Reading plans
16 hours
the whole Quran at a steady pace
How Long Does It Take to Read the Whole Quran?
The whole Quran runs 604 pages and 77,429 words. At a steady pace that is about 16 hours: 30 days needs 20.1 pages a day. Full pace tables inside.
Blog
Numbers first: reading plans, page maps and mushaf editions, every figure computed from the same verified data that powers this site.
8 articles. The figure on each card is quoted from the article it sits on.
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Reading plans
128 words
one page of the Madani mushaf, the floor a habit survives on
Build a Daily Quran Reading Habit That Survives a Bad Day
Practical habit mechanics for daily Quran reading: small finishable sessions, a fixed anchor, saved position, and streaks that let you recover a miss.
Structure
30 juz
roughly equal parts of one text
How the 30 Juz Divide the Quran
What a juz is, why the Quran has 30 of them, and where each one starts: a verified table of juz to surah:ayah and Madani mushaf page, with reading math.
Mushaf editions
604 路 610 路 612 pages
one text, three printings
Madani vs IndoPak vs Naskh Mushaf: 604, 610 and 612 Pages
Three mushaf editions, three page counts. What differs between Madani 604, IndoPak 610 and Naskh 612 pages, and why page numbers never transfer.
Mushaf editions
114 surahs
start pages, in three editions, in one table
What Page Is Each Surah On? 114 Surahs, 3 Mushaf Editions
Surah start pages differ by mushaf edition. Full 114-surah table with start pages in the Madani 604, IndoPak 610 and Naskh 612, and where they split.
Translations
17 English versions
in one public catalogue alone
The Quran with English Translation: Which Version Is Yours?
Tanzil lists 17 English translations of the Quran and quran.com serves 9. Catalogued from 1930 to 2016, under different licences. What separates them.
Prayer and Ramadan
10 minutes
one API's default imsak margin, an editorial choice and not an event
Imsak and Iftar Times Explained
Imsak is a dawn marker some timetables print before Fajr, and iftar is simply Maghrib. Here is why two apps disagree for the same city, and how to read yours.
Prayer and Ramadan
57 minutes
between the two asr conventions, Istanbul, one ordinary day
Why Prayer Times Differ Between Apps and Mosques
Two apps can show fajr 20 minutes apart and asr an hour apart, and both be calculated correctly. Here is what each setting changes, and how to match them.
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