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Talal Itani· published 2012
They became divided only after knowledge came to them, out of resentment among themselves. Were it not for a predetermined decision from your Lord, judgment would have been pronounced between them. Indeed, those who were made to inherit the Book after them are in grave doubt about it.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
And they were not divided until after the knowledge came unto them, through rivalry among themselves; and had it not been for a Word that had already gone forth from thy Lord for an appointed term, it surely had been judged between them. And those who were made to inherit the Scripture after them are verily in hopeless doubt concerning it
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
But they did not part into sects until after the knowledge had come to them, through mutual envy; and had it not been for thy Lord's word already passed for an appointed time, it would surely have been decided between them; but, verily, those who have been given the Book as an inheritance after them, are in hesitating doubt concerning it
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Nor were they divided into sects through mutual jealousy, till after that "the knowledge" had come to them: and had not a decree from thy Lord gone forth respiting them to a fixed time, verily, there had at once been a decision between them. And they who have inherited "the Book" after them, are in perplexity of doubt concerning it
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Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Those who lived in times past were not divided among themselves, until after that the knowledge of God'sunity had come unto them; through their own perverseness: And unless a previous decree had passed from thy Lord, to bear with them till a determined time, verily the matter had been decided between them, by the destruction of the gain-sayers. They who have inherited the scriptures after them, are certainly in a perplexing doubt concerning the same
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
Ata ranë në kundërshti vetëm pasi u erdhi dituria, nga zilia që kishin mes vete. Por, po të mos ishte një fjalë e mëparshme nga Zoti yt për një afat të caktuar, do të gjykohej ndërmjet tyre, ndërkohë ata që trashëguan Librin pas tyre janë në mëdyshje lidhur me të.
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বাংলা · Bengali
আর তাদের কাছে জ্ঞান আসার পরও তারা কেবল নিজেদের মধ্যকার বিদ্বেষের কারণে মতভেদ করেছে; একটি নির্দিষ্ট কাল পর্যন্ত তাদের অবকাশ সম্পর্কে তোমার রবের পূর্ব সিদ্ধান্ত না থাকলে তাদের বিষয়ে (তখনই) ফয়সালা হয়ে যেত। আর তাদের পরে যারা কিতাবের উত্তরাধিকারী হয়েছিল(৪), তারা সে সম্পর্কে বিভ্রান্তিকর সন্দেহে রয়েছে।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
A oni su se, baš onda kad im je došlo znanje, iz zlobe međusobne podvojili. I da nije Riječi Gospodara tvoga prije izrečene o odgađanju kazne do roka određenog, njima bi bilo već presuđeno. A oni kojima se poslije njih Knjiga u nasljedstvo ostavlja, spram nje su u sumnji velikoj.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
A oni su se, baš onda kad im je došlo znanje, iz zlobe međusobne podvojili. I da nije Riječi Gospodara tvoga prije izrečene o odgađanju kazne do roka određenog, njima bi bilo već presuđeno. A oni kojima se poslije njih Knjiga u nasljedstvo ostavlja, spram nje su u sumnji velikoj.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Ɓe seertaano, si wonaa ɓaawo nde ganndal ngal arde e maɓɓe, sabu bewre hakkunde maɓɓe. Si wonaano fii Konngol ardinoongol, immorde ka Joomi maa, haa e lajal taƴaangal, ñaaweteno hakkunde maɓɓe. Ko pellet, roninaaaɓe deftere nden ɓaawo maɓɓe, hino e sikke fii mayre sikkitiiɓe.
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ქართული · Georgian
და გაიყვეს მათ (სხვადასხვა რელიგიებად და მაზჰაბებად) მხოლოდ მას შემდეგ, რაც მოვიდა მათთან ცოდნა (ალლაჰისგან), მხოლოდ ურთიერთშორის ბოროტი შურით. და რომ არა სიტყვა, რომელიც წინასწარ იყო განსაზღვრული შენი უფლის მიერ განსაზღვრული ვადით, მათ შორის განაჩენი იქნებოდა გამოტანილი. და მართლაც, ისინი, რომლებმაც მემკვიდრეობით მიიღეს წიგნი [თორა და სახარება] მათ შემდეგ [იმათ შემდეგ, რომლებმაც უთანხმოება შეიტანეს სიმართლეში], – ისინი ნამდვილად იმყოფებიან ამის მიმართ დამაბნეველ ეჭვში.
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Deutsch · German
Und sie spalteten sich erst, nachdem das Wissen zu ihnen gekommen war - (und dies) aus Missgunst untereinander. Und wenn es nicht ein früher ergangenes (strafendes) Wort von deinem Herrn auf eine festgesetzte Frist gäbe, so wäre fürwahr zwischen ihnen entschieden worden. Wahrlich, diejenigen, denen die Schrift nach ihnen zum Erbe gegeben wurde, sind darüber in starkem Zweifel.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Δε διαιρέθηκαν (σε αιρέσεις και θρησκείες, εκείνοι από τα προηγούμενα έθνη, που απέδιδαν εταίρους στον Αλλάχ στη λατρεία), παρά μόνο από αδικία (και πείσμα και φθόνο) μεταξύ τους, αφού τους ήλθε η γνώση (με τον Νώε και τους Αγγελιαφόρους ότι θα πρέπει να τελούν ό,τι διατάχθηκαν στη θρησκεία, και να μη διαιρεθούν σε αιρέσεις»). Αν δεν είχε προηγηθεί η απόφαση του Κυρίου σου (ότι δε θα επισπεύσει το μαρτύριο στους δούλους Του) μέχρι έναν καθορισμένο χρόνο (της Ημέρας της Κρίσεως), τότε θα είχε ήδη κριθεί ανάμεσά τους (και θα έμπαιναν οι πιστοί στον Παράδεισο και οι άπιστοι στην Κόλαση). Πράγματι, αυτοί (το έθνος του Μωυσή και του Ιησού) που ήρθαν μετά απ' αυτούς (τους λαούς του Νώε, του Αβραάμ και των άλλων Προφητών), και στους οποίους δόθηκε το Βιβλίο (η Τορά και το Ιν-τζήλ), έχουν αμφιβολία γι' αυτό (δηλ. για την αληθινή θρησκεία που διέταξε ο Αλλάχ τον Νώε, τον Αβραάμ, τον Μωυσή, τον Ιησού και τον Μωχάμμαντ), η οποία (αμφιβολία) τους εγείρει σύγχυση (επειδή ακολουθούν τις επιθυμίες των προγόνων τους από μίμηση και όχι από απόδειξη και γνώση)!
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हिन्दी · Hindi
और वे[12] लोग आपस की ज़िद के कारण इसके पश्चात् अलग-अलग हुए कि उनके पास ज्ञान आ चुका था। तथा यदि वह बात न होती जो आपके पालनहार की ओर से एक निश्चित समय के लिए पहले तय[13] हो चुकी, तो अवश्य उनके बीच निर्णय कर दिया जाता। और निःसंदेह वे लोग जो उनके पश्चात् पुस्तक के उत्तराधिकारी बनाए[14] गए, वे इस (क़ुरआन) के बारे में दुविधा में डालने वाले संदेह में पड़े हैं।
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Italiano · Italian
E non discordarono se non dopo che arrivò loro la Parola, per la trasgressione diffusa tra di loro e, se non fosse per la precedente decisione presa dal tuo Dio, a un termine stabilito, sarebbero già stati giudicati. E in verità, quelli che hanno ereditato il Libro dopo di loro, sono in un dubbio inquieto:
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
14. Ir jie nesidalijo tol, kol žinios juos pasiekė, per (savanaudišką) nusidėjimą savo pačių tarpe. Ir jei tai būtų buvę ne Žodis, kuris atėjo anksčiau iš jūsų Viešpaties nustatytam terminui, reikalai būtų nusistovėję tarp jų. Ir iš tiesų, tie, kurie buvo priversti paveldėti Raštą [t. y. Tauratą (Torą) ir Indžylį (Evangeliją)] po jų (t. y. judėjų ir krikščionių), yra didelėje abejonėje dėl to (t. y. Allaho tikrosios religijos – islamo arba Korano).
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Русский · Russian
Они разделились лишь после того, как к ним явилось ясное знание, из-за зависти и взаимного произвола. И если бы не Слово твоего Господа, предопределенное до назначенного срока, то спор между ними был бы решен. А те, которые унаследовали Писание после них, пребывают в тягостном сомнении о нём.
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Српски · Serbian
А они су се, баш онда кад им је дошло знање, из међусобне злобе разишли. И да није Речи твога Господара пре изречене о одгађању казне до одређеног рока, њима би било већ пресуђено. А они којима се после њих оставља Књига у наследство, према њој су у великој сумњи.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Na hawakufarikiana ila baada ya kuwajia elimu kwa sababu ya husuda iliyokuwa baina yao. Na lau kuwa haikwisha tangulia kauli kutoka kwa Mola wako Mlezi ya kuahirisha mpaka muda maalumu, basi bila ya shaka pangelihukumiwa baina yao. Na hakika wale waliorithishwa Kitabu baada yao wanakitilia shaka inayowahangaisha.
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Svenska · Swedish
[Skriftens folk] blev först oense efter att de tagit emot kunskapen och drivna av ömsesidig avund. Och hade det inte varit för din Herres tidigare beslut [att skjuta upp domen] till en utsatt frist skulle de redan ha gått under. De som kom efter dem och anförtroddes skriften plågas fortfarande av tvivel om denna [Koran].
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Türkçe · Turkish
Onlar kendilerine ilim geldikten sonra, sadece aralarındaki düşmanlık yüzünden ayrılığa düştüler. Eğer Rabbinden belirlenmiş bir süreye kadar bir söz geçmiş olmasaydı, derhal aralarında hüküm verilmiş olurdu. Onların ardından kitaba mirasçı olanlar da elbette ondan bir şüphe ve tereddüt içindedirler.
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اردو · Urdu
ان لوگوں نے اپنے پاس علم آجانے کے بعد ہی اختلاف کیا (اور وه بھی) باہمی ضد بحث سے[1] اور اگر آپ کے رب کی بات ایک وقت مقرر تک کے لیے پہلے ہی سے قرار پا گئی ہوئی نہ ہوتی تو یقیناً ان کا فیصلہ ہوچکا ہوتا[2] اور جن لوگوں کو ان کے بعد کتاب دی گئی ہے وه بھی اس کی طرف سے الجھن والے شک میں پڑے ہوئے ہیں.[3]
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DIN 31635lahu maqālīdu s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi yabsuṭu r-rizqa liman yašāʾu wayaqdiru ʾinnahu bikulli šayʾin ʿalīmun
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 To Him belongs absolute control of the heavens and the earth. He spreads the bounties to whomever He wills, or reduces it. He is aware of all things.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 His are the keys of the heavens and the earth. He enlargeth providence for whom He will and straiteneth (it for whom He will). Lo! He is Knower of all things
Edward Henry Palmer1880 His are the keys of the heavens and the earth, He extends provision to whom He will, or doles it out; verily, He knows everything
John Medows Rodwell1861 His, the keys of the Heavens and of the Earth! He giveth with open hand, or sparingly, to whom He will: He knoweth all things
George Sale1734 His are the keys of heaven and earth: He bestoweth provision abundantly on whom He pleaseth, and He is sparing unto whom He pleaseth; for He knoweth all things
Easy-read (simplified)shara'a lakum mina d-deeni maa wassaa bihi noohan walladhee awhaynaa ilayka wamaa wassaynaa bihi ibraaheema wamoosaa wa'eesaa an aqeemoo d-deena walaa tatafarraqoo feehi kabura 'alaa l-mushrikeena maa tad'oohum ilayhi llaahu yajtabee ilayhi man yashaa'u wayahdee ilayhi man yuneeb
DIN 31635šaraʿa lakum mina d-dīni mā waṣṣā bihi nūḥan wallaḏī ʾawḥaynā ʾilayka wamā waṣṣaynā bihi ʾibrāhīma wamūsā waʿīsā ʾan ʾaqīmū d-dīna walā tatafarraqū fīhi kabura ʿalā l-mušrikīna mā tadʿūhum ʾilayhi llāhu yaǧtabī ʾilayhi man yašāʾu wayahdī ʾilayhi man yunību
Talal Itani2012 He prescribed for you the same religion He enjoined upon Noah, and what We inspired to you, and what We enjoined upon Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus: "You shall uphold the religion, and be not divided therein." As for the idolaters, what you call them to is outrageous to them. God chooses to Himself whom He wills, and He guides to Himself whoever repents.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 He hath ordained for you that religion which He commended unto Noah, and that which We inspire in thee (Muhammad), and that which We commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying: Establish the religion, and be not divided therein. Dreadful for the idolaters is that unto which thou callest them. Allah chooseth for Himself whom He will, and guideth unto Himself him who turneth (toward Him)
Edward Henry Palmer1880 He has enjoined upon you for religion what He prescribed to Noah and what we inspired thee with, and what we inspired Abraham and Moses and Jesus,- to be steadfast in religion, and not to part into sects therein - a great thing to the idolaters is that which ye call them to! God elects for Himself whom He pleases and guides unto Himself him who turns repentant
John Medows Rodwell1861 To you hath He prescribed the faith which He commanded unto Noah, and which we have revealed to thee, and which we commanded unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying, "Observe this faith, and be not divided into sects therein." Intolerable to those who worship idols jointly with God Is that faith to which thou dost call them. Whom He pleaseth will God choose for it, and whosoever shall turn to Him in penitence will He guide to it
George Sale1734 He hath ordained you the religion which He commanded Noah, and which We have revealed unto thee, O Mohammed, and which We commanded Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus: Saying, observe this religion, and be not divided therein. The worship of one God, to which thou invitest them, is grievous unto the unbelievers: God will elect thereto whom He pleaseth, and will direct unto the same him who shall repent
Talal Itani2012 To this go on inviting, and be upright as you were commanded, and do not follow their inclinations, and say, "I believe in whatever Book God has sent down, and I was commanded to judge between you equitably. God is our Lord and your Lord. We have our deeds, and you have your deeds. Let there be no quarrel between us and you. God will bring us together, and to Him is the ultimate return."
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Unto this, then, summon (O Muhammad). And be thou upright as thou art commanded, and follow not their lusts, but say: I believe in whatever scripture Allah hath sent down, and I am commanded to be just among you. Allah is our Lord and your Lord. Unto us our works and unto you your works; no argument between us and you. Allah will bring us together, and unto Him is the journeying
Edward Henry Palmer1880 Wherefore call thou, and go straight on as thou art bidden, and follow not their lusts; and say, 'I believe in the Book which God has sent down; and I am bidden to judge justly between you. God is our Lord and your Lord; we have our works and ye have your works; there is no argument between us and you. God will assemble us together and unto Him the journey is
John Medows Rodwell1861 For this cause summon thou them to the faith, and go straight on as thou hast been bidden, and follow not their desires: and SAY: In whatsoever Books God hath sent down do I believe: I am commanded to decide justly between you: God is your Lord and our Lord: we have our works and you have your works: between us and you let there be no strife: God will make us all one: and to Him shall we return
George Sale1734 Wherefore invite them to receive the sure faith, and be urgent with them, as thou hast been commanded; and follow not their vain desires: And say, I believe in all the scriptures which God hath sent down; and I am commanded to establish justice among you: God is our Lord, and your Lord: Unto us will our works be imputed, and unto you will your works be imputed: Let there be no wrangling between us and you; for God will assemble us all at the last day, and unto Him shall we return
Easy-read (simplified)walladheena yuhaajjoona fee llaahi min ba'di maa stujeeba lahu hujjatuhum daahidatun 'inda rabbihim wa'alayhim ghadabun walahum 'adhaabun shadeed
DIN 31635wallaḏīna yuḥāǧǧūna fī llāhi min baʿdi mā stuǧība lahu ḥuǧǧatuhum dāḥiḍatun ʿinda rabbihim waʿalayhim ġaḍabun walahum ʿaḏābun šadīdun
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 As for those who dispute about God after having answered His call, their argument is invalid with their Lord; and upon them falls wrath; and a grievous torment awaits them.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And those who argue concerning Allah after He hath been acknowledged, their argument hath no weight with their Lord, and wrath is upon them and theirs will be an awful doom
Edward Henry Palmer1880 But those who argue about God after it has been assented to, their arguments shall be rebutted before their Lord; and upon them shall be wrath, and for them shall be keen torment
John Medows Rodwell1861 And as to those who dispute about God, after pledges of obedience given to Him, their disputings shall be condemned by their Lord, and wrath shall be on them, and theirs shall be a sore torment
George Sale1734 As to those who dispute concerning God, after obedience hath been paid Him by receiving his religion, their disputing shall be vain in the sight of their Lord; and wrath shall fall on them, and they shall suffer a grievous punishment
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Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.73
Talal Itani · George Sale0.71
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.68
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.66
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.62
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.60
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.59
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.58
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.58
Edward Henry Palmer · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.58
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
Gate
verify/divergence_gate.py re-derives and fails on drift
The platform does not say which is right, and does not
characterise what the difference means. The renderings are placed
together so the difference is visible; reading it is the reader's work.
7 sources
stand behind this page. Each is listed once, in the order the page first
cites it, with the licence it was cleared under and what was actually read.
Nothing on this page rests on a source that is not here.
Source Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
CLEARED. Licence read verbatim from the block embedded in this very file. Ingested exactly as shipped: no normalisation, no stripping of marks, no Unicode recomposition.
Parsed structurally from the EPUB: an h3 names the surah, one p per verse with its number in its own span. An unnumbered p is the basmala and is not a verse, except in surah 1 where the basmala IS verse 1. 112 unnumbered paragraphs were found, which is 114 surahs less surah 1 and surah 9. Text is stored VERBATIM: NFC normalisation and XML entity unescaping only, because CC BY-ND forbids modification.
CLEARED on a licence read first-hand from the translator's own download page, not from an aggregator. Tanzil also hosts this translation, but under a blanket "non-commercial purposes only" term that directs the user to the translator or publisher for permission - a hosting disclaimer, not a grant - so the grant was taken from the licensor directly. The "God" edition was ingested; ClearQuran also publishes an "Allah" edition, differing in how the divine name is rendered, which is not ingested.
CLEARED ON THE WORK, WITH TWO RECORDED CAVEATS ON THIS COPY. (1) Rights basis is the expired copyright term, NOT the redistributing repository's licence. That repository dedicates its contents to the public domain under the Unlicense while also redistributing plainly in-copyright translations (Abdel Haleem, Saheeh International, The Study Quran), so it is dedicating rights it cannot hold and its blanket grant is not relied upon here. (2) The file declares its own upstream as tanzil.net, and Tanzil attaches a non-commercial condition to its TRANSLATION distributions, though not to its Qur'anic text. Since Pickthall's copyright has expired, nobody holds rights in these words and no licence is required from anyone; Tanzil's terms are a contract binding those who download from Tanzil, which we did not. The chain is nonetheless not spotless and Anwar may prefer a clean digitisation of the 1930 printing. NOT VERIFIED: that this digital text matches the 1930 first printing rather than a later revised edition. No page images were collated. Recorded as unverified rather than presented as established. SERVED TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE CITED FILE AT ONE VERSE, 37:97: the file reads "red-hotfire" (a glued token, also in Gutenberg #16955); the served row reads "red-hot fire", restored 2026-09-13 from Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (London: George Allen & Unwin, printed for Alfred A. Knopf; 1930), p. 460, XXXVII 97 - scan archive.org in.ernet.dli.2015.216140, PDF page 475; banked data/derivation-sources/pickthall-1930-dli-2015.216140-text.pdf (sha256 70e81146c97fa3a590243a82e04e349108546074787e2551a78c616202138870) on Anwar Malik's grant.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is not stated by the redistributor and the printing is unverified. No statement of purpose is recorded for Palmer because none was sourced from his own preface in this pass; nothing is asserted on his behalf.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. TWO edition caveats. (1) The upstream is not stated by the redistributor. (2) Rodwell's own edition PRESENTS THE SURAHS IN HIS OWN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, not the mushaf order — he says so in his preface. This digital text is keyed to mushaf order, so it derives from a restored-order printing (such as the Everyman edition) rather than from Rodwell's own arrangement. Which printing is not stated and has not been established.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 verses, keyed to mushaf order. The
bismillah is not fused into ayah 1: 1:1 carries it and no other verse
does. Verified against content check C3 at ingest.
CLEARED ON THE WORK. Term expired by every measure. The digital edition's upstream is NOT STATED by the redistributor, so the printing it represents is unverified; Sale's text was reprinted and re-edited many times between 1734 and 1900. Recorded as unverified rather than assumed to be the first edition.
Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
CLEARED. Parallel edition, held in ayah_text_variants. It sits alongside the Uthmani spine for search normalisation and is never used to correct it.