# Alfanous

> Use this tool when you need to search and analyze the Holy Qur'an, as it solves problems of finding specific verses, understanding Arabic text, and exploring root-based and phonetic matches. It takes Arabic text, transliteration, or advanced search queries as input and returns relevant Quranic verses as output. Ideal for Islamic research, studies, and applications requiring programmatic access to Quranic text.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/alfanous  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alfanous

## Description

Alfanous is an established open-source Quranic search engine that enables full-text search across the Holy Qur'an. It supports Arabic text display, transliteration, and advanced search queries including root-based and phonetic matching. The project has a long history as a standalone search tool and now offers integration for programmatic access.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.44
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/alfanous)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/alfanous-team/alfanous>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "alfanous"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alfanous` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/alfanous/pull`

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