Information Retrieval (IR) plays an important role in retrieving information related to the user’s query. IR relies on finding relevant data from a set of knowledge resources, such as the Quran. Finding information from the Quran can be based on metadata, indexing, or other content-based methods. The Quran is the most widely read book in the world and automating knowledge retrieval from this re...

Muslim believe that each Islam practice has its advantages and benefits in many different ways. This paper discussed an analysis of Electroencephalogram (EEG) signal of the resting state and calming mind during reading (reciting) Quran. The data collection of this study involves four different conditions, which are before reciting the Quran, before reading a book, during reciting the Quran and ...

The holy Quran is one of the Holy Books of God. It is considered one of the main references for an estimated 1.6 billion of Muslims around the world. The Holy Quran language is Arabic. Specialized as well as non-specialized people in religion need to search and lookup certain information from the Holy Quran. Most research projects concentrate on the translation of the holy Quran in different la...

Focusing on the use of semantic network representation, this paper presents an easy way in understanding concepts discussed in the Holy Quran. The Quran is known as the main source of knowledge and has been a major source reference for all types of problems. However, understanding the issues and the solution from the Quran is difficult due to lack of understanding of the Quran literature. The Q...

This is a fundamental article reporting newly observed mathematical-computational manifestations in Quran. The Principle Variations (PVs) for the purpose of textual analysis will be defined and a Normal Book model based on the stochastic nature of human writing will be developed. It will be shown that chapter word frequencies in Quran fit into an exponential model, in sharp contrast to the unif...

Observation of a multifaceted mathematical-computational structure of Quran through analysis of its letter and word frequencies and important implications of such observations have been extensively explained and discussed in a recent article: “Khodadoost B. (2015) The Computed Scripture: Exponentially Based Fourier Regulated Construct of Quran and its fundamentally important Consequences". In t...

In this paper, we analyse the Quran description of phenomena linked to the evolution of the universe in the light of our present knowledge in this domain. In fact, according to the Quranic text, the verses concerning Astronomy may be classified into two categories: the verses related to the solar system and those concerning the universe in general. For the first category, the Quran specifies th...

Objective To examine the association between Quran memorization and health among older men. Methods This cross-sectional study included older Saudi men (age ≥ 55 years) from Buraidah, Al-Qassim. The neighborhoods were selected randomly (20 out of 96); eligible men from the mosques were recruited. Demographics, lifestyle, and depression were assessed with standardized questionnaires; height, w...

The Holy Quran is the biggest Miracle of Muslims everywhere and at every time; therefore, it is valid for every time and place. Actually, researches and studies into the Holy Quran that aim to uncover new miracles within are considered as a kind of worship for Muslims researchers since it facilitates the Islamic mission and clarifies the vague picture of Islam throughout the world. From this pe...

In recent years, there has been a global growing demand for Islamic knowledge by both Muslims and non-Muslims. This has brought about a number of automated applications that ease the retrieval of knowledge from the Holy Book, being the major source of Knowledge in Islam. However, the current retrieval methods in the Quranic domain lack adequate semantic search capabilities; they are mostly base...