Arabic first, the meaning right beneath it.
Each ayah is shown the way you're used to seeing it in a printed Quran with translation: the Arabic on top, large and clear, and the Urdu underneath, so your eyes don't have to jump to another page or another screen to understand what you've just read.
The Urdu is Maulana Maududi's translation from Tafheem-ul-Quran, one of the most widely read Urdu translations in Pakistan and India. If you prefer English, Saheeh International is a tap away in Settings.
إِيَّاكَ نَعۡبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسۡتَعِينُ
ہم تیری ہی عبادت کرتے ہیں اور تجھی سے مدد مانگتے ہیں
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
Urdu that looks like Urdu.
Many Quran apps show Urdu in Naskh, the same upright style used for the Arabic. It's readable, but it never quite looks right to anyone who learned Urdu from books and newspapers. Those are written in Nastaliq, the slanted, flowing hand that most Qurans printed in Pakistan and India use for their translation.
Islam Companion sets the Urdu in Noto Nastaliq Urdu and gives each line extra height, because Nastaliq letters rise and fall more than Arabic ones and get clipped when they're squeezed. The result is translation you can read for a long time without straining.
Small things that make daily reading easier.
Carry on where you stopped
The app remembers the last ayah you were on. Open it tomorrow and Continue Reading takes you straight back.
Separate text sizes
Make the Arabic bigger for reading aloud, or the Urdu bigger for understanding. Each has its own setting.
Tafsir of any ayah
Tap Tafsir to read the explanation from classical works such as Ibn Kathir, with the scholar's name shown. Needs internet.
Bookmarks and notes
Bookmark an ayah and write a note beside it: something you heard in a khutbah, or why the verse stayed with you.
Your own collections
Group ayat under names that mean something to you, like duas for your parents or verses about patience.
Share an ayah
Send an ayah with its reference to a family WhatsApp group or a friend, straight from the reader.
No signal? The Quran still opens.
A lot of Quran apps fetch each surah from the internet the first time you open it. That's fine at home on Wi-Fi and frustrating on a train, during load-shedding when the router is off, or anywhere data is slow.
Islam Companion installs with the full Arabic text and its translations already inside. There's nothing to download surah by surah and no spinner to wait for. Al-Baqarah opens as quickly as Al-Ikhlas.
About reading the Quran in the app
Which Urdu translation of the Quran does the app use?
The Urdu translation is by Maulana Abul A'la Maududi, from Tafheem-ul-Quran. It is shown under each ayah in Nastaliq script. The English translation is Saheeh International.
Can I read the Quran without an internet connection?
Yes. The Arabic text and the translations are stored inside the app, so all 114 surahs open without internet and nothing has to be downloaded surah by surah. Tafsir is the one part that needs a connection.
Can I make the Arabic or Urdu text bigger?
Yes. The Arabic and the translation each have their own size setting, so you can enlarge the Urdu without the Arabic taking over the screen, or the other way round. The app remembers your choice.
Which other languages are available?
Besides Urdu and English, you can switch to Bengali, Turkish, Indonesian, French, Spanish, Russian, Swedish or Chinese in Settings. The change applies straight away.
Is there audio recitation?
Not yet. Surah recitation by well-known qaris, with downloads for offline listening, is being built and will arrive in an update.
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