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Talal Itani· published 2012
Among the Jews are some who take words out of context, and say, "We hear and we disobey", and "Hear without listening", and "Observe us," twisting with their tongues and slandering the religion. Had they said, "We hear and we obey", and "Listen", and "Give us your attention," it would have been better for them, and more upright. But God has cursed them for their disbelief; they do not believe except a little.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
Some of those who are Jews change words from their context and say: "We hear and disobey; hear thou as one who heareth not" and "Listen to us!" distorting with their tongues and slandering religion. If they had said: "We hear and we obey: hear thou, and look at us" it had been better for them, and more upright. But Allah hath cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, save a few
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 those who are Jews, and those who pervert the words from their places, and say, 'We hear but we rebel, and do thou listen without hearing,' and (who say) 'rahina,' distorting it with their tongues and taunting about religion., But had they said, 'We hear and we obey, so listen and look upon us,' it would have been better for them and more upright; - but may God curse them in their misbelief, for they will not believe except a few
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Among the Jews are those who displace the words of their Scriptures, and say, "We have heard, and we have not obeyed. Hear thou, but as one that heareth not; and LOOK AT US;" perplexing with their tongues, and wounding the Faith by their revilings. But if they would say, "We have heard, and we obey; hear thou, and REGARD US;" it were better for them, and more right. But God hath cursed them for their unbelief. Few only of them are believers
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Of the Jews there are some who pervert words from their places; and say, we have heard, and have disobeyed; and do thou hear without understanding our meaning, and look upon us: Perplexing with their tongues, and reviling the true religion. But if they had said, we have heard, and do obey; and do thou hear, and regard us: Certainly it were better for them, and more right. But God hath cursed them by reason of their infidelity; therefore a few of them only shall believe
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
Në mesin e hebrenjve ka nga ata që i nxjerrin fjalët nga kuptimi i tyre dhe thonë: "Dëgjojmë, por kundërshtojmë", ose "Dëgjo, mos dëgjofsh!", ose "Ra'ina"[10], duke shtrembëruar kuptimin me gjuhët e tyre dhe duke fyer fenë. Por, sikur të thoshin: "Dëgjojmë e bindemi" dhe "Dëgjo!" e "Na shiko!", do të ishte më mirë për ta dhe më e drejtë, por Allahu i mallkoi ata për mosbesimin e tyre, prandaj nuk besojnë, përveçse pak.
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বাংলা · Bengali
ইয়াহূদীদের মধ্যে কিছু লোক আছে যারা কথাগুলো (আল্লাহর নাযিলকৃত বাণীকে) স্থানচ্যুত করে বিকৃত করে এবং বলে: ‘আমরা শুনলাম ও অমান্য করলাম’ এবং
তুমি শোনো না শোনার মতো। আর নিজেদের জিহ্বা বাঁকা করে এবং দীনের প্রতি তাচ্ছিল্য করে বলে: ‘রাইনা’ (আমাদের রাখাল )। কিন্তু তারা যদি বলত: ‘আমরা শুনলাম ও মান্য করলাম এবং আপনি শুনুন ও আমাদের প্রতি লক্ষ্য করুন’, তবে তা তাদের জন্য কল্যাণকর ও ইনসাফপূর্ণ হতো। (২০) কিন্তু তাদের কুফরীর জন্য আল্লাহ তাদেরকে লা’নত করেছেন। ফলে তাদের অল্প সংখ্যকই ঈমান আনে।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Onima koji su judejstvo prihvatili, koji izvrću smisao riječi govoreći: "Čujemo, ali se ne pokoravamo!" i "Slušaj, dabogda ne čuo!" i "Čuvaj nas!", prevrćući jezicima svojim i huleći vjeru, bolje bi bilo i ispravnije da kažu: "Slušamo i pokoravamo se!" i "Slušaj!" i "Pogledaj na nas!" Ali, Allah je njih zbog nevjerovanja njihova prokleo i malo ko od njih vjeruje. [1]
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Onima koji su židovstvo prihvatili, koji izvrću smisao riječi govoreći: "Čujemo, ali se ne pokoravamo!" i "Slušaj, dabogda ne čuo!" i "Čuvaj nas!" prevrćući jezicima svojim i huleći vjeru, bolje bi bilo i ispravnije da kažu: "Slušamo i pokoravamo se!" i "Slušaj!" i "Pogledaj na nas!" Ali, Allah je njih zbog nevjerovanja njihova prokleo i malo tko od njih vjeruje.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Hino e ɓeya alyahuudaaɓe waylooɓe konngol ngol e nokku maggol ɓe wi'a: "Men nanii men yeddii ; heɗo ko wanaa nannateeɗo, aynu men", ka hallugol ɗemɗe maɓɓe ɗen e yuwugol ka diina. Hara nun ɓe wi'ayno : "Men nanii men ɗoftike nanu ndaaraa", ko ɗum ɓuraynoo moƴƴannde ɓe, ɓura foccaade. Ko woni tun, Alla Huɗirii ɓe geddi maɓɓe ɗin, ɓe gomɗiŋtaa si wanaa seeɗaa.
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ქართული · Georgian
იუდეველთაგან არიან ისეთებიც, რომლებიც ამახინჯებენ (თორას) სიტყვებს და ამბობენ: «ჩვენ მოვისმინეთ (რაც თქვი) და არ გემორჩილებით», ისმინე (ჩვენგან), ისე რომ არ იქნები მოსმენილი [მაგრამ ჩვენ არ მოგისმენთ], და იყავი ყურადღებიანი (ჩვენ მიმართ) — ამახინჯებენ ნათქვამს თავიანთი ენებით და რწმენას აყენებენ ზიანს. და რომ ეთქვათ მათ: «ჩვენ მოვისმინეთ და დავემორჩილეთ; ისმინე და მოგვხედე», — ეს უკეთესი იქნებოდა მათთვის და უფრო სწორი სიტყვით. მაგრამ დაწყევლა ისინი ალლაჰმა მათი ურწმუნოების გამო, და ისინი არ ირწმუნებენ, გარდა მცირეთა.
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Deutsch · German
Unter denjenigen, die dem Judentum angehören, verdrehen manche den Sinn der Worte und sagen: „Wir hören (zwar), aber wir widersetzen uns.“ und: „Höre!, als ob du nicht hörtest (und ihre Aussage) ra'ina“, wobei sie mit ihren Zungen verdrehen und die Religion schmähen. Und wenn sie doch gesagt hätten: „Wir hören und gehorchen“ und: „Höre!“ und: „unzurna“, wäre dies gewiss besser und richtiger für sie. Aber Allah hat sie für ihren Unglauben verflucht. So glauben sie nur wenig.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Ανάμεσα στους Εβραίους, υπάρχουν εκείνοι που διαστρεβλώνουν τις λέξεις (που αποκάλυψε ο Αλλάχ και τις αλλάζουν) από τις θέσεις τους (και τις σωστές έννοιες τους, και τα ερμηνεύουν μ' άλλες έννοιες που δεν αποκάλυψε ο Αλλάχ). Και λένε (όταν τους διατάζει ο Προφήτης Μωχάμμαντ με κάτι): «Ακούσαμε (τα λόγια σου) και παρακούσαμε (την εντολή σου).» Και (λένε επίσης στον Προφήτη κάνοντας επίκληση εναντίον του): «Άκου (μας), είθε να μην ακούς.» Και όταν λένε (στον Προφήτη): «Ρά‘ενα (δώσε μας προσοχή)», στρίβουν τις γλώσσες τους (και αλλοιώνουν την προφορά της, ώστε να σημαίνει μια προσβολή) και με σκοπό την προσβολή της θρησκείας! Και αν είχαν πει: «Ακούσαμε και υπακούσαμε», και: «Άκου (μας)» και: «Δώσε μας προσοχή» (αντί την προσβολή που είπαν), θα ήταν καλύτερα γι' αυτούς και πιο ορθά. Αλλά ο Αλλάχ τους καταράστηκε για την απιστία τους, έτσι, δεν πιστεύουν παρά μόνο λίγο.
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हिन्दी · Hindi
(ऐ नबी!) यहूदियों में से कुछ लोग ऐसे हैं, जो शब्दों को उनके (वास्तविक) स्थानों से फेर देते हैं और (आपसे) कहते हैं कि "हमने सुन लिया तथा (आपकी) अवज्ञा की" और "आप सुनिए, आप सुनाए न जाएँ!" तथा अपनी ज़ुबानें मोड़कर और सत्य धर्म पर लांक्षन लगाते हुए "राइना" कहते हैं। हालाँकि, यदि वे "हमने सुन लिया और आज्ञा का पालन किया" तथा "आप सुनिए और हमें देखिए" कहते, तो उनके लिए उत्तम तथा अधिक न्यायसंगत होता। परन्तु, अल्लाह ने उनके कुफ़्र के कारण उन्हें धिक्कार दिया है। अतः वे बहुत कम ईमान लाते हैं।
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Italiano · Italian
Ci sono alcuni tra gli ebrei che stravolgono l’ordine delle parole e dicono: «Abbiamo capito e abbiamo disobbedito!», e: «Ascolta senza udire!», e: «Raina[42]!», storpiando la pronuncia e per offendere la religione. Se avessero detto: “Ascoltiamo e obbediamo!”, e: “Ascoltaci!”, e: “Guardaci!!”, sarebbe stato molto meglio per loro e più corretto. Ma Allāh, per la loro miscredenza, li ha maledetti, e non crederanno se non poco.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
46. Tarp tų, kurie yra judėjai, yra kai kurie, kurie perkelia žodžius iš (jų) teisingų vietų ir sako: „Mes girdime tavo žodį (Muchammedai ﷺ ) ir nepaklūstame.“ ir „Girdime ir leidžiame tau (Muchammedai ﷺ ) nieko negirdėti.“ Ir Raina [7] su jų liežuvių užsukimu ir kaip tikėjimo (islamo) pašiepimas. O jei tik jie būtų sakę: „Mes girdime ir paklūstame.“ ir „Leisk mums suprasti.“ Būtų buvę geriau jiems. Tačiau Allahas prakeikė juos už jų netikėjimą, taigi jie netiki, išskyrus kelis.
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Русский · Russian
Среди тех, которые исповедуют иудаизм, есть и такие, кто искажает слова [Писания], вырывая их с их мест, и говорят: «Мы услышали и ослушались», «Слушай — да не будешь услышан!», «Прислушайся к нам» — кривя своими языками и понося религию. А если бы они сказали: «Мы услышали и повинуемся», «Внемли», «Взгляни на нас», — это было бы лучше для них и правильнее. Однако Аллах проклял их за их неверие, и они не уверуют, разве что лишь немногие.
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Српски · Serbian
Онима који су јеврејство прихватили, који изврћу смисао речи говорећи: „Чујемо, али се не покоравамо!“ И: „Слушај, дабогда не чуо!“ И: „Чувај нас!“ Преврћући језицима својим и хулећи веру, боље би било и исправније да кажу: „Слушамо и покоравамо се!“ И: „Слушај!“ И: „Погледај на нас!“ Али, Аллах је њих због неверовања њиховог проклео и мало ко од њих верује.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Miongoni mwa Mayahudi wamo wanaopotosha maneno kuyatoa pahali pake, na husema: 'Tumesikia na tumeasi, na sikia bila ya kusikizishwa.' Na husema: "Raai'naa", kwa kuzipotoa ndimi zao na kuitukana Dini. Na lau kama wangelisema: "Tumesikia na tumetii, na usikie na "Undhurna (utuangalie)," ingelikuwa heri kwao na ya unyoofu zaidi. Lakini Mwenyezi Mungu aliwalaani kwa kufuru yao; basi hawaamini isipokuwa wachache tu.
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Svenska · Swedish
Bland judarna finns de som förvränger orden och tar dem ur sitt sammanhang. De säger: ”Vi har hört, men vi lyder inte”, och: ”Lyssna – må du inte bli hörd!”, och: ”Se till oss!” Allt är ordvrängningar som hån mot tron. Hade de i stället sagt: ”Vi har hört och vi lyder”, och: ”Lyssna och visa oss hänsyn”, hade det varit bättre för dem och mer passande. Men Gud har fördömt dem för deras otro, så de tror bara ytterst lite.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Yahudilerin bir kısmı, kelimelerin oldukları anlamlarını tahrif ederek; dillerini eğip büker, "İşittik, (emirlerine) isyan ettik, dinle, dinlemez olası ve râinâ (bizi gözet diyerek kendi dilleriyle söverler)" ve dine dil uzatırlar. Eğer, “İşittik ve itaat ettik, sen de işit ve (râinâ yerine) bize de bak!” deselerdi elbette kendileri için daha hayırlı ve daha doğru olurdu. Fakat, Allah, onları küfürleri dolayısıyla lanetlemiştir. Onların çok azından başkası iman etmez.
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اردو · Urdu
بعض یہود کلمات کو ان کی ٹھیک جگہ سے ہیر پھیر کر دیتے ہیں اور کہتے ہیں کہ ہم نے سنا اور نافرمانی کی اور سن اس کے بغیر کہ تو سنا جائے[1] اور ہماری رعایت کر! (لیکن اس کے کہنے میں) اپنی زبان کو پیچ دیتے ہیں اور دین میں طعنہ دیتے ہیں اور اگر یہ لوگ کہتے کہ ہم نے سنا اور ہم نے فرمانبرداری کی اور آپ سنئےاور ہمیں دیکھیئے تو یہ ان کے لئے بہت بہتر اور نہایت ہی مناسب تھا، لیکن اللہ تعالیٰ نے ان کے کفر کی وجہ سے انہیں لعنت کی ہے۔ پس یہ بہت ہی کم ایمان ﻻتے ہیں،[2]
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Easy-read (simplified)alam tara ilaa lladheena ootoo naseeban mina l-kitaabi yashtaroona d-dalaalata wayureedoona an tadilloo s-sabeel
DIN 31635ʾalam tara ʾilā llaḏīna ʾūtū naṣīban mina l-kitābi yaštarūna ḍ-ḍalālata wayurīdūna ʾan taḍillū s-sabīla
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 Have you not considered those who were given a share of the Book? They buy error, and wish you would lose the way.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Seest thou not those unto whom a portion of the Scripture hath been given, how they purchase error, and seek to make you (Muslims) err from the right way
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Do ye not see those who have been given a portion of the Book? they buy error, and they wish that ye may err from the way
John Medows Rodwell1861 Hast thou not remarked those to whom a part of the Scriptures hath been given? Vendors are they of error, and are desirous that ye go astray from the way
George Sale1734 Hast thou not observed those unto whom part of the scripture was delivered? They sell error, and desire that ye may wander from the right way
DIN 31635wallāhu ʾaʿlamu biʾaʿdāʾikum wakafā billāhi waliyyan wakafā billāhi naṣīran
Talal Itani2012 But God knows your enemies best. God is sufficient as a Protector, and God is sufficient as a Supporter.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Allah knoweth best (who are) your enemies. Allah is sufficient as a Guardian, and Allah is sufficient as a Supporter
Edward Henry Palmer1880 But God knows best who your enemies are, and God suffices as a patron, and sufficient is God as a help
John Medows Rodwell1861 But God knoweth your enemies; and God is a sufficient patron, and God is a sufficient helper
George Sale1734 but God well knoweth your enemies. God is a sufficient patron, and God is a sufficient helper
Talal Itani2012 O you who were given the Book! Believe in what We sent down, confirming what you have, before We obliterate faces and turn them inside out, or curse them as We cursed the Sabbath-breakers. The command of God is always done.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 O ye unto whom the Scripture hath been given! Believe in what We have revealed confirming that which ye possess, before We destroy countenances so as to confound them, or curse them as We cursed the Sabbath-breakers (of old time). The commandment of Allah is always executed
Edward Henry Palmer1880 O ye who have been given the Book! believe in what we have revealed, confirming what ye had before; ere we deface your faces and turn them into hinder parts, or curse you as we cursed the fellows of the Sabbath when God's command was done
John Medows Rodwell1861 O ye to whom the Scriptures have been given! believe in what we have sent down confirmatory of the Scripture which is in your hands, ere we efface your features, and twist your head round backward, or curse you as we cursed the sabbath-breakers: and the command of God was carried into effect
George Sale1734 O ye to whom the scriptures have been given, believe in the revelation which we have sent down, confirming that which is with you; before we deface your countenances, and render them as the back parts thereof; or curse them, as we cursed those who transgressed on the sabbath day; and the command of God was fulfilled
Talal Itani2012 God does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives anything less than that to whomever He wills. Whoever associates anything with God has devised a monstrous sin.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Lo! Allah forgiveth not that a partner should be ascribed unto Him. He forgiveth (all) save that to whom He will. Whoso ascribeth partners to Allah, he hath indeed invented a tremendous sin
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Verily, God pardons not associating aught with Him, but He pardons anything short of that to whomsoever He pleases; but he who associates aught with God, he hath devised a mighty sin
John Medows Rodwell1861 Verily, God will not forgive the union of other gods with Himself! But other than this will forgive to whom He pleaseth. And He who uniteth gods with God hath devised a great wickedness
George Sale1734 Surely God will not pardon the giving Him an equal; but will pardon any other sin, except that, to whom He pleaseth: And whoso giveth a companion unto God, hath devised a great wickedness
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 —
0.56 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
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.65
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.65
Talal Itani · George Sale0.60
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.57
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.55
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.55
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.53
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.53
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.52
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.49
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.