How we check every article
Our articles explain the Quran, the duas of namaz and the phrases Muslims say every day. Mistakes here matter, so every article follows the same rules before it is published. This page explains them, so you can check our work yourself.
1. Quran text is never typed from memory
Every verse in Arabic is copied by a tool from the Quran text of the Quranic Arabic Corpus and Tanzil. Nobody types a verse by hand. Every verse carries its surah and verse number, linked to quran.com, so you can read it in full there.
2. Translations are quoted, not invented
- English: the translation of Marmaduke Pickthall, quoted as published. Where an old word like “thee” is hard to follow, we may add a plain explanation next to it, never in its place.
- Urdu (Quran verses): the translation of Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi, shown in Urdu script as published and written in Roman Urdu (and sometimes Hindi script) so readers who don't read Urdu can follow it, keeping to the meaning of his words.
- Duas and phrases that are not verses: the meanings in English, Roman Urdu, Urdu script and Hindi are our own plain renderings, kept close to the literal Arabic.
- Word-by-word meanings: taken from our list of the 600 most common Quran words, where each word has one checked meaning. Words outside the list get their plain, standard meaning, matched to the Pickthall and Junagarhi translations of that verse.
3. Duas and phrases come with their source
Texts that are not verses of the Quran, such as Sana, Attahiyat, Durood Ibrahim, the ruku and sajda tasbeeh and Dua e Qunoot, come from one fixed list. Every text that is narrated in a hadith carries the collection and number (for example Sahih al-Bukhari 831). Hadith references in our articles are linked to sunnah.com. If we can't name the source of a hadith, we leave it out. When we mention a hadith's grade, we say who graded it (for example the grade shown on sunnah.com), and where scholars differ we say so.
4. Every Arabic line is checked by a script, everything else by hand
Before an article goes live, a script compares every Arabic word in it with the Quran text and the list of duas above. If a single line doesn't match, the article is fixed before publishing. Numbers, such as how many times a word appears in the Quran, are counted from the corpus, never estimated. The script checks the Arabic only; translations, references and the Urdu and Hindi lines are checked by hand against the sources above.
5. A scholar reviews every article
Abrar Iqbal is an Islamic scholar with a PhD in Islamic research. He reviews Kalam-E-Pak articles for the accuracy of every verse, translation, word meaning and reference. His name appears under the title of every article he has reviewed. Read about Abrar Iqbal →
6. We explain, we don't give rulings
We explain what the words mean. We don't give fiqh rulings or take sides on questions where scholars differ. Where practice differs between schools (for example two versions of Dua e Qunoot), we show both and say so. For a ruling, please ask a scholar you trust.
7. Found a mistake? Tell us
If you find a mistake in any article, please email support@kalamepak.com with the page link. We check it against the sources above, correct the article, and change its “Updated” date.