Quran Text Types

Quran texts are usually represented in two general formats:

• Uthmani Script:
  An old-fashion script used by the third Caliph, Uthman, to produce the first standard quran manuscript.

• Simple Script:
  Also known as Imla'ei script, is the modern Arabic writing style which is currently in use.

Tanzil provides several quran texts in two major categories described below:

• Uthmani Script
  • Uthmani: Uthmani quran text similar to Medina Mushaf.
  • Uthmani Minimal: Uthmani text with a minimal number of diacritics and symbols.

• Simple Script
  • Simple: Quran text in Imlaei script.
  • Simple Plain: Simple text without special demonstration of Ikhfas and Idghams.
  • Simple Minimal: Simple text with a minimal number of diacritics and symbols. Suitable for embedding in other texts.
  • Simple Clean: Simple text without any diacritics or symbols. Suitable for easy search.

You can check the differences in our Quran Navigator.