Our sources
Every text on this site comes from a published source, shown beside it. This is the list, and how we use each one.
The Quran
- Arabic text: the Tanzil project (Uthmani script), shown without changes.
- English translation: Saheeh International.
- Transliteration: from the Tanzil project, with the letter ayn written as ʿ.
- Recitation: the teaching recitation (al-Muʿallim) of Sheikh Mahmoud Khalil al-Husary, ayah by ayah. We never use a computer voice for the Quran.
The Names of Allah
We follow the order of the 99 Names as listed in Jamiʿ at-Tirmidhi (3507). Scholars graded that listing itself as weak, while the Names themselves are established in the Quran and the Sunnah. With each Name we show the verses where it appears, and when it does not appear in the Quran in that exact form, we say so. English meanings follow Saheeh International where the Name occurs in the Quran; the short Arabic explanations are our own and we welcome corrections.
Duas and adhkar
From Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim) by Saʿid ibn ʿAli ibn Wahf al-Qahtani, with the English of its published edition at hisnmuslim.com. Each dua shows the hadith collection and number that report it, and its grade as given by hadith scholars such as al-Albani; when they differ, we say so. A reward that comes only in a weak report is never shown as a firm promise.
Hadith
Imam an-Nawawi's Forty Hadith, with the text and translation published on sunnah.com, each with the book that reports it, such as Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.
Stories
The stories of the prophets and the Prophet's life are written from the Quran and authentic hadith. When a detail comes only from later historical reports we say “it is reported”, and weak reports are removed or marked.
Review
Our content has not yet been reviewed by a named scholar. Until it is, we keep to the published sources above and show the grades of the hadith. If you are a qualified student of knowledge or a scholar and would like to help review it, please write to us. hello@noorforall.com
Voices and pictures
The letters of the alphabet are recorded by a human reader. The talking board's words and some reading lessons use a natural computer voice, which we are replacing with human recordings step by step. The board's pictures are emoji, and parents can add their own photos.
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