quran-json/README.md

## About

quran-json is a dual purpose project where on the one hand it provides a
command-line utility for downloading the content of The Quran in multiple
languages, and on the other hand it provides a copy of the content that
can be downloaded. The content is provided in the JSON format.

## share/

* [share/quran-json/TheQuran/ar/](share/quran-json/TheQuran/ar/) contains The Quran in its original Arabic.
* [share/quran-json/TheQuran/en/](share/quran-json/TheQuran/en/) contains an English translation of The Quran.
* [share/quran-json/TheQuran/fa/](share/quran-json/TheQuran/fa/) contains a Farsi translation of The Quran.
* [share/quran-json/TheQuran/pt/](share/quran-json/TheQuran/pt/) contains a Portuguese translation of The Quran.
* [share/quran-json/TheQuran/nl/](share/quran-json/TheQuran/nl/) contains a Dutch translation of The Quran.
* [share/quran-json/TheQuran/fr/](share/quran-json/TheQuran/fr/) contains a French translation of The Quran.
* [share/quran-json/TheQuran/it/](share/quran-json/TheQuran/it/) contains an Italian translation of The Quran.

The
[share/quran-json/TheQuran](share/quran-json/TheQuran/)
directory contains multiple sub-directories, where each sub-directory represents
a locale (eg `en` for English, `ar` for Arabic, and  so on). Within each sub-directory,
there is a JSON file for each surah (also known as a chapter).

The structure of each JSON file can be described as an array where the first element is
an object that contains information about a surah, and the rest of the array contains
the content of the surah. The content is composed of two-element arrays - where the first
element is the ayah number (also known as a verse number), and the second element is the
content of the ayah.

See [Surah Al-Fatihah (English)](share/quran-json/TheQuran/en/1.json) for an example.

## bin/

The [bin/quran-json](bin/quran-json) executable is a utility for downloading
the content of The Quran in multiple languages.

*Usage*

<pre>
Usage: quran-json pull [OPTIONS]
  -l, --locale LOCALE    A locale (eg 'en')
  -r, --replace          Replace existing JSON files
  -u, --update           Update surah metadata
</pre>

## Thanks

Alhamdulillah

Thanks to the following websites for providing the downloadable content:

  * https://searchtruth.com for the original Arabic, and the Farsi, Italian translations
  * https://quran.com for the English, Portuguese, Dutch, and French translations

Thanks to the translators:

  * _Dr. Mustafa Khattab_ for the English translation
  * _Hussain Ansarian_ for the Farsi translation
  * _Sofian S. Siregar_ for the Dutch translation
  * _Muhammad Hamidullah_ for the French translation
  * _Hamza Roberto Piccardo_ for the Italian translation

## License

The "source code" is released under the [GPL](./LICENSE) license
<br>
The translators hold the copyright for the translated content