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 (based on Madina 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 zekr.org).