In the name of God, compassionate & merciful بِسْمِاللهِالرَّحْمنِالرَّحِيمِ Peace be with you السلامعليكم
Assalamulaikum respected brothers and sisters. Here's a 'Gift' for you from me, my humble recitation of Surah Yusuf, from the Qur'an. I wish everyone a blessed and reflective time listening to this. (the last few seconds get cut off, I'm sorry!)
Surah Yusuf from ayat 76 to ayat 87, with English translation Insha'Allah I hope you will all love it. Jazakom'Allahu khairan. Do comment and rate my YouTube video! Thanks again.
In the name of God, compassionate & merciful بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ | Peace be with you السلام عليكم
What:The Tanzil Projectis a Quranic project launched in early 2007 to produce a highly verified precise Quran text to be used in Quranic websites and applications.
Aim: Tanzil's mission is to "produce a standard Quran text and serve as a reliable source" for this standard text on the web. The Tanzil Project was launched to standardise a highly verified error-free Quran text for interface applications to prevent further spreading of the erroneous texts. Sites such as Quran Source and Social Religionuse this Arabic.
Review: What Tanzil nobly aims to do is fix the punctuation errors, the diacritic marks existing in some printed Qurans, by placing all the correct marks where needed. I have a Quran with Uthmani script which means all the punctuation isn't there; this is not a grave mistake, it's a style of script and was very common when the Quran was first reproduced. I have learnt this style of reading and now recognise after studying where all the vowel sounds are supposed to be. Tanzil provides support on this for Quran readers primarily, as well as contributing to the online Quran reading sources.
Resources: Tanzil has a comprehensive sidebar with features for navigating, searching specific terms, reciting and reading.
» A search bar provides quick root word searches in the Quran. This search function is currently available only in Arabic.
» The browse tool enables navigation between chapters (suwar), verses (ayah) and volumes ('juz) as well as flipping pages just like the real book.
» A recitation feature provides no less than 16 well known reciters (Qari); in addition Ibrahim Walk reads the entire Quran in English.
» Most spectacular are the options in choosing the 'type' of script: a standard clearer Arabic, the liquid flowing Uthmani script, with/without full diacritic marks and so on. Changing font/type options are also available.
» Presented here is the English translation; clicking the 'Quran' tab converts the text to Arabic.
» Hovering over the Arabic script with the cursor shows the translation of every single verse in English.
Our Rating: One point deducted only for the no-English search box and use of age-old English for the translation. For contemporary English speakers, we need a Quran that is translated in our eloquent style of speaking, a small upgrade if you will. The Tanzil Project is most excellent, 9/10.
A list of every single Qur'an link online that we use, approve of, find useful and stamp with Muslimness:
Quranic Audio - (following from Quranic realm) A huge database of Qur'an reciters is compiled here for listening to online or downloading FREE! Possibly every single Qarionline is stashed here. There's also a blog (Cafe Salam) for you to post your feedback. Our rating: 5/10
Quranic Realm - This is basic in comparison to others but still a valuable interactive source. Select any surah, check every single box in the top menu and compare the translations and Arabic script without tashkeel (that means punctuation, vowels for joining sounds). It takes time being able to read Qur'an without tashkeel. To listen to recitation however the site takes you to another website where you can download MP3 formats or listen online to various reciters. Our rating: 6/10
Holy Quran - Another interactive and dedicated site to collating various translations, downloadable chapters and embedded YouTube videos for listening to recitation. To listen to the chapters you click on the speaker icon and a new window opens up. You can also search for a particular word within a surah, something other sites fail at AND download the whole Qur'an FREE in any of the languages listed on the bottom right. That's fantastic! (If you speak Greek) Our rating: 7/10
Quran.com - Very similar to Quranic Realm but with a cleaner cut interface and enlarging script options. This source is also good for displaying various translations, Arabic scripts (with/without tashkeel) and the transliterations all in one selection. So I can read the Qur'an in Polish, Somali and Italian, without tashkeel and with transliteration together! Audio recitation option available too but only by one man throughout. Our rating: 7/10
The University of South California - A search + index is included, the full ahadith from four main collections and other holy scriptures from other faiths. The Qur'an is in English only but from three popular translators. Easy to use for quick referencing. Our rating: 8/10
IslamiCity - Perhaps the most extensive and comprehensive Qur'an source online, I get lost in all of it! Here is a list of searches - phonetically, by topic, translation and so on. A list of translations to the Qur'an include Chinese, Korean and Dutch. There are tools also for listening and memorising the Qur'an. Nifty. Our rating: 8/10
Multilingual Qur'an- This is a novelty; the link provides 20+ languages. You select one, choose a chapter, select from the 11Qariand click on any verse or the 'play' icon for instant recitation. Also provided is a highlighting search box and atafsiroption. It's interesting reading the Qur'an in another language or cross-translating words. Our rating: 8/10
Qur'an Explorer - We thoroughly adore this source; click on the red 'Launch' button to open up a new explorer window where you can listen to 8 different Qari (Qur'an reciters), 11 different translations, including Malay and French, and select Arabic scripts, pause and skip recitation to help with reading along or memorising. Our rating: 9/10
Quran Flash - The most interactive Quran website to date! The 3D book on screen creates a 'real-time' experience with turning pages, 12 Quran to choose from varying in tajweed and script, options in changing the background image, selecting chapters, bookmarking and loads more! Basically, it's brilliant. I've yet to find a weakness. Our rating: 10/10.
Muslim Web - Muslimness Review pending... Our rating: -/10.
iKnowledge - iKnowledge is a web application covering 4 key areas of Islamic studies: the Quran, Tafsir (interpretations of Quran) Hadith and Seerah (biography of Prophet Muhammad). iKnowledge is 'edgier' than your average Quran source, with share buttons, website coding, a Facebook fan page and Twitter account, in addition the dozen plus features rock in the sidebar such as bookmarking, audio recitations and video AND a free islamicnature.blog. Basically, this has everything short of a cushion and cup of coffee. Our rating: 9/10
Social Religion - Muslimness Review pending... Our rating: -/10.
Quran Source - Muslimness Review pending... Our rating: -/10.
There are definitely more strong contenders out there but too many is overwhelming. It isn't really about which ones are better but rather which ones are suited to you and your learning. Our ratings are personal, recommendations for you.
If you have any other Qur'an sources be sure to mention them here!
