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Talal Itani· published 2012
And when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead." He said, "Have you not believed?" He said, "Yes, but to put my heart at ease." He said, "Take four birds, and incline them to yourself, then place a part on each hill, then call to them; and they will come rushing to you. And know that God is Powerful and Wise."
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And when Abraham said (unto his Lord): My Lord! Show me how Thou givest life to the dead, He said: Dost thou not believe? Abraham said: Yea, but (I ask) in order that my heart may be at ease. (His Lord) said: Take four of the birds and cause them to incline unto thee, then place a part of them on each hill, then call them, they will come to thee in haste, and know that Allah is Mighty, Wise
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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
And when Abraham said, 'Lord, show me how thou wilt revive the dead,' He said, 'What, dost thou not yet believe?' Said he, 'Yea, but that my heart may be quieted.' He said, 'Then take four birds, and take them close to thyself; then put a part of them on every mountain; then call them, and they will come to thee in haste; and know that God is mighty, wise
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Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
When Abraham said, "O Lord, shew me how thou wilt give life to the dead!" He said, "Hast thou not believed?" He said, "Yes; but I have asked thee, that my heart may be wellassured." He said, "Take, then, four birds, and draw them towards thee, and cut them in pieces; then place a part of them on every mountain; then call them and they shall come swiftly to thee: and know thou that God is Might, Wise
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
And when Abraham said, O Lord, shew me how thou wilt raise the dead; God said, dost thou not yet believe? He answered, yea; but I ask this that my heart may rest at ease. God said, take therefore four birds, and divide them; then lay a part of them on every mountain; then call them, and they shall come swiftly unto thee: And know that God is mighty and wise
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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
Kujto edhe Ibrahimin kur tha: "Zoti im, më mundëso të shoh si i ngjall të vdekurit!" Tha: "A nuk beson?" Tha: "Besoj gjithsesi, por dëshiroj të më qetësohet zemra (edhe më shumë)." Ai tha: "E po, merri katër zogj pranë vetes dhe (pasi t'i therësh) shpërndaj në çdo kodër nga një pjesë prej tyre. Pastaj thirri, do të të vijnë me rrëmbim. Dije se Allahu është i Gjithëfuqishëm, i Urtë.
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বাংলা · Bengali
(হে নবী! তুমি স্মরণ কর) যখন ইবরাহীম বললো: ‘হে আমার রব! কীভাবে আপনি মৃতকে জীবিত করেন, সেটা আমাকে দেখান? তিনি বললেন: ‘তবে তুমি কি এ ব্যাপারটিকে বিশ্বাস করো না?’ সে বলল: ‘অবশ্যই হ্যাঁ; কিন্তু আমার মনের প্রশান্তি অর্জনের জন্যে।’ আল্লাহ বললেন: ‘তবে চারটি পাখি নাও এবং তাদেরকে তোমার কাছে রেখে বশীভূত কর। তারপরএক একটি টুকরো এক এক পাহাড়ে রেখে আস। তারপর সেগুলোকে) ডাক। সেগুলো তোমার নিকট দ্রুত দৌড়ে আসবে। আর জেনে রাখ, নিশ্চয়ই আল্লাহ প্রবল পরাক্রমশালী, প্রজ্ঞাময়।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
A kada Ibrahim reče: "Gospodaru moj, pokaži mi kako oživljuješ umrle?", On reče: "Zar ne vjeruješ?!" "Dakako, vjerujem", odgovori on, "ali da mi se srce smiri!" Zatim mu reče: "Pa, onda, uzmi četiri ptice, isijeci ih, pa po jedan dio njihov stavi na svaki brežuljak. Zatim ih pozovi, doći će ti žureći! Znaj da je Allah, zaista, silan i mudar."
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Hrvatski · Croatian
A kada Abraham reče: "Gospodaru moj, pokaži mi kako oživljuješ umrle?" On reče: "Zar ne vjeruješ?!" "Dakako, vjerujem", odgovori on, "ali da mi se srce smiri!" Zatim mu reče: "Pa, onda, uzmi četiri ptice, isijeci ih, pa po jedan dio njihov stavi na svaki brežuljak. Zatim ih pozovi, doći će ti žureći! Znaj da je Allah, zaista, silan i mudar."
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Nde Ibraahiima maaki joom am hollu am na nguurtanirta maayɓe, o daali mate a goongɗinaani? o maaki oho kay kono ko haa ɓernde am deeƴa , O daali nanngu colli nay tappuɗi fa'de e maa refti mbaɗa e kala tulde feccere e colli he refti nodduɗi ɗi ngara e ma hoɗi njaha anndu Alla ko pooloowo mbo fooletaake ko o ñeeño.
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ქართული · Georgian
და (გაიხსენე), როცა უთხრა იბრაჰიმმა (ალლაჰს): «უფალო ჩემო! მაჩვენე, როგორ აცოცხლებ მკვდრებს?». (ალლაჰმა) უთხრა: «ნუთუ არ ირწმუნე?» (იბრაჰიმმა) თქვა: «პირიქით (ვირწმუნე)! მაგრამ (ვთხოვ ამას იმისთვის), რომ გული დამიმშვიდდეს». (ალლაჰმა) თქვა: «მაშ, აიღე ოთხი ფრინველი, მოიხმე ისინი შენთან, (შემდეგ დაკალი და დაანაწევრე), მერე თითოეულის ნაწილი მთის წვერზე დადე. შემდეგ მოუხმე მათ — ისინი სწრაფად მოვლენ შენთან. და იცოდე (ო, იბრაჰიმ), რომ ალლაჰი ძლევამოსილი, ბრძენია».
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Deutsch · German
Und (gedenke,) als Ibrahim sagte: „Mein Herr, zeige mir, wie Du die Toten lebendig machst.“ Er sagte: „Glaubst du denn nicht?“ Er sagte: „Doch, aber (ich frage) damit mein Herz Ruhe findet.“ Er (also Allah) sagte: „So nimm vier von den Vögeln und zieh sie dann her zu dir (und schlachte sie ab). Hierauf setze auf jeden Berg einen Teil von ihnen. Hierauf rufe sie, so werden sie zu dir eilends kommen.“ Und wisse, dass Allah (all)mächtig und (all)weise ist.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Και (ανάφερε, ω, Μωχάμμαντ) όταν ο Ιμπραήμ (Αβραάμ) είπε: «Ω, Κύριέ μου, δείξε μου (ώστε να δω με τα μάτια) πώς αναστένεις τους νεκρούς.» Είπε (ο Αλλάχ): «Μα δεν το πίστευες; (δηλ. ‘αφού ήδη το πιστεύεις αυτό’)» Είπε: «Πιστεύω, αλλά (ρωτάω, πώς το κάνεις) ώστε η καρδιά μου να ικανοποιηθεί (βλέποντας με τα μάτια αυτό που ήδη πιστεύω με την καρδιά). Είπε (ο Αλλάχ): «Πάρε τέσσερα πουλιά και φέρτα κοντά σου (και σφάγιασέ τα) και κόψτα (σε κομμάτια), στη συνέχεια, βάλε σε κάθε λόφο ένα κομμάτι απ' αυτά· και έπειτα κάλεσέ τα - θα έρθουν σ' εσένα σπεύδοντας. Και να ξέρεις ότι ο Αλλάχ είναι ‘Αζείζ (Παντοδύναμος, Ανίκητος) και Χακείμ (Πάνσοφος).»
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हिन्दी · Hindi
तथा (याद करें) जब इबराहीम ने कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मुझे दिखा कि तू मरे हुए लोगों को कैसे ज़िंदा करेगा? (अल्लाह ने) कहा : क्या तुमने विश्वास नहीं किया? उसने कहा : क्यों नहीं? लेकिन इसलिए कि मेरे दिल को (पूर्ण) संतोष हो जाए। (अल्लाह ने) कहा : फिर चार पक्षी लो और उन्हें अपने से परचा लो। फिर हर पर्वत पर उनका एक हिस्सा रख दो। फिर उन्हें बुलाओ। वे तुम्हारे पास दौड़े चले आएँगे। और यह (अच्छी तरह) जान लो कि निःसंदेह अल्लाह सब पर प्रभुत्वशाली, पूर्ण हिकमत वाला है।
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Italiano · Italian
E quando Ibrāhīm disse: «Dio mio, mostrami come fai a resuscitare i morti». Disse: «Non credi?» Disse: «Al contrario! È solo per rasserenare il mio cuore». Disse: «Prendi quattro uccelli, falli a pezzi, poi metti su ogni monte un pezzo di essi, poi chiamali: verranno da te volando: in verità sappi che Allāh è Potente, Saggio».
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
260. Ir (atminkite), kai Ibrahimas (Abraomas) sakė: „Mano Viešpatie, parodyk man, kaip Tu suteiki gyvenimą mirusiajam.“ Jis (Allahas) tarė: „Ar tu netiki?“ Jis [Ibrahimas (Abraomas)] tarė: „Taip (aš tikiu), bet tam, kad būčiau stipresnis Tikėjime.“ Jis tarė: „Paimk keturis paukščius, tada priversk juos linkti į tave (tada paskersk juos, supjaustyk juos į gabalus), ir tada išdėstyk jų dalis ant kiekvienos kalvos, ir pakviesk juos, - jie atlėks pas tave paskubomis. Ir žinok, kad Allahas yra Visagalis, Visa Išmanantis.“
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Русский · Russian
И вот Ибрахим сказал: «Господь мой, покажи мне, как Ты оживляешь мёртвых». [Аллах] сказал: «А разве ты не уверовал?» Он сказал: «Напротив, но чтобы моё сердце обрело покой». [Аллах] сказал: «Так возьми четырёх птиц, приблизь их к себе, затем размести по части от них на каждой горе, потом позови их — и они поспешат к тебе. И знай, что Аллах — могущественный, мудрый».
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Српски · Serbian
А када Аврам рече: „Господару мој, покажи ми како оживљујеш мртве?“ Он рече: „Зар не верујеш?!“ „Свакако, верујем“, одговори он, „али да ми се срце смири!“ Затим му рече: „Па, онда, узми четири птице, исеци их, па по један њихов део стави на сваки брежуљак. Затим их позови, доћи ће ти журећи! Знај да је Аллах, заиста, силан и мудар.“
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Na Ibrahim aliposema: Mola wangu Mlezi! Nionyeshe vipi unavyofufua wafu. Mwenyezi Mungu akasema: Kwani huamini? Akasema: Hasha! Lakini ili moyo wangu utue. Akasema: Basi wachukue wanne katika ndege na uwazoeshe kwako. Kisha weka juu ya kila kilima sehemu katika hao, kisha waite, watakujia mbio. Na ujue kwamba hakika Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye nguvu, Mwenye hekima.
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Svenska · Swedish
Och minns när Abraham sa: ”Herre, visa mig hur du ger liv åt de döda.” Han sa: ”Tror du inte?” [Abraham] svarade: ”Jo, men för att mitt hjärta ska finna ro.” Han sa: ”Ta då fyra fåglar och stycka dem. Placera sedan dess delar på olika berg, och kalla därefter på dem – de ska komma till dig i hast. Och vet att Gud är allsmäktig, vis.”
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Türkçe · Turkish
Hani İbrahim Rabbine: "Ey Rabbim! Ölüyü nasıl dirilttiğini bana göster." demişti. Rabbi ona: "Yoksa inanmıyor musun?" dedi. İbrahim: "Hayır! İnandım, fakat kalbimin mutmain olması için." demişti. "Öyleyse dört kuş tut, onları yanına al. Sonra (kesip parçala), her dağın başına onlardan bir parça koy. Ardından onları kendine çağır; koşarak sana gelirler. Bil ki şüphesiz Allah Azîz'dir, Hakîm'dir."
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اردو · Urdu
اور جب ابراہیم (علیہ السلام) نے کہا کہ اے میرے پروردگار! مجھے دکھا تو مُردوں کو کس طرح زنده کرے گا؟[1] (جناب باری تعالیٰ نے) فرمایا، کیا تمہیں ایمان نہیں؟ جواب دیا ایمان تو ہے لیکن میرے دل کی تسکین ہو جائے گی، فرمایا چار پرند لو، ان کے ٹکڑے کر ڈالو، پھر ہر پہاڑ پر ان کا ایک ایک ٹکڑا رکھ دو پھر انہیں پکارو، تمہارے پاس دوڑتے ہوئے آجائیں گے اور جان رکھو کہ اللہ تعالیٰ غالب ہے حکمتوں واﻻ ہے۔
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Talal Itani2012 Have you not considered him who argued with Abraham about his Lord, because God had given him sovereignty? Abraham said, "My Lord is He who gives life and causes death." He said, "I give life and cause death." Abraham said, "God brings the sun from the East, so bring it from the West," so the blasphemer was confounded. God does not guide the wrongdoing people.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Bethink thee of him who had an argument with Abraham about his Lord, because Allah had given him the kingdom; how, when Abraham said: My Lord is He Who giveth life and causeth death, he answered: I give life and cause death. Abraham said: Lo! Allah causeth the sun to rise in the East, so do thou cause it to come up from the West. Thus was the disbeliever abashed. And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Do you not look at him who disputed with Abraham about his Lord, that God had given him the kingdom? When Abraham said, 'My Lord is He who giveth life and death,' he said, 'I give life and death.' Abraham said, 'But verily, God brings the sun from the east, do thou then bring it from the west?' And he who misbelieved was dumbfounded, for God does not guide unjust folk
John Medows Rodwell1861 Hast thou not thought on him who disputed with Abraham about his Lord, because God had given him the kingdom? When Abraham said, "My Lord is He who maketh alive and cause to die:" He said, "It is I who make alive and cause to die!" Abraham said, "Since God bringeth the sun from the East, do thou, then, bring it from the West." The infidel was confounded; for God guideth not the evil doers
George Sale1734 Hast thou not considered him who disputed with Abraham concerning his Lord, because God had given him the kingdom? When Abraham said, my Lord is he who giveth life, and killeth: He answered, I give life, and I kill. Abraham said, verily God bringeth the sun from the east, now do thou bring it from the west. Whereupon the infidel was confounded; for God directeth not the ungoldly people
Talal Itani2012 Or like him who passed by a town collapsed on its foundations. He said, "How can God revive this after its demise?" Thereupon God caused him to die for a hundred years, and then resurrected him. He said, "For how long have you tarried?" He said, "I have tarried for a day, or part of a day." He said, "No. You have tarried for a hundred years. Now look at your food and your drink-it has not spoiled-and look at your donkey. We will make you a wonder for mankind. And look at the bones, how We arrange them, and then clothe them with flesh." So when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that God has power over all things."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Or (bethink thee of) the like of him who, passing by a township which had fallen into utter ruin, exclaimed: How shall Allah give this township life after its death? And Allah made him die a hundred years, then brought him back to life. He said: How long hast thou tarried? (The man) said: I have tarried a day or part of a day. (He) said: Nay, but thou hast tarried for a hundred years. Just look at thy food and drink which have not rotted! Look at thine ass! And, that We may make thee a token unto mankind, look at the bones, how We adjust them and then cover them with flesh! And when (the matter) became clear unto him, he said: I know now that Allah is Able to do all things
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Or like him who passed by a village, when it was desolate and turned over on its roofs, and said, 'How will God revive this after its death?' And God made him die for a hundred years, then He raised him, and said, 'How long hast thou tarried?' Said he, 'I have tarried a day, or some part of a day.' He said, 'Nay, thou hast tarried a hundred years; look at thy food and drink, they are not spoiled, and look at thine ass; for we will make thee a sign to men. And look at the bones how we scatter them and then clothe them with flesh.' And when it was made manifest to him, he said, 'I know that God is mighty over all
John Medows Rodwell1861 Or how he demeaned him who passed by a city which had been laid in ruins. "How," said he, "shall God give life to this city, after she hath been dead?" And God caused him to die for an hundred years, and then raised him to life. And God said, "How long hast thou waited?" He said, "I have waited a day or part of a day." He said, "Nay, thou hast waited an hundred years. Look on thy food and thy drink; they are not corrupted; and look on thine ass: we would make thee a sign unto men: And look on the bones of thine ass, how we will raise them, then clothe them with flesh." And when this was shewn to him, he said, "I acknowledge that God hath power to do all things
George Sale1734 Or hast thou not considered how he behaved who passed by a city which had been destroyed, even to her foundations? He said, how shall God quicken this city, after she hath been dead? And God caused him to die for an hundred years, and afterwards raised him to life. And God said, how long hast thou tarried here? He answered, a day, or part of a day. God said, nay, thou hast tarried here an hundred years. Now look on thy food and thy drink, they are not yet corrupted; and look on thine ass: And this have we done that we might make thee a sign unto men. And look on the bones of thine ass, how we raise them, and afterwards cloath them with flesh. And when this was shewn unto him, he said, I know that God is able to do all things
Talal Itani2012 The parable of those who spend their wealth in God's way is that of a grain that produces seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. God multiplies for whom He wills. God is Bounteous and Knowing.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 The likeness of those who spend their wealth in Allah's way is as the likeness of a grain which groweth seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains. Allah giveth increase manifold to whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing
Edward Henry Palmer1880 The likeness of those who expend their wealth in God's way is as the likeness of a grain that grows to seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains, for God will double unto whom He pleases; for God both embraces and knows
John Medows Rodwell1861 The likeness of those who expend their wealth for the cause of God, is that of a grain of corn which produceth seven ears, and in each ear a hundred grains; and God will multiply to whom He pleaseth: God is Liberal, Knowing
George Sale1734 The similitude of those who lay out their substance for advancing the religion of God, is as a grain of corn which produceth seven ears, and in every ear an hundred grains; for God giveth twofold unto whom he pleaseth: God is bounteous and wise
Talal Itani2012 Those who spend their wealth in the way of God, and then do not follow up what they spent with reminders of their generosity or with insults, will have their reward with their Lord-they have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Those who spend their wealth for the cause of Allah and afterward make not reproach and injury to follow that which they have spent; their reward is with their Lord, and there shall no fear come upon them, neither shall they grieve
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Those who expend their wealth in God's way, then do not follow up what they expend by taunting with it and by annoyance, these have their hire with their Lord, and no fear is on them, neither shall they grieve
John Medows Rodwell1861 They who expend their wealth for the cause of God, and never follow what they have laid out with reproaches or harm, shall have their reward with their Lord; no fear shall come upon them, neither shall they be put to grief
George Sale1734 They who lay out their substance for the religion of God, and afterwards follow not what they have so laid out by reproaches or mischief, they shall have their reward with their Lord; upon them shall no fear come, neither shall they be grieved
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 —
0.48 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 Sale0.57
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.54
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.51
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.49
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.49
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.46
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.45
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.44
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.43
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.43
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.