Link Love: Tanzil
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What: The Tanzil Project is 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 Religion use 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.
For more information about Tanzil click here.
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