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How the Site Is Organized
Every verse in the Qur'an has a hub page — a single home base that shows you the Arabic text, a featured translation, audio, and clear links to every study tool available for that verse.
Think of the hub as a train station. You arrive, you see all your options, and you choose where to go. Every specialized page links back to the hub and across to the other tools, so you can always find your way.
Finding a Verse
Start at the Qur'an Index, which shows all 114 surahs as a card grid. Tap any surah to see its verses, then tap a verse number to reach its hub page.
If you already know the surah and verse number, you can go directly by typing the URL:
That takes you straight to Ayat al-Kursi (2:255). The pattern is always /quran/surah/verse/.
You can also use the search box at the top of this page to search for any word, phrase, or topic across the site.
Study Tools
Compare Translations
Every verse is available in over 70 English translations, grouped by category — traditional scholarly translations, modern accessible renderings, and specialized academic works. All translations are either public domain or included with the author's permission.
Word-by-Word Analysis
Each Arabic word is broken down individually with its translation, transliteration, grammatical analysis, and root. Available in two views: Parallel View (side-by-side columns) and Analysis View (flashcard-style blocks with full grammatical detail). Word-by-word is available in 6 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, and Turkish.
Root Concordance
Arabic words derive from roots, usually three letters. The root concordance pages show you every word derived from a root and every verse where it appears. This lets you trace a concept across the entire Qur'an — for example, finding every verse that uses a word from the root for “mercy” (ra-ha-mim).
Non-English Translations
Translations in over 20 languages including Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Chinese, Dutch, Farsi, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, and others. You can compare all non-English translations for a single verse side by side, grouped by language.
Audio
Click the Arabic text on any hub page to hear the verse recited. Audio is available for all 6,236 verses.
Navigating the Site
Breadcrumbs
Every page shows a breadcrumb trail near the top (e.g., Home > Qur'an Index > al-Baqarah > 2:255). You can click any level to jump back up the hierarchy.
Previous / Next
Verse pages have previous and next arrows to move through the Qur'an sequentially. Surah pages have previous and next surah links at the bottom.
Keyboard Shortcuts
On verse pages, press ← to go to the previous verse and → to go to the next verse.
Cross-Links
Every specialized page (translations, word-by-word, other languages) includes links to all the other study tools for the same verse, plus a link back to the hub. You don't need to go “back” to switch tools — just click across.
About IslamAwakened
IslamAwakened was created in 2003 by Waleed Kavalec, a convert to Islam and IT professional. It began as a way to compare a handful of English translations side by side and grew over two decades into the resource it is today — 70+ English translations, word-by-word analysis in 6 languages, root concordance, audio recitation, and translations in 20+ non-English languages.
The site has always been free and always will be. Only translations that are public domain or explicitly approved by the author or publisher are included.
Read more about the recent redesign: What's New at IslamAwakened.
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