Sources & Methodology

Rights & ownership

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‍Sources & Methodology
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

ShiaNūr is built upon established Shia sources, scholarly works, and verified devotional references. Every effort is made to ensure accuracy, attribution, transparency, and fidelity to the teachings of the Ahl al-Bayt (a).

Where applicable, sources are cited directly within the app. Content is reviewed and compiled with a commitment to authenticity, clarity, and accessibility.

§1 · Qur’an

Qur’an Text

Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim

Note: Tanzil non-commercial text, verified against the standard Mushaf.

§2 · Translations

Ali Quli Qarai

Muhammad Hamidullah

Note: Courtesy of Tanzil.net under its non-commercial usage terms.

§3 · Tafsir

An Enlightening Commentary into the Light of the Holy Qur’an

Directed by Sayyid Kamāl Faqīh Īmānī
Translated by Sayyid ʿAbbās Ṣadr-ʿĀmelī

Note: Scientific & Religious Research Center — Amīr al-Muʾminīn ʿAlī (a) Public Library.

Tafsīr al-Mīzān

By ʿAllāma Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn al-Ṭabāṭabāʾī

Tafsīr al-Ṣāfī

By al-Fayḍ al-Kāshānī

§4 · Linguistics

al-Mufradāt fī Gharīb al-Qur’ān

By al-Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī (d. ~502 AH)

Note: Public-domain text; OpenITI markup under CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0.

Quranic Arabic Corpus — Morphology

By Kais Dukes

Note: Redistribution with attribution to the original source.

§5 · Mushaf

King Fahd Glorious Qur'an Printing Complex fonts

§6 · Worship Content

Mafātīḥ al-Jinān

Shaykh ʿAbbās al-Qummī

Iqbāl al-Aʿmāl

Sayyid Ibn Ṭāwūs

Miṣbāḥ al-Mutahajjid

Shaykh al-Ṭūsī

al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya

Biḥār al-Anwār

ʿAllāma al-Majlisī

al-Kāfī

Shaykh al-Kulaynī

§7 · Wisdom Content

ShiaNūr In-House Compilation

Note: Rooted in narrations of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) and classical Shia sources. Individual entries cite their sources where applicable.

§8 · Fiqh Rulings

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid ʿAlī al-Sīstānī (h.a.)

Note: Prayer rulings, Sujūd al-Sahw, Uṣūl al-Dīn, halal guidance, and devotional practice references.

§9 · Prayer Times

Religious criteria — Sayyid al-Sīstānī's rulings

§10 · Qibla

Great-Circle Bearing to the Holy Kaʿba

Note: Calculated from the device location and compass.

§11 · Hijri Calendar

ShiaNūr In-House Dataset

Note: Compiled from trusted Shia references and maintained for devotional use.

Coverage: 1444 AH – 1452 AH.

§12 · Halal Guide

Rulings of Sayyid al-Sīstānī (h.a.)

Closing Note

ShiaNūr is offered as a devotional companion for worship, learning, reflection, and remembrance of Allah and the Ahl al-Bayt (a).

While every effort is made to maintain accuracy and proper attribution, users are encouraged to consult qualified scholars and their marjaʿ for binding religious guidance.

May Allah accept our efforts and make this work a source of benefit in this world and the next.‍ ‍