====== Search Tips ======

Searching in Tanzil is pretty easy. To find a word in Quran, simply enter it in the search box of [[http://tanzil.net/|Tanzil Quran Navigator]] and press "GO". You will then receive a list of ayas containing your search string.

===== Basics of Search =====

  * **Automatic and** \\ By default, Tanzil returns ayas that include all of the search words. For example, the search phrase ''كتاب قرآن'' will return ayas that contain both ''كتاب'' and ''قرآن'' (in any order).

  * **Exact phrase** \\ To search for an exact phrase, enclose the phrase in quotation marks, like ''"رسول الله"''.

  * **Whole words** \\ To search for a whole word only, put quotation marks around the search word. For example, ''"كتاب"''  matches ''كتاب'', but not ''الكتاب'' and ''كتابهم''. 

  * **Similar letters** \\ Tanzil automatically matches similar letters. For example, the search word ''نعمت'' matches both ''نعمت'' and ''نعمة''.

  * **Partial diacritics** \\ You can refine your search by adding some diacritics to the search word. For example, the search word ''مخلِص'' matches ''مُخْلِصِين'' but not ''مُخْلَصِين''.

===== Operators =====

  * **Logical or**: ''|'' \\ The ''|'' operator is used to simultaneously search for more than one word in ayas. For example, the search phrase ''كتاب|میزان'' will return ayas that contain either ''كتاب'' or ''میزان'', or both.

  * **Logical not**: ''-'' \\ If you want to exclude some words in your results, simply put a minus sign in front of the words you want to avoid. For example, the search phrase ''كتاب -میزان'' will return ayas that contain ''كتاب'' but not ''میزان''.

===== Wildcards =====

  * **Any letter**: ''?'' \\ The ''?'' wildcard matches any single letter. For example, the search phrase ''ت?ون'' matches ''تكون'' and ''ترون'', but not ''تعلمون''.

  * **Zero or more letters**: ''*'' \\ The ''*'' wildcard matches any sequence of zero or more letters. For example, the search phrase ''مس*ون'' matches words like ''مسلمون'' and ''مستضعفون''.