Quran Metadata
From Tanzil
Quran metadata contains various information about the structure of the quran text.
Data Items
- sura (chapter): including number of ayas, revelation order, start line, number of rukus, and sura name in Arabic, English and English Transliteration.
- partitioning: including the following items:
- juz (part)
- hizb (group), and hizb quarters
- manzil (station, stage)
- ruku (section)
- page (page number in Medina Mushaf)
- sajda: the location and type of sajdas
Download
- Latest release: (ver 1.0, see changes log)
- quran-data.xml: Metadata in XML
- quran-data.js: A compressed version of metadata in JavaScript.
Sample Usage
- show-sura.php: A simple PHP code that reads quran metadata and displays suras (see output).
- show-trans.php: The above PHP code including quran translation (you can obtain translations from this page).
