Quran CLI

The Quran in your terminal. Read, search, bookmark, and discover ayahs from the command line.

$ quran-cli read 2:255

─────────────────────────────────────────────
  Al-Baqara — Ayah 255  |  البقرة
─────────────────────────────────────────────
  Allah - there is no deity except Him,
  the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence.
  Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep...
─────────────────────────────────────────────
  Translation by: Muhammad Asad
  Juz: 3  |  Page: 42

Installation

npm install -g @codewithnuh/quran-cli

Requires Node.js 18 or higher. Note: After global installation, the CLI command is quran-cli, not the scoped package name.

Commands

read <ref>

Read a specific ayah by surah and ayah number.

quran-cli read 2:255        # Al-Baqara, Ayah 255 (Ayat al-Kursi)
quran-cli read 1:1          # Al-Fatiha, first ayah
quran-cli read 112:1        # Al-Ikhlas, first ayah
quran-cli read 36:1         # Ya-Sin, first ayah

Reference format: <surah>:<ayah> — surah number, colon, ayah number.

search <query>

Search the Quran by keyword. Returns matching ayahs with surah and ayah references.

quran-cli search patience
quran-cli search "the merciful"
quran-cli search light
quran-cli search "Day of Judgment"

Options:

| Option | Description | Default | | ---------------------- | ------------------------- | ------- | | -l, --limit <number> | Number of results to show | 10 |

quran-cli search patience --limit 5     # show only 5 results
quran-cli search mercy --limit 20       # show up to 20 results

random

Get a random ayah. Different every time.

quran-cli random

Good for daily reflection. Run it every morning.

bookmark

Manage your personal collection of saved ayahs.

bookmark add <ref>

Save an ayah to your bookmarks.

quran-cli bookmark add 2:255      # bookmark Ayat al-Kursi
quran-cli bookmark add 1:1        # bookmark Al-Fatiha opening
quran-cli bookmark add 18:10      # bookmark the cave ayah

Duplicate bookmarks are automatically ignored.

bookmark list

View all your saved bookmarks in a table.

quran-cli bookmark list

┌────────┬──────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Ref    │ Surah            │ Translation (preview)                    │
├────────┼──────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 2:255  │ Al-Baqara        │ Allah - there is no deity except Him...  │
│ 1:1    │ Al-Fatiha        │ In the name of Allah, the Entirely Me... │
│ 18:10  │ Al-Kahf          │ When the youths took refuge in the ca... │
└────────┴──────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────┘

bookmark remove <ref>

Remove an ayah from your bookmarks.

quran-cli bookmark remove 2:255
quran-cli bookmark remove 1:1

Examples

Morning routine — random ayah with your coffee:

quran-cli random

Look up a specific ayah you heard:

quran-cli read 93:1

Research a topic:

quran-cli search gratitude --limit 15
quran-cli search "those who believe"
quran-cli search paradise

Build a personal collection:

quran-cli bookmark add 2:286     # Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear
quran-cli bookmark add 94:5      # With hardship comes ease
quran-cli bookmark add 3:173     # Allah is sufficient for us
quran-cli bookmark list

Remove one you no longer need:

quran-cli bookmark remove 3:173

Translation

All translations use Muhammad Asad's English translation (en.asad) — one of the most respected modern translations for its linguistic precision and depth.

Powered by the AlQuran Cloud API.

Data & Privacy

• No account required
• No data sent to any server except the Quran API for fetching ayahs
• Bookmarks stored locally at ~/.quran-cli/bookmarks.json
• API responses cached locally at ~/.quran-cli/cache.json to reduce network calls

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18
• Internet connection for fetching ayahs (cached after first fetch)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Open an issue or pull request on GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/codewithnuh/quran-cli
cd quran-cli
npm install
npm link
quran-cli read 1:1

License

MIT License

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