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Qalun, Warsh, al-Bazzi, Qunbul, al-Duri, al-Susi, Shu'ba

Seven riwayat, three scripts

Read the Qur'an in seven canonical riwayat beside the three Hafs scripts — with tafsir that still lands on the right verse.

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Seven riwayat, three scripts

Most apps ship one reading. EsSiraj ships ten text editions: the three rasm of Hafs 'an 'Asim (Uthmani, simplified, simplified with full vowelling) and seven further riwayat — Qalun and Warsh from Nafi', al-Bazzi and Qunbul from Ibn Kathir, al-Duri and al-Susi from Abu 'Amr, and Shu'ba from 'Asim. These are not alternative spellings of the same text: they number the verses differently, and 52 of the 114 surahs do not have the same count. That is why EsSiraj carries an alignment table — so when you switch to Warsh, the tafsir, the bookmark and the memorisation record still point at the verse you meant, not at the one that happens to share a number.

  • Three Hafs scripts: Uthmani, simplified, simplified with full vowelling
  • Seven riwayat: Qalun, Warsh, al-Bazzi, Qunbul, al-Duri, al-Susi, Shu'ba
  • Verse-numbering alignment so tafsir and notes follow you across editions
  • Switch edition from the reading settings, at any moment
  • Every edition bundled in the app — no download, no connection
  • The riwaya you choose is remembered per profile
How it works

How it works

  1. 01

    Open the reading settings

    The text edition sits under the Qur’an settings, beside the script and font size.

  2. 02

    Pick your riwaya

    Choose among the three Hafs scripts and the seven riwayat. The choice is saved for your profile.

  3. 03

    Keep your marks

    Bookmarks, notes and memorisation follow through the alignment table — you do not lose your place by changing edition.

FAQ

Questions about this feature

Which riwayat does EsSiraj include?

Qalun 'an Nafi', Warsh 'an Nafi', al-Bazzi 'an Ibn Kathir, Qunbul 'an Ibn Kathir, al-Duri 'an Abi 'Amr, al-Susi 'an Abi 'Amr and Shu'ba 'an 'Asim — beside the three rasm of Hafs 'an 'Asim.

Do the verse numbers change between riwayat?

Yes, and that is the hard part. 52 of the 114 surahs are numbered differently. EsSiraj keeps an alignment table so a bookmark, a note, a memorisation record or a tafsir entry made in one edition still resolves to the correct verse in another.

Is Warsh available offline?

Every edition, including all seven riwayat, is bundled inside the app. Nothing is fetched at reading time.

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Glossary

Rasm رَسْم
The skeletal orthography of the Qur'anic text — which letters are written, before the dots and vowel marks are added. The Uthmani rasm is the one fixed under the caliph Uthman and preserved since.
Qira'at قِرَاءَات
The canonical ways of reciting the Qur'an, each traced to one of the seven (or ten) readers of the second Islamic century. They differ in vowelling, in some consonants, and in how verses are counted — all within what was transmitted.
Riwaya رِوَايَة
The transmission of one reader's qira'a through a named student. Hafs and Shu'ba both transmit from 'Asim; Warsh and Qalun both from Nafi'. The riwaya, not the qira'a, is what a printed mushaf actually follows.
Hafs 'an 'Asim حَفْص عَنْ عَاصِم
The riwaya followed by the great majority of printed mushafs and by most of the Muslim world east of Libya. It is the default reading almost everyone means by 'the Qur'an text'.
Warsh 'an Nafi' وَرْش عَنْ نَافِع
The riwaya prevailing across North and West Africa — Morocco, Algeria, much of Mauritania, Senegal and beyond. It differs from Hafs in vowelling, in several readings, and in verse numbering.

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