How Qisas Works

وَلَقَدْ ضَرَبْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِي هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ

“We have certainly presented for the people in this Quran from every kind of example.” — Quran 30:58

The Idea

When you're going through something — grief, anxiety, doubt, gratitude, confusion — the Quran and the Prophet's life ﷺ contain stories that speak directly to your situation. Qisas connects your feelings to those stories.

How It Works

  1. You share what you're going through — in your own words. No filters, no categories to pick from.
  2. Qisas understands your emotion — matching your words to themes like patience (sabr), trust (tawakkul), justice (adl), and more.
  3. A Quran verse speaks to you — found through semantic search from the Quran Foundation API, with Arabic text and English translation.
  4. A seerah story connects — from the Prophet's life ﷺ, showing how he and his companions faced similar struggles.

The Data

Qisas is built on three sources:

  • The Quran — via the Quran Foundation API with 126+ translations
  • Hadith collections — 857 authenticated references from Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
  • Seerah events — 46 curated events from the Prophet's life, covering the Meccan period, Hijrah, Madinah, and the Farewell era

What Qisas Is Not

Qisas is not a fatwa engine, a replacement for scholars, or an Islamic Google. It's a reflective tool — a bridge between your feelings and the wisdom that already exists in the Quran and Sunnah. For serious religious questions, always consult a qualified scholar.

Built With

  • Next.js + Tailwind CSS
  • Supabase (PostgreSQL)
  • Quran Foundation API
  • Sahih Bukhari & Muslim (hadith-json dataset)