Saturday, January 23, 2010

A Quran reciter, searcher, explorer, translator, educator!




It has about 15 or so reciters, and an English speaker as well.  If you hover over any ayat, you can get the English translation. It even has a feature I’ve never seen before: you can change the complexity of the Arabic script to be simple (no phonetics), intermediate (some phonetics) or regular (all the phonetics and pauses, etc.). It’s got a nice simple easy to use interface so if you’re looking for an online Quran without all the bulk, this might be the one for you!




Or, you could use this handy little tool I found:


http://www.memorizenow.com/


It's not specifically designed for Quran, but find your favorite transliteration, actually It'll probably even support arabic text, copy and paste it into the box, and let the memorizing begin! This little web app will gradually cut down what is shown to you, taking out words and leaving blank spaces that you can mouse over to get  a hint. Is it effective? Well, I've heard an 8 ayat long Surat about 5 times, 2 months ago, but of course the general sound pattern remains in your head (The Quran is weird that way). I put it into the box and 30 minutes later, I have the thing memorized! :)

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