Template:Cite quran

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Contents 1 Usage 2 Required Parameters 3 Optional Parameters 4 Examples

[change] Usage

{{cite quran|#1|#2
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 | translator=
 | style=
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 | quote=
}}

[change] Required Parameters

• #1

• integer representing the number of the surah (this must be the first parameter)

• #2

• integer representing the ayah number (this must be the second parameter)

[change] Optional Parameters

• end

• last ayah number being cited

• quote

• the text of the quotation

• translator

• y (for Yusuf Ali)
• p (for Pickthall)
• s (for Shakir)
• a (for Asad)
• name of other translator

• expand=no

• does not prepend link with "Qur'an"

• style

• nosup to use non-superscript style
• ref to use expanded form for citing as a reference (short form for style=nosup|expand=yes)

[change] Examples

Example 1

{{cite quran|5|4|quote=quoted text}}

“quoted text”^{[Qur'an 5:4]}

Example 2

{{cite quran|5|4|expand=no|quote=quoted text}}

“quoted text”^[5:4]

Example 3

{{cite quran|5|4|end=7|quote=quoted text}}

“quoted text”^{[Qur'an 5:4-7]}

Example 5

{{cite quran|5|4|translator=y|quote=quoted text}}

“quoted text”^{[Qur'an 5:4 (Yusuf Ali)]}

Example 6

{{cite quran|5|4|end=7|translator=y|quote=quoted text}}

“quoted text”^{[Qur'an 5:4-7 (Pickthall)]}

Example 8

{{cite quran|5|4|end=7|style=nosup|translator=p|quote=quoted text}}

Qur'an 5:4-7 ^{(Translated by Pickthall)}. “quoted text”

Example 9

{{cite quran|5|4|end=7|style=nosup|translator=p}}

Qur'an 5:4-7 ^{(Translated by Pickthall)}

Example 10

{{cite quran|5|4|end=7|style=nosup}} OR
{{cite quran|5|4|end=7|style=ref}}

Qur'an 5:4-7
Qur'an 5:4-7

Example 11

{{cite quran|5|4|end=7|style=ref|quote=quoted text}}

Qur'an 5:4-7. “quoted text”

Example 12

{{cite quran|5|4|end=7|style=ref|translator=s|quote=quoted text}}

Qur'an 5:4-7 ^{(Translated by Shakir)}. “quoted text”

Example 13

{{cite quran|5|4|end=7|style=ref|translator=a|quote=quoted text}}

Qur'an 5:4-7 ^{(Translated by Asad)}. “quoted text”