Search published HadithDB blog articles by words or phrases in their public titles and text. Results are editorial discovery candidates, distinct from Quran, hadith, tafsir and shuruh. Verify any cited reports with the source lookup tools. Use lookup_blog_post for complete article text.
Retrieve a published blog article by its ID from search_blog. Preserves its author, canonical URL and public Markdown. Editorial interpretation is not independently authenticated scripture. Default bounds text to 6000 characters; full returns the complete article.
Use this to discover available hadith commentary works (shuruh), authors and aliases before selecting a source. These are commentary works, not the underlying hadith collections. Catalog presence does not guarantee coverage of a particular report.
Use this for scholarly explanations, procedural details and disagreements, including when answering how to perform worship or researching Quranic concepts. Searches shuruh across collections. Results preserve the commentary work and associated hadith separately. Retrieve exact entries with lookup_ha
Retrieve an exact scholarly commentary entry by ID from commentary search or a hadith’s research inventory. Preserve its author and work attribution. Default bounds each language to 6000 characters; full retrieves all indexed text.
Use this before answering substantive Islamic topic or practical worship questions, such as what istikharah is and how to pray it. Collects Quran/tafsir discovery candidates, verified hadith records, explanations from distinct shuruh, explicitly linked related reports, and published blog articles as
Use this for explanations of Quran ayahs. Retrieves the exact ayah and major available tafsirs (default Tabari, Ibn Kathir, Qurtubi; more at deep depth), then searches supplied concepts in Quran, tafsir, hadith, shuruh and published blog articles (editorial context). If concepts are omitted, read th
Get a Mushaf page by page number, or find the first page containing a surah and ayah. Returns edition information, ayah/word boundaries, all overlapping passage and subsection headings, stored introductions, and a page overview assembled from those headings. The overview is not a separately authored
List a surah’s passage (level 2) and subsection (level 3) headings in hierarchy order, with exact section identities, Arabic/English titles, stored introductions, ayah ranges, and URLs. These editorial headings and introductions are distinct from Quran text. Follow next_offset for more results.
Get an exact Quran passage by surah and section number, optionally subsection; or find the passage containing a surah and ayah. Returns stored bilingual headings/introductions, exact ayah ranges, parent/subsection relationships, and Mushaf links. A section number is an editorial passage identifier,
Get an audio URL and exact ayah timing segments for a Quran passage by a selected reciter (default: Juhani). Returns playback data, not a command that starts playback. Use surah, ayah_from, and optionally ayah_to for an inclusive range. For portions spanning surahs, call once per surah and play in o
Retrieve the exact Arabic text, English translation, headings, and canonical URL for one Quran ayah. For explanations of its meaning, use research_quran_ayah to consult major available tafsirs and research its concepts in hadith and shuruh before synthesizing.
Search Arabic or English hadith, sirah, and history text, optionally within selected book aliases or virtual book groups. Use the sirah or history scope to search every book whose type is sirah or history.
Retrieve the core Arabic and English text, chain, headings, grades, and canonical URL for a hadith reference. If the exact numbered reference is absent, tries the unsuffixed number and letter-suffixed variants before reporting not found; returned records retain their actual references. Complete scho
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How do I install HadithDB?
Copy the http config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.
Does HadithDB need an API key?
No required environment variable is listed on this record.
What transport does HadithDB use?
HadithDB is reached over HTTP.
When was HadithDB last checked?
Last checked 2026-11-09. Search and retrieve Quran ayahs, tafsir commentary, hadith, and detailed hadith records.
