Qur'an reading, audio & offline
Everything you need to read the Qur'an, listen to a translation verse by verse, and keep listening without a connection.
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Open the Qur'an and pick a surah
Go to the Qur'an page and choose a surah from the list. Tap any verse to open it; the verse you were last on is remembered so you can pick up where you stopped.
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Choose your translation language
Use the language selector at the top of the Qur'an page. Translations are available in more than thirty languages, each credited to its published translator.
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Look for the speaker symbol
A speaker symbol next to a translation means that language has complete verse-by-verse audio. Languages without the symbol can still be read, but their narration is not finished yet.
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Play the audio
Tap play on a verse to start listening. Playback continues verse to verse and surah to surah on its own, and the verse being read scrolls into view as it plays.
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Keep listening with the screen off
Audio keeps playing when you lock the phone or switch apps. The surah and verse show on your lock screen, and the lock-screen play, pause and skip buttons control the app.
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Save a surah for offline listening
Use the download option on a surah to store its audio on your device. Saved surahs play with no internet at all — including when you open the app cold with the connection off.
Good to know
- The Arabic recitation streams from the internet; the saved offline audio covers translation narration you downloaded.
- If a surah you saved earlier will not play offline, download it again — older saves used a different storage format.
- Signing in keeps your bookmarks and reading position in step across your phone, tablet and computer.