Cool Quran

CoolQuran available at https://coolquran.web.app is a free Quran exploration software application that lets you compare different translations, search among original text and translations and bookmark verses for easy reference.

• Home page of this applicaiton provides an interface to read and navigate through different chapters and verses in Quran.
• Chapter number and verse number can be directly entered in the text boxes and the specified verse details will appear after hitting the search button.
• Left and right arrow buttons can be used to navigate to the next and previous verses.
• Bookmark button can be used to bookmark the current verse. At anytime, you can get back to a bookmarked verse by going to the "Bookmarks" page and clicking on the bookmark button with chapter and verse number.
• Favourite button can be used to add the current verse to the list of favourite verses. At anytime, you can get back to a favourite verse by going to the "Bookmarks" page and clicking on the favourite button with chapter and verse number. Click on the button again to remove it from the favourites.
• Quran verse is displayed in a box with chpater details as heading and the arabic text in the detail section.
• Chapter main heder lists these details: [Chapter number] [Chapter name in Arabic] [Chapter name in English]
• Chapter sub heder lists these details: [Revelation order] [Chapter meaning in English] [Revelation location]
• You need to go to "Settings" page to download and enable different available translations.
• Each enabled translation will appear on the home page in different boxes. The header will display the translator name and the details will provide the translation of current verse.
• Quick navigation buttons are available at the bottom of each page in this order: [Back] [Home] [Browse] [Search] [Bookmarks]

Launching and Settings

Launching and Installation

• Go to https://coolquran.web.app from any modern browser (Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, etc.) from any device (Computers, Mobile phones, Tablets).
• The page will display a "Loading..." message. This is because all data is loaded first to make the app faster while using. Be patient... after a while the home page will appear.
• Look for the install button. In most browsers, it will be a small (+) symbol at the end of address bar. If you are browsing from a mobile, it normally prompts automatically with a question "Add to home?" or similar. Some browsers will have this option as a separate menu item.
• Once installed, this application can be launched later on as a native application from computers (Windows, Mac, Unix, etc.) or mobile devices (Android or iOS).

Initial Setup

• When you use it for the first time, there will be no translations available. Go to the "Settings" page to download and enable translations.
• You will see a "Download" button under each available translation. Click on it and wait for sometime to complete the downloading.
• Once downloading is completed, click on "Enable" button to enable the translation. After this, the selected translation will be available on home page.
• Downloading more translations will result in error if storage quota in your browser is exceeded. Some mobile browsers do not support large offline data storage.
• Try removing other translations to make space for the required translations.

Translations

• Arabic: تفسير المیس - King Fahad Quran Complex
• English: Yusuf Ali - Abdullah Yusuf Ali
• English: Pickthall - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
• English: Talal Itani - Talal Itani
• Hindi: फ़ारूक़ ख़ान & अहमद - Muhammad Farooq Khan and Muhammad Ahmed
• Urdu: ابوالاعلی مودودی - Abul A'ala Maududi
• Tamil: ஜான் டிரஸ்ட் - Jan Trust Foundation
• Malayalam: അബ്ദുല്‍ ഹമീദ് & പറപ്പൂര്‍ - Cheriyamundam Abdul Hameed Madani and Kunhi Mohammed Parappoor
• Malayalam: കാരകുന്ന് & എളയാവൂര് - Muhammad Karakunnu and Vanidas Elayavoor

Browse

• Using the "Browse" page, you can explore Quran chapter by chapter. All chapters are initially listed in the order of their chapter numbers.
• Use the sort button to change the listing order to the order of revelation.
• Each chapter is listed as a box containing chapter details.
• Chapter main heder lists these details: [Chapter number] [Chapter name in Arabic] [Chapter name in English]
• Chapter sub heder lists these details: [Revelation order] [Chapter meaning in English] [Revelation location]
• Click anywhere on the chapter box to see the list of verses in that chapter.
• Click on the verse number box to navigate to that verse.
• Use the back button to get back to the previous page.
• Bookmarked chapter and verse will be highlighted in golden colour.

Search

• Using the "Search" page, you can search and locate any text in any of the Arabic verses in Quran or in any of the enabled translations in different languages.
• Provide the search text term in the text box and click on the search button next to it.
• Once the search is completed, it will display the total number of occurrences of that word along with list of verses containing that word.
• The search results are displayed in boxes with these details: [Result number] [Chapter Number : Verse Number] [Source (Translator/Quran)] [Verse containing the search word]
• The search word will be highlighted if the cases match exactly.
• Click on the result box to navigate to that verse.
• Use the back button to get back to the previous page of search results.

Bookmarks

• Using the "Bookmarks" page, you can view the bookmarked verse and the list of favourite verses.
• Click on the verse button to navigate to that verse.
• Use the back button to get back to the previous page of bookmark and favourites.
• If you click on the bookmark button on the home page on a different verse, the bookmark will be moved to that verse.
• If you click on the favourite button again on a verse, it will be removed from the favourites.

About

• Using the "About" page, you can view features and details of this application.
• It also list out the source for Quran text and translations and the developer information along with last updated date.
• Note: All Quran text and translations are sourced from http://tanzil.net. Tanzil, is an international Quranic project aimed at providing a highly verified precise Quran text in Unicode.