kindness; and retain them not by violence, so that ye transgress; for he who doth this, surely injureth his own soul. And make not the signs of God a jest: But remember God's favour towards you, and that he hath sent down unto you the book of the Koran, and wisdom, admonishing you thereby; and fear God, and know that God is omniscient
Talal Itani2012 Mothers may nurse their infants for two whole years, for those who desire to complete the nursing-period. It is the duty of the father to provide for them and clothe them in a proper manner. No soul shall be burdened beyond its capacity. No mother shall be harmed on account of her child, and no father shall be harmed on account of his child. The same duty rests upon the heir. If the couple desire weaning, by mutual consent and consultation, they commit no error by doing so. You commit no error by hiring nursing-mothers, as long as you pay them fairly. And be wary of God, and know that God is Seeing of what you do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Mothers shall suckle their children for two whole years; (that is) for those who wish to complete the suckling. The duty of feeding and clothing nursing mothers in a seemly manner is upon the father of the child. No-one should be charged beyond his capacity. A mother should not be made to suffer because of her child, nor should he to whom the child is born (be made to suffer) because of his child. And on the (father's) heir is incumbent the like of that (which was incumbent on the father). If they desire to wean the child by mutual consent and (after) consultation, it is no sin for them; and if ye wish to give your children out to nurse, it is no sin for you, provide that ye pay what is due from you in kindness. Observe your duty to Allah, and know that Allah is Seer of what ye do
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Mothers must suckle their children two whole years for one who wishes to complete the time of suckling; and on him to whom it is born its sustenance and clothing are incumbent; but in reason, for no soul shall be obliged beyond its capacity. A mother shall not be forced for her child; nor he to whom it is born for his child. And the same (is incumbent) on the heir (of the father). But if both parties wish to wean, by mutual consent and counsel, then it is no crime in them. And if ye wish to provide a wet-nurse for your children, it is no crime in you when you pay what you have promised her, in reason. Fear God, and know that God on what ye do doth look
John Medows Rodwell1861 Mothers, when divorced, shall give suck to their children two full years, if the father desire that the suckling be completed; and such maintenance and clothing as is fair for them, shall devolve on the father. No person shall be charged beyond his means. A mother shall not be pressed unfairly for her child, nor a father for his child: And the same with the father's heir. But if they choose to wean the child by consent and by bargain, it shall be no fault in them. And if ye choose to have a nurse for your children, it shall be no fault in you, in case ye pay what ye promised her according to that which is fair. Fear God, and know that God seeth what ye do
George Sale1734 Mothers after they are divorced shall give suck unto their children two full years, to him who desireth the time of giving suck to be completed; and the father shall be obliged to maintain them and cloath them in the mean time, according to that which shall be reasonable. No person shall be obliged beyond his ability. A mother shall not be compelled to what is unreasonable on account of her child, nor a father on account of his child. And the heir of the father shall be obliged to do in like manner. But if they choose to wean the child before the end of two years, by common consent, and on mutual consideration, it shall be no crime in them. And if ye have a mind to provide a nurse for your children, it shall be no crime in you, in case ye fully pay what ye offer her, according to that which is just. And fear God, and know that God seeth whatsoever ye do
Talal Itani2012 As for those among you who die and leave widows behind, their widows shall wait by themselves for four months and ten days. When they have reached their term, there is no blame on you regarding what they might honorably do with themselves. God is fully acquainted with what you do.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Such of you as die and leave behind them wives, they (the wives) shall wait, keeping themselves apart, four months and ten days. And when they reach the term (prescribed for them) then there is no sin for you in aught that they may do with themselves in decency. Allah is informed of what ye do
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Those of you who die and leave wives behind, let these wait by themselves for four months and ten days; and when they have reached their prescribed time, there is no crime in them for what they do with themselves in reason; for God of what ye do is well aware
John Medows Rodwell1861 If those of you who die leave wives, they must await their state during four months and ten days; and when this their term is expired, you shall not be answerable for the way in which they shall dispose of themselves fairly. And God is cognisant of what ye do
George Sale1734 Such of you as die, and leave wives, their wives must wait concerning themselves four months and ten days, and when they shall have fulfilled their term, it shall be no crime in you, for that which they shall do with themselves, according to what is reasonable. God well knoweth that which ye do
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 —
0.57 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 · George Sale0.70
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.65
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.64
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.61
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.60
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.58
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.57
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.55
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.48
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.29
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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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.