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# The Qur'an
This repository contains the holy book, The Qur'an, in both
English and its original Arabic - described in the JSON format.
It is hoped that through this repository - those working with The Qur'an
in the context of software, or websites - will find a resource that's helpful to their work.
## Layout
### The `src/` directory
The [src/arabic/](src/arabic/) directory contains The Qur'an in its original Arabic. <br>
The [src/english/](src/english/) directory contains an English translation of The Qur'an.
#### Arabic
* [src/arabic/](src/arabic/)
Each JSON file represents a chapter, or surah - in its original Arabic.
For example, [src/arabic/1.json](src/arabic/1.json) contains Al-Fatihah. The structure of the file can be described as an array of arrays, with each array representing a verse, or ayah.
For example:
```
[
[
<verse number>,
<verse contents>
],
[
<verse number>,
<verse contents>
],
[
<verse number>,
<verse contents>
],
/* etc... */
]
```
#### English
* [src/english/](src/english)
Each JSON file represents a chapter, or surah - as an English translation.
The structure of the file can be described as an array of arrays,
with each array representing a verse, or ayah. For example, consider
the English translation of Al-Fatihah ([src/english/1.json](src/english/1.json)):
```
[
[
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. "
]
]
```
## The `bin/` directory
The [bin/](bin/) directory contains two scripts that generate the
contents of the [src/](src/) directory:
* [bin/pull-arabic](bin/pull-arabic) <br>
This script is responsible for populating [src/arabic/](src/arabic/).
* [bin/pull-english](bin/pull-english) <br>
This script is responsible for populating [src/english/](src/english/).
**Notes**
The scripts are written in [Ruby v3.1.0+](https://www.ruby-lang.org). <br>
The ["pull-english"](bin/pull-english) script depends on the ["pull-arabic"](bin/pull-arabic) script being run first. <br>
The script dependencies can be installed by running
`gem install -g gem.deps.rb` from the root of the
repository.
## Download
For those of you 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](https://github.com/0x1eef/The-Qur-an/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.0.zip).
## Credit, and thanks
The content of the [src/](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.