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Whatever God restored to His Messenger from the inhabitants of the villages belongs to God, and to the Messenger, and to the relatives, and to the orphans, and to the poor, and to the wayfarer; so that it may not circulate solely between the wealthy among you. Whatever the Messenger gives you, accept it; and whatever he forbids you, abstain from it. And fear God. God is severe in punishment.
Translation Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1875–1936 · published 1930
That which Allah giveth as spoil unto His messenger from the people of the townships, it is for Allah and His messenger and for the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, that it become not a commodity between the rich among you. And whatsoever the messenger giveth you, take it. And whatsoever he forbiddeth, abstain (from it). And keep your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is stern in reprisal
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
What God gave as spoils to His Apostle of the people of the cities is God's, and the Apostle's, and for kinsfolk, orphans, and the poor, and the wayfarer, so that it should not be circulated amongst the rich men of you. And what the Apostle gives you, take; and what he forbids you, desist from; and fear God, verily, God is keen to punish
Sources
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
The spoil taken from the people of the towns and assigned by God to his apostle, belongeth to God, and to the apostle, and to his kindred, and to the orphan, and to the poor, and to the wayfarer, that none of it may circulate among such of you only as are rich: What the apostle hath given you, take: What he hath refused you, refuse: And fear ye God, for God is severe in punishing
Sources
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
The spoils of the inhabitants of the towns which God hath granted to his apostle, are due unto God and to the apostle, and him who is of kin to the apostle, and the orphans, and the poor, and the traveller; that they may not be for ever divided in a circle among such of you as are rich: What the apostle shall give you, that accept; and what he shall forbid you, that abstain from: And fear God; for God is severe in chastising
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
Ajo që Allahu i dha të Dërguarit të Tij si plaçkë (pa luftë) nga jobesimtarët e vendbanimeve, i takon Allahut, të Dërguarit e farefisit të tij, jetimëve, skamnorëve dhe udhëtarit të mbetur rrugës, në mënyrë që të mos qarkullojë pasuria vetëm mes pasanikëve prej jush. Çfarë t'ju japë i Dërguari, merreni, e çfarë t’ju ndalojë, hiqni dorë prej saj! Kini frikë Allahun, se, me të vërtetë, Allahu është i rreptë në ndëshkim.
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বাংলা · Bengali
আল্লাহ জনপদবাসীদের নিকট থেকে তাঁর রাসূলকে ফায় হিসেবে (বিনা যুদ্ধে) যা দিয়েছেন তা আল্লাহর, রাসূলের, (তাঁর) আত্মীয়-স্বজনদের, ইয়াতীমদের, মিসকীন ও মুসাফিরদের, যাতে ধন-সম্পদ তোমাদের মধ্যকার বিত্তশালীদের মাঝেই কেবল আবর্তিত না থাকে। হে মু‘মিনগণ! রাসূল তোমাদের (৬) যা দেয় তা গ্রহণ করো এবং যা থেকে সে তোমাদের নিষেধ করে তা থেকে বিরত থাকো। আর আল্লাহকেই ভয় করো। নিশ্চয় আল্লাহ শাস্তি প্রদানে অত্যন্ত কঠোর।
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Bosanski · Bosnian
Plijen od stanovnika sela i gradova koji Allah Poslaniku Svome daruje pripada: Allahu i Poslaniku Njegovu, i bližnjima njegovim, i siročadi, i siromašnim, i putnicima namjernicima - da ne bi prelazio samo iz ruku u ruke bogataša vaših; ono što vam Poslanik da, to prihvatite, a ono što vam zabrani – ostavite, i bojte se Allaha. Allah, zaista, žestoko kažnjava.
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Hrvatski · Croatian
Plijen od stanovnika sela i gradova koji Allah Poslaniku Svome daruje pripada: Allahu i Poslaniku Njegovu, i bližnjima njegovim, i siročadi, i siromašnim, i putnicima namjernicima – da ne bi prelazio samo iz ruku u ruke bogataša vaših; ono što vam Poslanik da, to prihvatite, a ono što vam zabrani – ostavite, i bojte se Allaha. Allah, zaista, žestoko kažnjava.
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Fulfulde · Fulani
Ko Alla neemini e nelaaɗo mum e yimɓe gure dow, na woodani Alla e nelaaɗo makko e ɓadiiɓe nelaado e alyatitm en e miskineeɓe e ɓiy laawol ngam ɗum wa'asa yiilaade hakkunde alɗuɓe mon, ko nelaaɗo totti on ɓame ko o haɗi on ngacce, ndeene Alla, pellet Alla ko caɗtuɗo lepte.
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ქართული · Georgian
და ის, რაც ალლაჰმა (სამხედრო) ნადავლად უბოძა თავის შუამავალს სოფლების მცხოვრებთაგან [მრავალღმერთიანთა ქონებიდან] (და ამავდროულად არ იყო საჭირო მხედრებზე დევნა და სამხედრო შეტაკება), – ის (ასეთი ნადავლი) (არ ნაწილდება მეომრებს შორის, არამედ) ეკუთვნის ალლაჰს [იხარჯება ყველა მორწმუნის საერთო კეთილდღეობისთვის], შუამავალს, ნათესავებს (მოციქულის), ობლების, ღარიბებისა და მგზავრების (რომელსაც გზაში ფული გამოელია და მოგზაურობის გაგრძელება არ შეუძლია), რათა ეს არ აღმოჩნდეს განაწილება (მხოლოდ) თქვენს მდიდრებს შორის. და რაც კი რამეს მოგცემთ შუამავალი (იქნება ეს ქონება თუ მისი ბრძანება), აიღეთ, და რასაც გიკრძალავთ, შეიკავეთ თავი. და გეშინოდეთ ალლაჰისა, რადგან ალლაჰი მკაცრია სასჯელში!
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Deutsch · German
Was Allah Seinem Gesandten von den Bewohnern der Ortschaften als kampflose Beute zugeteilt hat, so gehört das Allah, Seinem Gesandten und den Verwandten, den Waisen, den Bedürftigen und dem Sohn des Weges. Dies, damit es nicht nur im Kreis der Reichen von euch bleibt. Und was nun der Gesandte euch gibt, das nehmt; und was er euch untersagt, dessen enthaltet euch. Und fürchtet Allah; wahrlich, Allah ist streng im Bestrafen.
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Ελληνικά · Greek
Αυτά που ο Αλλάχ παραχώρησε ως λάφυρα χωρίς μάχη (Αλ-Φάι’) στον Αγγελιαφόρο Του, από τους λαούς των κωμοπόλεων, αυτά προορίζονται για τον Αλλάχ, τον Αγγελιαφόρο Του (δηλ. να ξοδεύονται προς το συμφέρον των Μουσουλμάνων), τους συγγενείς (του Αγγελιαφόρου, από τους Μπάνι Χάσιμ και τους Μπάνι Αλ-Μουττάλιμπ, στους οποίους ο Προφήτης είχε απαγορέψει να δέχονται να πάρουν τη Ζακά), τα ορφανά, τους ενδεείς, και τον οδοιπόρο (τον ξένο που τα χρήματά του έχουν εξαντληθεί), έτσι ώστε να μη γίνουν (τα χρήματα μια) περιουσία που θα κυκλοφορεί (αποκλειστικά) στους πλούσιους ανάμεσά σας (και όχι στους φτωχούς). Και ό,τι σας δίνει ο Αγγελιαφόρος (και σας διατάζει) να το λάβετε (και να το κάνετε)· και ό,τι σας απαγορεύει, να το σταματήσετε. Και να φυλαχθείτε από την τιμωρία του Αλλάχ (μέσω της τήρησης των εντολών Του). Πράγματι, ο Αλλάχ είναι Αυστηρός στην τιμωρία (Του).
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हिन्दी · Hindi
अल्लाह ने जो कुछ भी इन बस्तियों वालों (के धन)[4] से अपने रसूल पर लौटाया, तो वह अल्लाह के लिए और रसूल के लिए और (रसूल के) रिश्तेदारों, अनाथों, निर्धनों तथा यात्री के लिए है; ताकि वह (धन) तुम्हारे धनवानों ही के बीच चक्कर लगाता न रह जाए[5], और रसूल तुम्हें जो कुछ दें, उसे ले लो और जिस चीज़ से रोक दें, उससे रुक जाओ। तथा अल्लाह से डरते रहो। निश्चय अल्लाह बहुत कड़ी यातना देने वाला है।
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Italiano · Italian
Ciò che Allāh ha dato al Suo Messaggero, da ciò che fu tolto agli abitanti della città, è per Allāh e il Suo Messaggero, e i suoi parenti, e gli orfani, e i poveri e i viandanti, perché non sia solo nelle mani dei ricchi tra voi. E ciò che vi ha dato il Messaggero prendetelo, e rinunciate a ciò da cui Lui vi dissuade, e temete Allāh: in verità Allāh è severo nella punizione.
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Lietuvių · Lithuanian
7. Ir ką Allahas sugrąžino Savo Pasiuntiniui iš miestų žmonių – tai Allahui ir Pasiuntiniui, ir (jo) artimiems giminaičiams, ir našlaičiams, ir nepasiturintiems, ir (be išteklių likusiam) keliautojui tam, kad tai netaptų begalinėmis dalybomis tarp turtingųjų iš jūsų (tarpo). Ir ką Pasiuntinys davė jums – imkite, o ką jis uždraudė jums – susilaikykite nuo to. Ir bijokite Allaho. Iš tiesų, Allahas yra griežtas bausdamas.
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Русский · Russian
То, что Аллах даровал в добычу Своему Посланнику от жителей селений, принадлежит Аллаху, Посланнику, близким родственникам [Пророка], сиротам, бедным и путнику — чтобы оно не обращалось среди богатых из вас. То, что дал вам Посланник, берите; а от того, что он запретил вам, воздержитесь. И бойтесь Аллаха. Воистину, Аллах суров в возмездии.
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Српски · Serbian
Плен становника села и градова који Аллах Своме Посланику дарује припада: Аллаху и Његовом Посланику, и његовим ближњима, и сирочадима, и сиромашним, и путницима намерницима - да не би прелазио само из руку у руке ваших богаташа; оно што вам Посланик да, то прихватите, а оно што вам забрани - оставите, и бојте се Аллаха. Аллах, заиста, жестоко кажњава.
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Kiswahili · Swahili
Mali aliyoileta Mwenyezi Mungu kwa Mtume wake kutoka kwa watu wa hivi vijiji ni kwa ajili ya Mwenyezi Mungu, na kwa ajili ya Mtume, na jamaa, na mayatima, na masikini, na msafiri, ili isiwe ikizunguka baina ya matajiri tu miongoni mwenu. Na anachokupeni Mtume, kichukueni. Na anachokukatazeni, jiepusheni nacho. Na mcheni Mwenyezi Mungu. Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mkali wa kuadhibu.
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Svenska · Swedish
Den egendom som Gud lät tillfalla sändebudet från byarnas invånare tillhör Gud och sändebudet samt hans nära släktingar, de faderlösa, de behövande och den resande i nöd. På så sätt cirkulerar den inte bara mellan de rika bland er. Det sändebudet ger er, ta det, och det han förbjuder er, avhåll er från det. Och frukta Gud; Gud är sannerligen sträng i sin bestraffning.
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Türkçe · Turkish
Allah’ın (fethedilen) kasaba halkından (alınarak) Peygamberine verdiği fey Allah'a, Rasûle, onunla yakınlarına, yetimlere, yoksullara ve yolda kalmışlara aittir. Böylece (bu mallar) sizden zengin olanlar arasında dönüp dolaşan bir (mal) olmasın. Rasûl size ne verdiyse, onu alın ve sizi neyden sakındırmışsa ondan kaçının. Allah’tan sakının. Şüphesiz Allah, azabı pek şiddetli olandır.
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اردو · Urdu
بستیوں والوں کا جو (مال) اللہ تعالیٰ تمہارے لڑے بھڑے بغیر اپنے رسول کے ہاتھ لگائے وه اللہ کا ہے اور رسول کا اور قرابت والوں کا اور یتیموں مسکینوں کا اور مسافروں کا ہے تاکہ تمہارے دولت مندوں کے ہاتھ میں ہی یہ مال گردش کرتا نہ ره جائے اور تمہیں جو کچھ رسول دے لے لو، اور جس سے روکے رک جاؤ اور اللہ تعالیٰ سے ڈرتے رہا کرو، یقیناً اللہ تعالیٰ سخت عذاب واﻻ ہے.
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Easy-read (simplified)maa qata'tum min leenatin aw taraktumoohaa qaa'imatan 'alaa usoolihaa fabi'idhni llaahi waliyukhziya l-faasiqeen
DIN 31635mā qaṭaʿtum min līnatin ʾaw taraktumūhā qāʾimatan ʿalā ʾuṣūlihā fabiʾiḏni llāhi waliyuḫziya l-fāsiqīna
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 Whether you cut down a tree, or leave it standing on its trunk, it is by God's will. He will surely disgrace the sinners.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Whatsoever palm-trees ye cut down or left standing on their roots, it was by Allah's leave, in order that He might confound the evil-livers
Edward Henry Palmer1880 What palm trees ye did cut down or what ye left standing upon their roots was by God's permission, and to disgrace the workers of abomination
John Medows Rodwell1861 Your cutting down some of their palm trees and sparing others was by God's permission, and to put the wicked to shame
George Sale1734 What palm-trees ye cut down, or left standing on their roots, were so cut down or left by the will of God; and that He might disgrace the wicked doers
DIN 31635wamā ʾafāʾa llāhu ʿalā rasūlihi minhum famā ʾawǧaftum ʿalayhi min ḫaylin walā rikābin walākinna llāha yusalliṭu rusulahu ʿalā man yašāʾu wallāhu ʿalā kulli šayʾin qadīrun
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 Whatever God has bestowed upon His Messenger from them; you spurred neither horse nor camel for them, but God gives authority to His messengers over whomever He will. God is Able to do all things.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And that which Allah gave as spoil unto His messenger from them, ye urged not any horse or riding-camel for the sake thereof, but Allah giveth His messenger lordship over whom He will. Allah is Able to do all things
Edward Henry Palmer1880 and as for the spoils that God gave to His Apostle from these (people) ye did not press forward after them with horse or riding camel; but God gives His Apostle authority over whom He pleases, for God is mighty over all
John Medows Rodwell1861 After the spoils of these Jews which God hath assigned to his apostle, ye pressed not with horse or camel. But God giveth his apostles power over what he will. God is Almighty
George Sale1734 And as to the spoils of these people which God hath granted wholly to this apostle, ye did not push forward any horses or camels against the same; but God giveth unto his apostles dominion over whom He pleaseth: For God is almighty
Easy-read (simplified)lilfuqaraa'i l-muhaajireena lladheena ukhrijoo min diyaarihim wa'amwaalihim yabtaghoona fadlan mina llaahi waridwaanan wayansuroona llaaha warasoolahu oolaa'ika humu s-saadiqoon
DIN 31635lilfuqarāʾi l-muhāǧirīna llaḏīna ʾuḫriǧū min diyārihim waʾamwālihim yabtaġūna faḍlan mina llāhi wariḍwānan wayanṣurūna llāha warasūlahu ʾūlāʾika humu ṣ-ṣādiqūna
The translators word this verse differently
Talal Itani2012 To the poor refugees who were driven out of their homes and their possessions, as they sought the favor of God and His approval, and came to the aid of God and His Messenger. These are the sincere.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 And (it is) for the poor fugitives who have been driven out from their homes and their belongings, who seek bounty from Allah and help Allah and His messenger. They are the loyal
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And (it is) for the poor who fled, who were driven forth from their houses and their wealth, who crave grace from God and His goodwill, and help God and the Apostle; they are the truthful
John Medows Rodwell1861 To the poor refugees (Mohadjerin) also doth a part belong, who have been driven from their homes and their substance, and who seek favour from God and his goodwill, and aid God and his apostle. These are the men of genuine virtue
George Sale1734 A part also belongeth to the poor Mohajerin, who have been dispossessed of their houses and their substance, seeking favour from God, and his good will, and assisting God and his apostle. These are the men of veracity
Talal Itani2012 And those who, before them, had settled in the homeland, and had accepted faith. They love those who emigrated to them, and find no hesitation in their hearts in helping them. They give them priority over themselves, even if they themselves are needy. Whoever is protected from his natural greed-it is they who are the successful.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall1930 Those who entered the city and the faith before them love those who flee unto them for refuge, and find in their breasts no need for that which hath been given them, but prefer (the fugitives) above themselves though poverty become their lot. And whoso is saved from his own avarice - such are they who are successful
Edward Henry Palmer1880 And those who were settled in the abode and the faith before them, love those who fled to them; and they do not find in their breasts a need of what has been given to them; preferring them to themselves, even though there be poverty amongst them; and whoso is preserved from his own covetousness, these are the prosperous
John Medows Rodwell1861 They of Medina who had been in possession of their abodes and embraced the faith before them, cherish those who take refuge with them; and they find not in their breasts any desire for what hath fallen to their share: they prefer them before themselves, though poverty be their own lot. And with such as are preserved from their own covetousness shall it be well
George Sale1734 And they who quietly possessed the town of Medina, and professed the faith without molestation, before them, love him who hath fled unto them, and find in their breasts no want of that which is given the Mohajerin, but prefer them before themselves, although there be indigence among them. And whoso is preserved from the covetousness of his own soul, those shall surely prosper
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 —
0.68 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 · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.72
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · John Medows Rodwell0.71
Talal Itani · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall0.70
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · George Sale0.69
Edward Henry Palmer · George Sale0.69
Talal Itani · John Medows Rodwell0.68
Talal Itani · Edward Henry Palmer0.67
Talal Itani · George Sale0.67
Edward Henry Palmer · John Medows Rodwell0.66
John Medows Rodwell · George Sale0.62
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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characterise what the difference means. The renderings are placed
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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.