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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/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.
Arabic
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 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
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/json/en/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. "
]
]
Farsi
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 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... */
]
Portuguese
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 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... */
]
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.
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 the $HOME/.sqliterc file has the following
contents:
pragma FOREIGN_KEYS = on;
.headers on
.mode column
2. Execute src/sql/schema.sql
Start SQLite3 from the command line, and then execute .read src/sql/schema.sql:
$ sqlite3
SQLite version 3.39.0 2022-06-25 14:57:57
Enter ".help" for usage hints.
Connected to a transient in-memory database.
Use ".open FILENAME" to reopen on a persistent database.
sqlite> .read src/sql/schema.sql
sqlite>
3. Execute src/sql/seed.sql
Within the same sqlite session, execute .read src/sql/seed.sql:
sqlite> .read src/sql/seed.sql
sqlite>
4. Query the database
4.1
After steps two and three, the database is fully populated and exists
in memory / RAM. 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.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:
sqlite> SELECT qurans.locale,
...> 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;
locale chapter verse content
------ ------- ----- -----------------------------------------------------
en 112 1 Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “He is Allah—One ˹and Indivisible˺;
en 112 2 Allah—the Sustainer ˹needed by all˺.
en 112 3 He has never had offspring, nor was He born.
en 112 4 And there is none comparable to Him.”
4.2
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.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:
sqlite> SELECT qurans.locale,
...> 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%';
locale chapter verse content
------ ------- ----- ------------------------------------------------------------
en 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.
5. Save the database to disk
The .save command can be used to save the database to disk permanently -
after steps 2 and 3 have been completed. This will help avoid having to repeat
the import process in the future. For example:
sqlite> .read src/sql/schema.sql
sqlite> .read src/sql/seed.sql
sqlite> .save src/sql/quran.db
sqlite> .exit
From that moment on, sqlite3 can be started with the path to the database saved to disk instead:
$ sqlite3 src/sql/quran.db
sqlite> SELECT qurans.id FROM qurans WHERE qurans.locale = 'ar';
id
--
1
sqlite>
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/.
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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 #1
By default it is not neccessary to run the scripts mentioned above because the contents of
src/ is included in the repository already.
Note #2
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-rdoc --no-ri
bundle install
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.
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.