TRANSPARENCY
CONTENT POLICY
This page explains the source, accuracy, and quality standards applied to published content.
The Sources We Use
Tanzil Project
Arabic Quran text (Uthmani), under a CC BY 3.0 license — attribution required, text used unmodified.
QuranEnc
English translation — republished under the platform's own terms of use, with source and edition credited.
AlAdhan API
Prayer times, qibla angle, and Hijri calendar calculations — an open, publicly available REST API.
Islamic Network CDN
Recitation audio streaming — files aren't copied to our own storage, only streamed.
The full source list and licence status is on our Sources page.
Publishing Standards
Published articles follow these standards:
- ›The text answers the reader’s question in sufficient depth; length follows the subject matter and is not padded with unnecessary repetition.
- ›At least 3 sources: a Quran verse, a reliable tafsir/hadith source, or an encyclopedic reference.
- ›The first few sentences answer the page's core question directly.
- ›Related verses, topics or articles are linked so readers can explore the subject further.
- ›No absolute-outcome language ("guaranteed", "certain", "will definitely"); religious claims use hedged language ("it is narrated that", "commonly held view").
How an Article Is Prepared
- Choosing the topic: we start from questions readers genuinely ask about surahs, verses and worship. If an article already answers the same question, we improve it instead of opening a new page.
- Researching sources: verses are read from the Arabic Mushaf text used on the site; for explanation we turn to tafsir works, the hadith collections, the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam and publications of the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet).
- Writing: the text opens with a short answer to the question, then covers context, differing views and the limits of practice. Verses are not lifted out of context and turned into one-line promises.
- Checking: verse numbers and figures are checked against the site's own Quran data, and hadith references against the collections they come from. Language that promises guaranteed outcomes is removed.
- Updating: published articles are revisited when a new source, a correction or reader feedback comes in. A substantive change updates the article's date; purely cosmetic fixes do not.
How We Cite Hadith Reports
When a hadith is quoted, we name the collection it appears in and, where possible, the chapter and hadith number — for example, "Bukhari, Virtues of the Quran, no. 5009". Reports found in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim are not presented with the same certainty as reports in the Sunan collections whose grading is debated. If a hadith scholar graded a report "hasan", "gharib" or "weak", that information stays in the text. Sayings that circulate widely but cannot be traced to a source are not presented as hadith; where such sayings are discussed, the absence of a source is stated plainly.
Religious Sensitivity Policy
- ›Content does not carry the weight of a religious ruling or fatwa; it is informational.
- ›Any claim is backed by at least one source (a verse, a hadith source, or a reliable reference).
- ›On topics with recognized scholarly disagreement, no single view is presented as the only correct one.
- ›Content resembling medical, legal, or financial advice carries an explicit caution notice on that page.
Error Reporting and Correction
If you notice an error, you can find reporting details on our Correction Policy page.