How we write and review

Our sources

• Quran text and translation: Uthmani script and the Saheeh International translation, via Quran.com. Word-by-word meanings and recitation come from the same source.
• Tafsir: classical works including Ibn Kathir, al-Tabari, al-Qurtubi and Ibn ʿAshur, and al-Saʿdi's Taysir al-Karim al-Rahman.
• Hadith: we cite the collection and number, and include the grading. We do not use narrations known to be fabricated.

How review works

1. A writer researches and drafts the page from the sources above.
2. The draft is published only with a visible label: Draft · awaiting scholar review.
3. A qualified reviewer checks every claim, citation and translation. They can approve, or send it back for changes.
4. Only approved pages show Reviewed by [name] with the date. You can see who our reviewers are on the reviewers page.
5. Pages are re-reviewed whenever they change.

Labels you will see

• Scholar-reviewed: checked and approved by a named reviewer.
• Draft: written carefully from the sources, but not yet reviewed.
• Personal reflection: written by a community member, about what an ayah means to them. It is not an explanation of the ayah.

What we will never do

• Issue fatwas or personal religious rulings.
• Publish AI-generated explanations. Technology may help us research, but people write and scholars review.
• Attack other Muslims or schools of thought.
• Run ads or put the Quran behind a paywall.

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