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Methodology and Data Versions

This page explains how VerseSurah manages texts, calculations, sources, and editorial decisions.

Methodology version:

Quran text and verse numbering

The Arabic Quran text uses Tanzil Project Uthmani-script data. The site follows the commonly used Hafs numbering of 6,236 numbered verses.

Access to 6,236 verses does not mean 6,236 independent editorial landing pages. The primary reading unit is the surah page; only separately enriched Tier A verses remain standalone.

Translation and tafsir

Turkish translation data uses QuranEnc's own usage terms; source and edition are shown on the Sources page. A translation conveys meaning and is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran text.

Interpretive summaries are not presented as the editor's personal religious ruling. Sources and meaningful differences of view are disclosed.

Audio recitations

Recitations are streamed from Islamic Network CDN (cdn.islamic.network) using approved reciter and edition identifiers, never archived on our own servers. The reciter list is shown on the Sources page.

Prayer times

Prayer times are calculated through the AlAdhan API using the configured calculation method, coordinates, and time zone. Small differences — especially for dawn and night prayers — may occur between institutions.

The tool does not replace an official local timetable or religious ruling; the calculation method used is disclosed on the relevant page.

Qibla calculation

Qibla direction is calculated as the initial great-circle bearing between the user's coordinates and the Kaaba. Phone compass sensors can be affected by magnetic interference and calibration.

Names of Allah methodology

The canonical 99 ordering follows the commonly used Diyanet/Tirmidhi sequence. The divine names are not limited to these 99 entries.

Al-Qadir (القادر) is canonical number 69. Al-Qadeer (القدير) is explained on the Al-Qadir page as a valid Quranic name/attribute form, not counted a second time in the canonical order. Al-Ahad is preserved as a supplemental Quranic name outside the 99-name count.

Authorship, editorial checks, and AI

Kadir Özbek is the publisher and editor. The site is not a fatwa authority — questions requiring a definitive religious ruling are handled through recognized sources, not personal authority claims.

AI may assist with research, drafting, and engineering. Human editorial responsibility remains mandatory for sources, data, links, and publication decisions; fabricated sources or guaranteed outcomes are not accepted.

Dates, source checks, and corrections

Publication date and a meaningful content update are kept separate; rechecking a source does not by itself get shown as "updated" when the content itself did not change.

Real errors are assessed under the Correction Policy. Users can report a source, verse, translation, date, or technical problem using the "Report an issue" tool, which carries the page context automatically.