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And by the will of God they routed them; and (Daood) David slew Goliath; and God gave him the kingship and wisdom, and taught him according to His will: and were it not for the restraint of one by means of the other, imposed on men by God, verily the earth had been utterly corrupted. But God is bounteous to his creatures
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Compare translations (4)Talal Itani· published 2012
And they defeated them by God's leave, and David killed Goliath, and God gave him sovereignty and wisdom, and taught him as He willed. Were it not for God restraining the people, some by means of others, the earth would have gone to ruin. But God is gracious towards mankind.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
So they routed them by Allah's leave and David slew Goliath; and Allah gave him the kingdom and wisdom, and taught him of that which He willeth. And if Allah had not repelled some men by others the earth would have been corrupted. But Allah is a Lord of Kindness to (His) creatures
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
And they put them to flight by the permission of God, and David killed Galut, and God gave him the kingdom and wisdom, and taught him of what He willed. And were it not for God's repelling men one with another the earth would becomespoiled; but God is Lord of grace over the worlds
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Therefore they discomfited them, by the will of God, and David slew Jalut. And God gave him the kingdom and wisdom, and taught him his will, and if God had not prevented men, the one by the other, verily the earth had been corrupted: But God is beneficent towards his creatures
Sources
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
Atëherë, me ndihmën e Allahut i mposhtën ata (jobesimtarët). Kështu, Davudi e vrau Xhalutin dhe Allahu ia dha atij pushtetin e urtësinë (pejgamberllëkun) dhe e mësoi nga ajo që deshi Ai. Sikur Allahu të mos i zmbrapste disa njerëz me anë të të tjerëve, do të prishej Toka, por Allahu është shumë Bujar ndaj krijesave.
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বাংলা · Bengali
অতঃপর তারা (তালূতের বাহিনী ) আল্লাহর হুকুমে তাদেরকে ) পরাজিত করলো এবং দাঊদ জালূতকে হত্যা করল। আর আল্লাহ তাঁকে রাজত্ব ও হিকমত (নবুওয়াত) দান করলেন এবং তিনি নিজের ইচ্ছা অনুযায়ী তাকে শিক্ষা দিলেন। আর আল্লাহ যদি মানুষের এক দলকে অন্য দল দ্বারা দমন না করতেন, তবে পৃথিবী বিপর্যস্ত হয়ে যেতো। কিন্তু আল্লাহ বিশ্ববাসীর উপর অত্যন্ত দয়াশীল।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
I oni ih, Allahovom dozvolom, poraziše, i Davud ubi Džaluta, i Allah mu dade vlast i mudrost, i nauči ga onome čemu je On htio. A da Allah ljude ne suzbija jedne drugima, na Zemlji bi doista nered nastao! Ali, Allah je darežljiv svim svjetovima.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
I oni ih, Allahovom dozvolom, poraziše, i David ubi Golijata, i Allah mu dade vlast i mudrost, i nauči ga onome čemu je On htio. A da Allah ljude ne suzbija jedne drugima, na Zemlji bi doista nered nastao! Ali, Allah je darežljiv svim svjetovima.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Ɓe fooliriɓe duŋayee Alla: Daawuuda wari Jaaluuta, Alla rokki mo laamu e annabaaku, o anndini mo kon ko o muuyi. Si wanaano Ko Alla duñirnoo yimɓe ɓen yoga e dow yoga, leydi ndin bonayno. Kono Alla Ko Jom ɓural e dow winndere nden
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ქართული · Georgian
და დაამარცხეს ისინი [ჯალუთი და მისი ლაშქარი] ალლაჰის ნებით. და მოკლა დაუდმა[1] ჯალუთი. და მიანიჭა მას [დაუდს] ალლაჰმა ძალაუფლება (და გახდა მეფე) და სიბრძნე (და გახდა მოციქული), და ასწავლა მას ის, რაც თავად ინება. და რომ არა ალლაჰის მიერ ადამიანთა შეკავება — ერთთა [ურწმუნოთა] სხვათა [მორჩილ მორწმუნეთა] მეშვეობით — მიწა მოიშლებოდა და არეულობა გავრცელდებოდა. მაგრამ ალლაჰი უსაზღვრო წყალობის მფლობელია სამყაროებზე.
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Deutsch · German
So besiegten sie sie mit Allahs Erlaubnis, und Dawud tötete Jalut. Und ihm gab Allah die (Königs)herrschaft und die Weisheit und lehrte ihn von dem, was Er wollte. Und wenn nicht Allah die einen Menschen durch die anderen zurückweisen würde, geriete die Erde wahrlich ins Verderben, aber Allah ist voller Huld gegen die Weltenbewohner.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Έτσι, τους νίκησαν με την άδεια του Αλλάχ, και ο Νταούντ (Δαβίδ) σκότωσε τον Τζαλούτ (Γολιάθ). Και ο Αλλάχ τού έδωσε (στον Δαβίδ) τη βασιλεία [μετά το θάνατο του Ταλούτ (Σαούλ)] και τη σοφία (δηλ. τον έκανε προφήτη μετά το θάνατο του Σαμουήλ) και τον δίδαξε ό,τι (γνώσεις) ήθελε (ο Αλλάχ να τον διδάξει). Και αν ο Αλλάχ δε σταματούσε (το κακό και τις αδικίες) μιας ομάδας ανθρώπων μέσω μίας άλλης (δηλ. μέσω πολέμου), η γη θα είχε καταστραφεί (και θα ήταν γεμάτη με αναταραχές)! Αλλά ο Αλλάχ δίνει μεγάλες χάρες και γενναιοδωρία σε όλους.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
तो उन्होंने अल्लाह की अनुज्ञा से उन्हें पराजित कर दिया और दाऊद ने जालूत को क़त्ल कर दिया तथा अल्लाह ने उस (दाऊद)[166] को राज्य और ह़िकमत प्रदान की तथा उसे जो कुछ चाहता था, सिखा दिया। और यदि अल्लाह का कुछ लोगों को कुछ लोगों द्वारा हटाना न होता, तो निश्चय धरती की व्यवस्था बिगड़ जाती। परंतु अल्लाह संसार वालों पर बड़े अनुग्रह वाला है।
Translated by Azizul Haq Al-Omari
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Italiano · Italian
E li vinsero col volere di Allāh. E Dāwūd uccise Jēlūt e Allāh gli diede il Regno e la Saggezza e gli insegnò quello che voleva. E se Allāh non respingesse gli uomini gli uni con gli altri, la Terra sarebbe corrotta. Ma Allāh è pieno di grazia per il creato.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
251. Taigi Allaho Leidimu jie sutriuškino juos ir Davūdas (Deividas) nužudė Džalūtą (Galiotą), ir Allahas suteikė jam [Davūdui (Deividui)] karalystę [po Talūto (Sauliaus) ir Samuelio mirties], ir Al-Hikma (Pranašavimą), ir išmokė jį to, ko Jis norėjo. Ir jei Allahas nekontroliuotų vienos grupės žmonių kita grupe, žemėje tikrai būtų daug piktadarybių. Bet Allahas yra kupinas dosnumo Alamyn (žmonijai, džinams ir visam, kas egzistuoja).
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Русский · Russian
Они разгромили их с дозволения Аллаха, и Дауд убил Джалута. Аллах даровал ему царство и мудрость и научил его тому, чему пожелал. Если бы Аллах не сдерживал одних людей другими, то земля погрязла бы в беззаконии. Но Аллах — Обладатель щедрости для миров.
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Српски · Serbian
И они их, Аллаховом дозволом, поразише, и Давид уби Голијата, и Аллах му подари власт и мудрост, и научи га ономе чему је Он хтео. А да Аллах људе не сузбија једне другима, на Земљи би заиста неред настао! Али, Аллах је дарежљив свим световима.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Kwa hivyo, wakawashinda kwa idhini ya Mwenyezi Mungu, na Daudi akamuua Jaluti. Na Mwenyezi Mungu akampa Daudi ufalme na hekima, na akamfundisha katika aliyoyataka. Na lau kuwa Mwenyezi Mungu hawazuii watu kwa watu, basi dunia ingeliharibika. Lakini Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye fadhila juu ya walimwengu wote.
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Svenska · Swedish
Så besegrade de dem med Guds vilja. David dödade Goliat, och Gud gav honom kungadöme och visdom och lärde honom det han ville. Om Gud inte höll tillbaka vissa människors övergrepp genom andra människor skulle jorden fördärvas. Men Gud visar stor godhet mot skapelsen.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Neticede Allah’ın izniyle onları bozguna uğrattılar. Dâvut da, Câlût’u öldürdü. Allah, Davut’a hükümdarlık ve hikmet verdi, ona dilediğinden öğretti. Allah’ın insanları birbirleriyle savması olmasaydı, yeryüzünün düzeni bozulurdu. Fakat Allah, âlemlere karşı lütuf sahibidir.
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اردو · Urdu
چنانچہ اللہ تعالیٰ کے حکم سے انہوں نے جالوتیوں کو شکست دے دی اور (حضرت) داؤد (علیہ السلام) کے ہاتھوں جالوت قتل ہوا[1] اور اللہ تعالیٰ نے داؤد (علیہ السلام) کو مملکت وحکمت[2] اور جتنا کچھ چاہا علم بھی عطا فرمایا۔ اگر اللہ تعالیٰ بعض لوگوں کو بعض سے دفع نہ کرتا تو زمین میں فساد پھیل جاتا، لیکن اللہ تعالیٰ دنیا والوں پر بڑا فضل وکرم کرنے واﻻ ہے۔[3]
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Talal Itani2012 When Saul set out with the troops, he said, "God will be testing you with a river. Whoever drinks from it does not belong with me. But whoever does not drink from it, does belong with me, except for whoever scoops up a little with his hand." But they drank from it, except for a few of them. Then, when he crossed it, he and those who believed with him, they said, "We have no strength to face Goliath and his troops today." But those who knew that they would meet God said, "How many a small group has defeated a large group by God's will. God is with the steadfast."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when Saul set out with the army, he said: Lo! Allah will try you by (the ordeal of) a river. Whosoever therefore drinketh thereof he is not of me, and whosoever tasteth it not he is of me, save him who taketh (thereof) in the hollow of his hand. But they drank thereof, all save a few of them. And after he had crossed (the river), he and those who believed with him, they said: We have no power this day against Goliath and his hosts. But those who knew that they would meet Allah exclaimed: How many a little company hath overcome a mighty host by Allah's leave! Allah is with the steadfast
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when Talut set out with his soldiery, he said, 'God will try you with a river, and he who drinks therefrom, he is not of mine; but whoso tastes it not, he is of mine, save he who laps it lapping with his hand.' And they drank from it save a few of them, and when he crossed it, he and those who believed with him, they said, 'We have no power this day against Galut and his soldiery,' those who thought that they should meet their Lord said, 'How many a small division of men have conquered a numerous division, by the permission of God, for God is with the patient
John Medows Rodwell1861 And when Saul marched forth with his forces, he said, "God will test you by a river: He who drinketh of it shall not be of my band; but he who shall not taste it, drinking a drink out of the hand excepted, shall be of my band." And, except a few of them, they drank of it. And when they had passed it, he and those who believed with him, the former said, "We have no strength this day against (Djalout) Goliath and his forces:" But they who held it as certain that they must meet God, said, "How oft, by God's will, hath a small host vanquished a numerous host! and God is with the steadfastly enduring
George Sale1734 And when Jalut departed with his soldiers, he said, verily God will prove you by the river: For he who drinketh thereof, shall not be on my side -- but he who shall not taste thereof he shall be on my side -- except he who drinketh a draught out of his hand. And they drank thereof, except a few of them. And when they had passed the river, he and those who believed with him, they said, we have no strength to day, against Jalut and his forces. But they who considered that they should meet God at the resurrection, said, how often hath a small army discomfited a great army, by the will of God? And God is with those who patiently persevere
Talal Itani2012 And when they confronted Goliath and his troops, they said, "Our Lord, pour down patience on us, and strengthen our foothold, and support us against the faithless people."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And when they went into the field against Goliath and his hosts they said: Our Lord! Bestow on us endurance, make our foothold sure, and give us help against the disbelieving folk
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And when they went out against a Galut and his soldiery, they said, 'Lord, pour out patience over us, and make firm our steps, and help us against the misbelieving people
John Medows Rodwell1861 And when they went forth against Goliath and his forces, they said, "O our Lord! pour out steadfastness upon us, and set our feet firm, and help us against the infidels
George Sale1734 And when they went forth to battle against Jalut and his forces, they said, O Lord, pour on us patience, and confirm our feet, and help us against the unbelieving people
DIN 31635tilka ʾāyātu llāhi natlūhā ʿalayka bil-ḥaqqi waʾinnaka lamina l-mursalīna
Talal Itani2012 These are God's revelations, which We recite to you in truth. You are one of the messengers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 These are the portents of Allah which We recite unto thee (Muhammad) with truth, and lo! thou art of the number of (Our) messengers
Edward Henry Palmer1880 These are the signs of God, we recite them to thee in truth, for, verily, thou art of those who are sent
John Medows Rodwell1861 Such are the signs of God: with truth do we rehearse them to thee, for one of the Sent Ones art Thou
George Sale1734 These are the signs of God: We rehearse them unto thee with truth, and thou art surely one of those who have been sent by God
Easy-read (simplified)tilka r-rusulu faddalnaa ba'dahum 'alaa ba'din minhum man kallama llaahu warafa'a ba'dahum darajaatin wa'aataynaa 'eesaa bna maryama l-bayyinaati wa'ayyadnaahu biroohi l-qudusi walaw shaa'a llaahu maa qtatala lladheena min ba'dihim min ba'di maa jaa'athumu l-bayyinaatu walaakini khtalafoo faminhum man aamana waminhum man kafara walaw shaa'a llaahu maa qtataloo walaakinna llaaha yaf'alu maa yureed
DIN 31635tilka r-rusulu faḍḍalnā baʿḍahum ʿalā baʿḍin minhum man kallama llāhu warafaʿa baʿḍahum daraǧātin waʾātaynā ʿīsā bna maryama l-bayyināti waʾayyadnāhu birūḥi l-qudusi walaw šāʾa llāhu mā qtatala llaḏīna min baʿdihim min baʿdi mā ǧāʾathumu l-bayyinātu walākini ḫtalafū faminhum man ʾāmana waminhum man kafara walaw šāʾa llāhu mā qtatalū walākinna llāha yafʿalu mā yurīdu
Talal Itani2012 These messengers: We gave some advantage over others. To some of them God spoke directly, and some He raised in rank. We gave Jesus son of Mary the clear miracles, and We strengthened him with the Holy Spirit. Had God willed, those who succeeded them would not have fought one another, after the clear signs had come to them; but they disputed; some of them believed, and some of them disbelieved. Had God willed, they would not have fought one another; but God does whatever He desires.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Of those messengers, some of whom We have caused to excel others, and of whom there are some unto whom Allah spake, while some of them He exalted (above others) in degree; and We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty) and We supported him with the holy Spirit. And if Allah had so wiled it, those who followed after them would not have fought one with another after the clear proofs had come unto them. But they differed, some of them believing and some disbelieving. And if Allah had so willed it, they would not have fought one with another; but Allah doeth what He will
Edward Henry Palmer1880 These apostles have we preferred one of them above another. Of them is one to whom God spake; and we have raised some of them degrees; and we have given Jesus the son of Mary manifest signs, and strengthened him by the Holy Spirit. And, did God please, those who came after them would not have fought after there came to them manifest signs. But they did disagree, and of them are some who believe, and of them some who misbelieve, but, did God please, they would not have fought, for God does what He will
John Medows Rodwell1861 Some of the apostles we have endowed more highly than others: Those to whom God hath spoken, He hath raised to the loftiest grade, and to Jesus the Son of Mary we gave manifest signs, and we strengthened him with the Holy Spirit. And if God had pleased, they who came after them would not have wrangled, after the clear signs had reached them. But into disputes they fell: some of them believed, and some were infidels; yet if God had pleased, they would not have thus wrangled: but God doth what he will
George Sale1734 These are the apostles; we have preferred some of them before others: Some of them hath God spoken unto, and hath exalted the degree of others of them. And we gave unto Jesus the son of Mary manifest signs, and strengthened him with the holy spirit. And if God had pleased, they who came after those apostles, would not have contended among themselves, after manifest signs had been shewn unto them. But they fell to variance; therefore some of them believed, and some of them believed not; and if God had so pleased, they would not have contended among themselves, but God doth what he will
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Derived measure: mean pairwise Jaccard distance over the
lowercased word sets of the 5 renderings above —
0.61 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
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Verses above it
2,079
Verses measured
6,236
Talal Itani · George Sale0.71
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.67
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.67
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.65
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.64
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.62
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.58
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.57
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.56
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.46
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Method Wording differences — derived 13 September 2026
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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.
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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.