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[edit] Usage

{{Cite quran|#1|#2
 | end=           (e=)
 | translator=    (t=)
 | tn=
 | style=         (s=)
 | expand=        (begin= , b=)
 | quote=         (q=)
}}

[edit] Required Parameters

  • #1
  • integer representing the number of the surah (this must be the first parameter).
  • #2
  • integer representing the ayah number (this must be the second parameter).

[edit] Optional Parameters

  • end, or, e parameter :
  • last ayah number being cited
  • quote, or, q :
  • the text of the quotation
  • translator, or, t parameter can have below values :
  • tn (translator name only) parameter can have below same values :
  • expand=no, or, begin=no, or, b=no, or, b=n :
  • does not prepend link with "Qur'an", alternatively begin=no, b=no can also be used. Instead of "no", "n" can also be used.
  • style, or, s parameter can have below values :
  • nosup, or, ns to use non-superscript style.
  • ref, or, r to use expanded form for citing as a reference (short form for style=nosup|expand=yes).

[edit] Examples

Example 1 :

{{Cite quran|5|4|quote=quoted text}}

“quoted text”[Qur'an 5:4]

Example 2 :

{{Cite quran|5|4|expand=no|quote=quoted text}}

“quoted text”[5:4]

Example 3 :

{{Cite quran|5|4|end=7|q=quoted text}}

“quoted text”[Qur'an 5:4-7]

Example 5 :

{{Cite quran|5|4|translator=y|q=quoted text}}

“quoted text”[Qur'an 5:4 (Translated by Yusuf Ali)]

Example 6 :

{{Cite quran|5|4|end=7|translator=p|q=quoted text}}

“quoted text”[Qur'an 5:4-7 (Translated by Pickthall)]

Example 8 :

{{Cite quran|5|4|end=7|style=nosup|t=p|q=quoted text}}

Qur'an 5:4-7 (Translated by Pickthall). “quoted text”

Example 9 :

{{Cite quran|5|4|end=7|style=ns|t=p}}

Qur'an 5:4-7 (Translated by Pickthall)

Example 10 :

{{Cite quran|5|4|end=7|style=nosup}} OR
{{Cite quran|5|4|end=7|style=ref}}

Qur'an 5:4-7
Qur'an 5:4-7

Example 11 :

{{Cite quran|5|4|end=7|style=ref|quote=quoted text}}

Qur'an 5:4-7. “quoted text”

Example 12 :

{{Cite quran|5|4|end=7|style=r|translator=s|q=quoted text}}

Qur'an 5:4-7 (Translated by Shakir). “quoted text”

Example 13 :

{{Cite quran|5|4|end=7|style=ref|t=a|q=quoted text}}

Qur'an 5:4-7 (Translated by Asad). “quoted text”

Example 14 :

{{Cite quran|5|4|e=7|s=ns|t=a|q=quoted text}}

Qur'an 5:4-7 (Translated by Asad). “quoted text”

Example 15 :

{{Cite quran|5|4|e=7|s=ns|b=n}}

5:4-7

Example 16 :

{{Cite quran|5|4|e=7|s=ns|tn=y}}

Qur'an 5:4-7 (Yusuf Ali)

Example 17 :

Quran-Texts{{Cite quran|5|4|e=7|tn=y}}

Quran-Texts[Qur'an 5:4-7 (Yusuf Ali)]

[edit] Talk/Discussion

[edit] Change Al-Qur'an to Qur'an ?

A nice versatile template! The only thing I would change is 'Al-Qur'an to Qur'an'. MP (talk) 19:20, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

A reasonable suggestion. Will change if no other comments received. → Aktar (talk • contribs) — 20:49, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
There should be a template that does not contain the word Qu'ran but rather Surah, to be used in sentences like "the Quran refers to ... in surah x:y.", similar to the current example 10. Str1977 (talk) 19:39, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
More flexible would be something analogous to {{bibleverse-nb}}, which gives the numbers and the link, without any word. It also for some reason suppresses the 'external link' glyph, which can make for a tidier page. Jheald 17:02, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
This has been the consensus to-date in order to clarify that the quotation is from the Qur'an (which is more widely understood than Surah). Where the context requires it, you can specify "expand=no" to suppress the word "Qur'an". → AA (talk) — 17:40, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Upgraded Jan 22, 2008

Upgraded the template codes to use shorter form of parameter name, and their values name, like instead of using "expand=no", now "b=n" or "begin=no" can be also used. Also keeping backward compatibility for the previous functions/results. See the Optional Parameter paragrapgh above to see the new features. --Tarikash 23:56, 22 January 2008 (UTC).

Added one more feature, "tn" parameter to specify Translator's name without the beginning "Translated by" prepend words. Tarikash 04:34, 23 January 2008 (UTC).

[edit] Suggestion

How can one get rid of the square brackets surrounding the Qur'an and link when the template is used in superscript format - e.g. [Qur'an 23:5]. The square brackets do seem annoying and unnecessary. I think the template would look better without the square brackets. Thanks. MP (talk•contribs) 11:31, 26 March 2008 (UTC)