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Hypertext Qur'an


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The Qur'an (also known as the Koran) is the primary sacred text of Islam. Devout Muslims believe that only an Arabic version of this text is the actual Qur'an, so please be aware of this. This page links together a number of versions of the Qur'an: the text in Unicode, the text in Arabic using embedded gifs with the Yusuf Ali translation, the Yusuf Ali in a standalone English version, the 1880 Palmer English version, the 1876 Rodwell version, and the more recent Pickthall English version. The books of the Qur'an (or Surahs, in Arabic) are given standardized names in this hypertext, consisting of the name of the surah in Arabic and an English translation (where feasible) of the name of the Surah. The Palmer text is a key part of the Sacred Books of the East: it is very definitely in the public domain. The Rodwell text is the other version which is in the public domain; the primary drawback is that the Surahs are not in the usual order: for this reason we have named each file in Rodwell by the canonical number. The Pickthall text is more literary and certainly more readable, and is probably a better version for citation purposes. The Yusuf Ali text is probably the best for modern readers.

Please note that there are alternate titles for several of the Surahs; the titles are not considered part of the canonical, revealed Qur'an. Notably, Surah 17 is known both as Al-Isra, typically translated The Night Journey and Bani Israel, typically translated The Children of Israel.

Technical note: linking to this hypertext
The Surahs are numbered consistently across the three versions. The Arabic and Pickthall texts have verse-level NAME tags which you can use to link to specific locations if you wish. It was not possible to mechanically identify the verse breakdown in the Palmer and Rodwell text, so it is only possible to link to a particular Surah of these versions. The verse anchors are in the format xxx_yyy where xxx is the three digit zero-prefixed number of the Surah (shown below in the first column) and yyy is the three digit zero-prefixed verse number. Therefore to link to the Pickthall text of Surah 54, verse 23, you would use the following HTML tag:
<A HREF="http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/pick/054.htm#054_023">  . . . </A>
If you have any questions about the name of a specific 'anchor' you can view the page source in your browser and find the specific NAME tag fairly easily. You are welcome to link to these files as much as you want and don't need to ask permission to do so.


Number Surah English Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
001 al-Fatihah The Opening Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
002 al-Baqarah The Cow Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
003 Al-Imran The Family Of Imran Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
004 an-Nisa' Women Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
005 al-Ma'idah The Food Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
006 al-An`am The Cattle Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
007 al-A`raf The Elevated Places Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
008 al-Anfal The Spoils Of War Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
009 at-Taubah Repentance Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
010 Yunus Jonah Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
011 Hud Hud Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
012 Yusuf Joseph Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
013 ar-Ra`d The Thunder Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
014 Ibrahim Abraham Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
015 al-Hijr The Rock Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
016 an-Nahl The Bee Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
017 bani Isra'il The Israelites Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
018 al-Kahf The Cave Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
019 Maryam Mary Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
020 Ta Ha Ta Ha Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
021 al-Anbiya' The Prophets Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
022 al-Hajj The Pilgrimage Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
023 al-Mu'minun The Believers Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
024 an-Nur The Light Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
025 al-Furqan The Criterion Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
026 ash-Shu`ara' The Poets Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
027 an-Naml The Ant Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
028 al-Qasas The Narrative Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
029 al-`Ankabut The Spider Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
030 ar-Rum The Romans Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
031 Luqman Lukman Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
032 as-Sajdah The Adoration Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
033 al-Ahzab The Allies Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
034 Saba' Sheba Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
035 al-Fatir The Creator Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
036 Ya Sin Ya Sin Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
037 as-Saffat The Rangers Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
038 Sad Sad Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
039 az-Zumar The Companies Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
040 al-Mu'min The Forgiving One Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
041 Ha Mim Sajdah Revelations Well Expounded Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
042 ash-Shura The Counsel Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
043 az-Zukhruf The Embellishment Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
044 ad-Dukhan The Evident Smoke Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
045 al-Jathiyah The Kneeling Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
046 al-Ahqaf The Sandhills Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
047 Muhammad Muhammad Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
048 al-Fath The Victory Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
049 al-Hujurat The Chambers Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
050 Qaf Qaf Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
051 adh-Dhariyat The Scatterers Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
052 at-Tur The Mountain Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
053 an-Najm The Star Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
054 al-Qamar The Moon Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
055 ar-Rahman The Merciful Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
056 al-Waqi`ah That Which is Coming Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
057 al-Hadid The Iron Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
058 al-Mujadilah She Who Pleaded Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
059 al-Hashr The Exile Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
060 al-Mumtahanah She Who is Tested Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
061 as-Saff The Ranks Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
062 al-Jumu`ah The Day of Congregation Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
063 al-Munafiqun The Hypocrites Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
064 at-Taghabun The Cheating Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
065 at-Talaq The Divorce Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
066 at-Tahrim The Prohibition Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
067 al-Mulk The Kingdom Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
068 al-Qalam The Pen Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
069 al-Haqqah The Inevitable Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
070 al-Ma`arij The Ladders Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
071 Nuh Noah Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
072 al-Jinn The Jinn Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
073 al-Muzammil The Mantled One Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
074 al-Mudathir The Clothed One Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
075 al-Qiyamah The Resurrection Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
076 ad-Dahr The Man Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
077 al-Mursalat The Emissaries Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
078 an-Naba' The Tidings Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
079 an-Nazi`at Those Who Pull Out Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
080 `Abasa He Frowned Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
081 at-Takwir The Cessation Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
082 al-Infitar The Cleaving Asunder Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
083 at-Tatfif The Defrauders Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
084 al-Inshiqaq The Rending Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
085 al-Buruj the Constellations Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
086 at-Tariq The Night-Comer Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
087 al-A`la The Most High Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
088 al-Ghashiya The Overwhelming Calamity Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
089 al-Fajr The Dawn Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
090 al-Balad The City Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
091 ash-Shams The Sun Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
092 al-Layl The Night Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
093 ad-Duha The Early Hours Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
094 al-Inshirah The Expansion Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
095 at-Tin The Fig Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
096 al-`Alaq The Clot Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
097 al-qadr The Majesty Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
098 al-Bayyinah The Proof Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
099 al-Zilzal The Shaking Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
100 al-`Adiyat The Assaulters Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
101 al-Qari`ah The Terrible Calamity Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
102 at-Takathur Worldly Gain Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
103 al-`Asr Time Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
104 al-Humazah The Slanderer Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
105 al-Fil The Elephant Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
106 al-Quraysh The Quraish Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
107 al-Ma`un The Daily Necessaries Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
108 al-Kauthar Abundance Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
109 al-Kafirun The Unbelievers Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
110 an-Nasr The Help Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
111 al-Lahab The Flame Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
112 al-Ikhlas The Unity Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
113 al-Falaq The Daybreak Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell
114 an-Nas The Men Arabic (Unicode) Yusuf Ali/Arabic Yusuf Ali English Pickthall Palmer Rodwell