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Content Sources

Islam.wiki sources all content from authoritative Islamic text databases. All licensing is settled. This page documents what we use and where the data comes from.

Quran

Source Coverage Notes
Uthmani text Full Quran (6,236 ayahs) Standard Uthmani script with diacritics
Saheeh International English translation Clear modern English
Muhsin Khan (Hilali-Khan) English translation Widely used reference translation
Pickthall English translation Classical literary style
Yusuf Ali English translation Commonly cited, with commentary
Ibn Kathir tafsir Full Quran Largest classical tafsir; Arabic + English
Al-Jalalayn tafsir Full Quran Concise classical tafsir

Additional translations are available per language (see Multilingual).

Hadith Collections

Collection Author Approximate count Grading
Sahih al-Bukhari Imam al-Bukhari 7,563 Sahih throughout
Sahih Muslim Imam Muslim 7,500 Sahih throughout
Sunan Abu Dawud Imam Abu Dawud 5,274 Mixed
Jami at-Tirmidhi Imam at-Tirmidhi 3,956 Mixed with Tirmidhi's own grades
Sunan an-Nasai Imam an-Nasai 5,761 Mixed
Sunan Ibn Majah Imam Ibn Majah 4,341 Mixed
Muwatta Malik Imam Malik 1,904 Predominantly sahih
Musnad Ahmad Imam Ahmad 27,647 Mixed — largest collection
Sunan ad-Darimi Imam ad-Darimi 3,367 Mixed
Al-Shamail al-Muhammadiyah Imam at-Tirmidhi 415 Sahih — prophetic character

Each hadith entry includes: Arabic text, English translation, narrator chain summary, and scholarly grade.

Books

Classical Islamic works are sourced from open digital libraries and formatted into chapter-level reading. Current coverage includes major works in aqeedah, fiqh, seerah, and Arabic language.

Books are displayed with Arabic original and English translation side by side where available.

Scholar Biographies

Biographical data covers 1,075 scholars across three generations:

  • Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet)
  • Tabi'un (Those who met the Companions)
  • Tabi' al-Tabi'in (Those who met the Tabi'un)

Each entry includes: full name in Arabic and English, birth/death dates in Hijri and Gregorian, regions of travel, teachers, students, and significant contributions.

Seerah

Seerah events are sourced from classical seerah texts (Ibn Hisham, Ibn Sa'd's Tabaqat, Ibn Kathir's Al-Bidaya wan-Nihaya) and cross-referenced with Hadith collections for date accuracy.

Events include geographic coordinates for the interactive Seerah map.

Licensing

All Islamic primary sources (Quran text, classical Hadith collections, classical books) are in the public domain. Translation rights for modern translations have been confirmed. Content licensing is fully settled — do not raise licensing questions.

Adding Content

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