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quran-pull
This repository contains the holy book, The Qur'an, in its original Arabic and as translations in English, Farsi, and Portuguese. The contents are made available in JSON, and SQL files.
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src/json/ directory
This section covers the JSON files. Click here to jump to the SQL section.
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The src/json/chapter-metadata.json file contains information about each chapter in The Qur'an.
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The src/json/ar/ directory contains The Qur'an in its original Arabic.
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The src/json/en/ directory contains an English translation of The Qur'an.
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The src/json/fa/ directory contains a Farsi translation of The Qur'an.
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The src/json/pt/ directory contains a Portuguese translation of The Qur'an.
Chapters
The chapter-metadata.json file was obtained from https://quran.com, and modified slightly.
The chapter-metadata.json file contains information about each
chapter in The Qur'an. It is structured as an array of objects, with each object describing
a given chapter. The following example demonstrates how Al-Fatihah is described as an object.
The "codepoints" property is a sequence of unicode codepoints that can be mapped back
to Arabic - for example by using JavaScript's String.fromCodePoint(...codepoints).
{
"id": "1",
"place_of_revelation": "makkah",
"transliterated_name": "Al-Fatihah",
"translated_name": "The Opener",
"verse_count": 7,
"slug": "al-fatihah",
"codepoints": [
1575,
1604,
1601,
1575,
1578,
1581,
1577
]
},
Arabic
The Arabic translation was obtained from the website https://sacred-texts.com.
Each JSON file represents a chapter, or surah - in its original Arabic. For example, src/json/ar/1.json contains Al-Fatihah.
The structure of the file can be described as an array whose first element is an object that contains information aboout the chapter, and the rest of the array is composed of two-element arrays - the first element being the verse number, and the second element being the contents of the verse. For example:
[
{ <chapter metadata> },
[
<verse number>,
<verse contents>
],
[
<verse number>,
<verse contents>
],
[
<verse number>,
<verse contents>
],
/* etc... */
]
English
The English translation is a copy of "The Clear Quran" - by Dr. Mustafa Khattab, and it was obtained from the website https://quran.com.
Each JSON file represents a chapter, or surah - as an English translation. For example, src/json/en/1.json contains Al-Fatihah.
The structure of the file can be described as an array whose first element is an object that contains information aboout the chapter, and the rest of the array is composed of two-element arrays - the first element being the verse number, and the second element being the contents of the verse. For example:
[
{ <chapter metadata> },
[
1,
"In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful."
],
[
2,
"All praise is for Allah—Lord of all worlds,"
],
[
3,
"the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,"
],
[
4,
"Master of the Day of Judgment."
],
[
5,
"You ˹alone˺ we worship and You ˹alone˺ we ask for help."
],
[
6,
"Guide us along the Straight Path,"
],
[
7,
"the Path of those You have blessed—not those You are displeased with, or those who are astray. "
]
]
Farsi
The Farsi translation was obtained from the website https://al-quran.cc.
Each JSON file represents a chapter, or surah - as a Farsi translation. For example, src/json/fa/1.json contains Al-Fatihah.
The structure of the file can be described as an array whose first element is an object that contains information aboout the chapter, and the rest of the array is composed of two-element arrays - the first element being the verse number, and the second element being the contents of the verse. For example:
[
{ <chapter metadata> },
[
<verse number>,
<verse contents>
],
[
<verse number>,
<verse contents>
],
[
<verse number>,
<verse contents>
],
/* etc... */
]
Portuguese
The Portuguese translation was obtained from the website https://al-quran.cc.
Each JSON file represents a chapter, or surah - as a Portuguese translation. For example, src/pt/1.json contains Al-Fatihah.
The structure of the file can be described as an array whose first element is an object that contains information aboout the chapter, and the rest of the array is composed of two-element arrays - the first element being the verse number, and the second element being the contents of the verse. For example:
[
{ <chapter metadata> },
[
<verse number>,
<verse contents>
],
[
<verse number>,
<verse contents>
],
[
<verse number>,
<verse contents>
],
/* etc... */
]
src/sql/ directory
This section covers the SQL files.
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The src/sql/schema.sql defines the schema of the database.
The schema is composed of three tables:qurans,chapters, andverses. -
The src/sql/seed.sql populates the contents of the database.
The languages included are Arabic, English, Farsi, and Portuguese. -
The src/sql/queries/ directory contains
.sqlfiles that contain SQL queries.
They serve as examples, and as inspiration for writing new queries.
SQLite3
This section of the README demonstrates how the SQL files mentioned above can be used to create a fully populated database in memory, how to query the database, and how to save the database to disk for future use.
It is assumed that the repository has been cloned or downloaded (see below), and that "sqlite3" is started from the root of the repository. Other SQL databases, such as MySQL, and PostgreSQL should be able to import the SQL files as well, but have not been tested.
1. $HOME/.sqliterc
For identical results - it is recommended that $HOME/.sqliterc has the following contents:
PRAGMA case_sensitive_like=ON;
pragma FOREIGN_KEYS = on;
.headers on
.mode column
2. Import / save the database to disk
The .save command can be used to save the database to disk permanently, and
avoid repeatedly importing the database into memory:
sqlite> .read src/sql/schema.sql
sqlite> .read src/sql/seed.sql
sqlite> .save src/sql/quran.db
sqlite> .exit
SQLite3 can now be started with the path to the database saved to disk:
$ sqlite3 src/sql/quran.db
sqlite> SELECT qurans.id FROM qurans WHERE qurans.locale = 'ar';
id
--
1
sqlite>
3. Query the database
3.1
After the previous steps, the database is fully populated and exists
on disk. We can now query the database and its contents. The SQL
query we will execute fetches the contents of chapter 112 in the English
locale (i.e: en):
SELECT qurans.locale,
chapters.tr_name AS "chapter (name)",
chapters.number AS chapter,
verses.number AS verse,
verses.content
FROM verses
INNER JOIN qurans
ON qurans.id = verses.quran_id
INNER JOIN chapters
ON chapters.id = verses.chapter_id
WHERE qurans.locale = "en"
AND chapters.number = 112;
The output should look like this:
locale chapter (name) chapter verse content
------ -------------- ------- ----- -----------------------------------------------------
en Al-Ikhlas 112 1 Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “He is Allah—One ˹and Indivisible˺;
en Al-Ikhlas 112 2 Allah—the Sustainer ˹needed by all˺.
en Al-Ikhlas 112 3 He has never had offspring, nor was He born.
en Al-Ikhlas 112 4 And there is none comparable to Him.”
3.2
The next query we will execute demonstrates how to find a particular word or phrase in the English translation of The Qur'an - using the LIKE operator:
SELECT qurans.locale,
chapters.name AS "chapter (name)",
chapters.number AS chapter,
verses.number AS verse,
verses.content
FROM verses
INNER JOIN qurans
ON qurans.id = verses.quran_id
INNER JOIN chapters
ON chapters.id = verses.chapter_id
WHERE qurans.locale = "en"
AND verses.content LIKE "%reflected light%";
The output should look like this:
locale chapter (name) chapter verse content
------ -------------- ------- ----- ----------------------------------------------------
en Jonah 10 5 He is the One Who made the sun a radiant source and
the moon a reflected light, with precisely ordained
phases, so that you may know the number of years and
calculation ˹of time˺. Allah did not create all this
except for a purpose. He makes the signs clear for
people of knowledge.
bin/ directory
The bin/ directory contains scripts that generate the contents of the src/ directory:
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JSON scripts
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bin/json/pull-arabic
This script is responsible for populating src/json/ar/. -
bin/json/pull-english
This script is responsible for populating src/json/en/. -
bin/json/pull-farsi
This script is responsible for populating src/json/fa/. -
bin/json/pull-portuguese
This script is responsible for populating src/json/pt/. -
bin/json/pull-chapter-metadata
The script is responsible for generating src/json/chapter-metadata.json. -
bin/json/insert-chapter-metadata
This script is responsible for inserting chapter metadata as the first element of a JSON array that otherwise contains the contents of a chapter (eg src/json/ar/1.json, ...).
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SQL scripts
- bin/sql/create-sql-seed-file
This script creates src/sql/seed.sql - using the contents of src/json/.
- bin/sql/create-sql-seed-file
Note
By default it is not neccessary to run the scripts mentioned above because the contents of
src/ is included in the repository already.
Note
The scripts are written in Ruby v3.1.0+.
The script dependencies can be installed by running the following from
the root of the repository:
gem install bundler --no-document
bundle install
Download
For those who don't have access to, or know how to use "git", a zip file of the repository is provided for download: download zip file.
Credit, and thanks
The content of the src/ directory was automatically generated thanks to the following websites:
- https://sacred-texts.com - for the original Arabic.
- https://quran.com - for the English translation.
- https://al-quran.cc - for the Farsi, and Portuguese translations.
License
This software is released into the Public Domain.