Note: The mistakes listed in this file also occur in the quran708.zip 
file on this site.


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Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 13:59:58 +0200
To: Knut.Vikor@smi.uib.no, Ahmed Shouk <Ahmed.Shouk@smi.uib.no
From: Albrecht.Hofheinz@smi.uib.no (Albrecht Hofheinz)
Subject: Arabic Qur'an in EasyView format
Cc: Sean <Sean.Ofahey@hi.uib.no, Joseph.Bell@msk.uib.no,
    Herbjørn Jensen <herbjorn.jenssen@msk.uib.no,
    einar.thomassen@rel.uib.no, Ahmed Shouk <Ahmed.Shouk@smi.uib.no,
    jhunwick@casbah.acns.nwu.edu, eyler@bilkent.edu.tr (Akif Eyler)

I have placed a folder containing the Arabic text of the Qur'an, plus an
EasyView mask to read it, on Sentermappa. (There you will also find the
latest versions of Easy-View, both for System 7 and for System 6). The file
was sent to me by Akif Eyler <eyler@bilkent.edu.tr; it is free for
redistribution.

To use it, you need a Mac with Arabic script installed. It displays the
text just fine; but I have had problems with searching. If I *type* a
search word into the find box, it normally is not found (I made sure I
typed without spelling errors). If I copy the same word out of the text and
paste it into the find box, it *is* found. Strange. Perhaps Akif (who gets
a copy of this) has an answer?

Akif also  pointed out to me that there are some errors in the MS Word
Quran file that we have had so far (the one which includs the Arabic text
plus the translations of Yusuf Ali and Pickthall). Details are listed on
his Web page:

http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~eyler/Quran/London.err

For your convenience, I have copied this page here:

Letter Errors
Verse # Corrected       Error                     .
2:60    wax     alif extra
2:84    wax     alif extra
2:102   ttlwa   Missing alif
2:167   tbr'wa  waw - hamza
2:185   mnkm    (minkum) extra
2:197   fswq    fa - qaf
2:207   mrDat   ha - ta
2:219   fyhma   Missing mim
2:233   "lykm   Exchange kaf by ya
2:265   mrDat   ha - ta
3:153   fajabkm Exchange ba by alif
3:187   wax     alif extra
4:24    astmt"tm        Missing ta
4:29    anfskm  sin extra
4:44    tr alY  alif - blank
4:91    wawlYkm Missing mim
4:114   mrDat   ha - ta
4:176   fllxkr  Missing lam
5:3     xlkm    Missing mim
6:104   bHfyZ   Ta - Za
6:128   bb"D    ba extra
7:116   wcaw    alif extra
7:146   sbyl    ba extra
8:41    gnmtm   Missing mim
8:44    ax      alif extra
9:18    yH$     ya extra
9:25    ax      alif extra
9:30    yDahwn  waw extra
9:57    mlca    ya extra
9:93    ystaxnwnk       Missing nun
9:111   alxY    nun extra
10:5    alxY    nun extra
11:8    bh      Missing (bihi)
11:19   alxyn   Missing nun
11:28   anlzmkmwha      nun - mim
11:30   Trdthm  Missing ta
11:41   wqal    waw extra
11:47   anY     Missing (inni)
11:88   ar'ytm  Missing alif
12:9    lkm     Missing mim
13:21   alHsab  ayn, dhal - Ha, sin
13:39   ymHwa   Missing blank
14:6    ax      alif extra
14:9    afwahhm Missing ha
15:76   lbsbyl  Missing ba
16:48   ytfywa  Missing alif
16:96   ynfd    dhal - dal
17:15   tzr wazro       waw extra
17:71   nd"wa   Missing alif
18:16   wax     alif extra
18:51   a$hdthm Missing ha
18:63   ax      alif extra
18:70   tsYlnY  Missing ya
18:72   tstTy"  Missing ta
18:79   wra'hm  Missing hamza
18:90   stra    Missing alif
18:110  alhkm   alif extra
18:110  waHd    alif extra
19:26   anY     Missing ya
19:45   ymsk    sin extra
20:18   atwkwa  Missing alif
20:94   ybnwm   alif extra (2)
21:43   ySHbwn  Exchange ba by Ha
21:99   wrdwha  waw extra
22:68   t"mlwn  Exchange lam by mim
24:8    wydrwa  Exchange alif by waw
24:31   abSarhn mim - nun
24:52   wyK$    ya extra
24:62   ystaxnwnk       Missing nun
25:18   waba'hm Missing hamza
25:21   w"tw    alif extra
26:16   rswl    alif extra
26:59   wawrjnaha       Missing waw
26:72   qal     Missing alif
26:188  t"mlwn  Exchange lam by mim
26:212  lm"zwlwn        Missing waw
28:3    ntlwa   Missing alif
29:41   al"nkbwt        nun - ta
31:4    alxyn   Missing nun
33:10   wax     alif extra
33:53   fytHyy  Exchange ya by Ha
33:59   ydnyn   ya extra
36:18   wlymsnkm        Exchange kaf by nun
41:6    alhkm   alif extra
41:21   "lyna   ha - alif
43:49   yayh    alif extra
44:56   yxwqwn  Missing waw
46:19   wlywfyhm        Missing ya
46:34   "lY     Missing ya
47:38   alfqra' gayn - fa
48:6    "lyhm   Missing ya
48:11   ymlk lkm        Missing (lakum)
50:36   qrn hm  ra extra
51:1    walxaryat       Exchange ra by alif
51:26   ahlh    hamza extra
54:5    tgn     ya extra
55:68   fyhma   Missing mim
57:8    myjaqkm Exchange qaf by alif
58:3    t"mlwn  Exchange lam by mim
59:9    tbww    waw extra
60:10   "lmtmwhn        Missing mim
66:1    mrDat   ha - ta
66:10   wqyl    alif extra
69:11   Tga     ya - alif
71:28   agfr    Missing alif
71:28   byty    Missing ya
73:6    wTa     ya extra
76:4    slsla   Missing alif
81:8    almw'do waw extra
99:8    y"ml    Exchange lam by mim

Repeated Errors
===============
2:251   dawd    waw extra
4:163           waw extra
5:78            waw extra
6:84            waw extra
17:55           waw extra
38:17           waw extra
38:22           waw extra
38:24           waw extra
38:26           waw extra
2:259   maYo    Missing alif (2)
2:261           Missing alif
8:65            Missing alif (2)
8:66            Missing alif (2)
18:25           Missing alif
24:2            Missing alif
37:147          Missing alif
10:4    ybdwa   Missing alif
10:34           Missing alif
27:64           Missing alif
30:11           Missing alif
30:27           Missing alif





Consistency Errors
==================
* The spaces should all be in Arabic
  (ASCII 160, not ASCII 32)

* Some short words (ma and la) should
  be separated from the next word.

* Final ya should be with no dots.

* The spelling of hamza is not
  consistent (especially on waw)

* A few words are often misspelled:
  Wrong:   $Y    smawat   allyl
  Correct: $y'   smwt     alyl


Other Errors
============
2:23    fatwa
4:72    "ly ax lm
11:31   comma extra
11:60   comma extra
27:30   colon extra


Albrecht