About inQuran

The Intelligent Quran Search Engine

Credits & Acknowledgements

Arabic search made possible with data provided by: http://corpus.quran.com.

Arabic Noori Majidi text script is a work in progress.

For API support and feedback, please write to info@inquran.com.

Release Information

Version 7.0 (Beta)

November 2025
  • Complete rewrite using Astro & React for blazing fast performance
  • Semantic Search powered by AI embeddings
  • Context-Aware Search (filter by Chapter, Topic)
  • Header Search with Suggestions and Auto-complete
  • New Topics Index and improved Topic Detail pages
  • Verse of the Day on Home Page
  • Interactive Onboarding for new users
  • Contextual Footnotes with popovers
  • Dark Mode support
  • Mobile-responsive design enhancements

Version 6.16.4

  • React-based performance enhancements
  • Recent Search issue fixed

Version 6.16.3

  • DB Collection cleanup functions added
  • Hashing function replaced with custom URL encoder
  • Search results display reduced to 10 for performance

Version 6.16.2

  • Performance Monitoring features added to track opportunities

Version 6.16.1

  • Multiword search improved
  • Urdu is now enabled in default settings
  • Multiword query boosted

Version 6.15.2

  • Search scope configuration now retains in URL making results shareable
  • Added Splats in routing to handle forward slashes in the query
  • Stopped auto search if colon is present in the query
  • Disable left/right switch with quotes are typed or select all

Version 6.15.1

  • Global phrase search capability added

Version 6.15

  • Auto search in all layers from 6:10 has been reverted to string search across all layers for faster performance

Version 6.14

  • Fonts update
  • Help file corrections
  • Quotes added around phases in suggestions

Version 6.13

  • New search layer selection system added

Version 6.12

  • English Short Commentary with cross-references and notes added
  • Urdu Tafseer e Saghir with notes added

Version 6.11

  • Search query use case with + and - in from of a word or phrase added
  • Menu structure updated
  • Performance enhancements

Version 6.10

  • Auto search in all layers (except for Chinese) feature is added when no match is found

Version 6.9

  • Added function to hide unmatching layers when searching across all layers
  • Feature added to click on the translation to disable all others from search

Version 6.8

  • Commentaries and other verse details loading from ES in the iFrame

Version 6.7

  • Yusuf Ali's English Translation added

Version 6.62

  • Translation labels are added

Version 6.61

  • Commentaries are now integrated with global search function
  • Global search enhancements, now no need to select layers when performing global search

Version 6.6

  • English Five Volume Commentary search added
  • Chinese Commentary search added

Version 6.5

  • English Translation from Five Volume Commentary added
  • Chinese translation added

Version 6.4

  • Multi-layer global filter search added
  • Aggregate section updated to allow layer and sublayer filtering in the query
  • Suggest support for query layer and sublayer filtering added
  • Help suggestions updated to showcase the power of layer and sublayer filtering
  • Zero result response updated with option to perform a global search
  • Verse range filters added e.g. 4:6-8 or 5:>7
  • Quick Chapter matching filter added e.g. 114:*
  • Verse cross-references added

Version 6.3

  • Italian Language added
  • Query double submission removed as performance optimized
  • Significant Topics as Phrases added

Version 6.2

  • Query DSL enhanced, now can perform 'not' logic in integer fields

Version 6.1

  • Query DSL enhanced, now can perform field-specific phrase filters

Version 6.0

  • Performance enhancements by delaying summary results

Version 5.9

  • English Translation of Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra added

Version 5.8

  • English Translation of Muhammad Ali ra added
  • Name changed from English Corpus to Talal Itani

Version 5.7

  • Translation phrases layers added for Arabic/English mappings

Version 5.6

  • English Mapping for English Translation by Hadhrat Moulavi Sher Ali ra sahib added

Version 5.4

  • Following translations added: English Pickthall, Sahih, Maududi, Ahmed Ali, Arberry, Yusuf Ali; Urdu Maududi, Ahmed Ali

Version 5.3

  • Multi-word search enhanced
  • Minor bug fixes

Version 5.2

  • Performance optimizations

Version 5.1

  • Suggestion Menu response updated to include matched strings from search results

Version 5.0

  • English Topics Search added
  • UI updated

Version 4.0

  • Arabic Grammar added: Nouns, Proper Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives
  • Arabic Grammar also added for Noor Majidi script
  • Word for word translation added

Version 3.2

  • English Corpus Translation added
  • Translation Phrases added in the summary section

Version 3.1

  • Suggest menu now display phrases in translations
  • Suggest menu categories added
  • Suggest menu updated with better fonts

Version 3.0

  • Content cache related performance optimizations added

Version 2.99

  • Page clipping issue in verse iFrame fixed

Version 2.95

  • New query filter range option added (e.g. 'a:100-104')

Version 2.9

  • Query filter options added (e.g. 's:>100 s:<=114')
  • Sorting by Sura and Ayah enabled when filter query is used
  • Filters options added to each verse

Version 2.8

  • Option to switch script to Uthmani added
  • Fonts updated for other languages
  • UI changes to increase font sizes

Version 2.7

  • Session retention feature restored
  • Small Nun fixed
  • Minor UI enhancements including icons

Version 2.6

  • Loading/busy icon added
  • Connection state check added

Version 2.5

  • Pagination limit removed, all paging is now handled on the server-side

Version 2.4

  • Pagination limit increased from 10 pages to 100

Version 2.3

  • Rate limiting for queries added
  • Input timeout function adjusted

Version 2.2

  • Suggestion list box updated
  • Majidi font disclaimer

Version 2.1

  • Selecting a suggestion box now adds a space
  • Auto switch to direction of the input box based on suggestion type

Version 2.0

  • Arabic Noor script added
  • Auto switch to direction of the input box based on keyboard input
  • Root layer now displays roots with separated alphabets

Version 1.19

  • App cache support added

Version 1.18

  • CSS adjusted for Safari font stuttering

Version 1.17

  • LTR and RTL Keyboard added to resolve Android input issues
  • Fonts embedded to resolve iOS 11 issue

Version 1.0

May 26th, 2017
  • Production launch on May 26th, 2017 by the approval of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aa)