quran-mcp

An MCP server providing canonical Quran text, translations, and tafsir commentary — sourced from quran.com.

What this is

quran-mcp is a Model Context Protocol server that gives AI assistants grounded access to the Quran. Instead of relying on training data (which can misquote, fabricate, or confuse verses), the AI fetches verified text through structured tool calls.

Why this matters: For Muslims, the Quran is the literal word of God. Misquoting it is not an acceptable error mode. This server exists so AI assistants can cite accurately, attribute properly, and defer to scholarly commentary rather than inventing interpretations.

Related MCP server: Quran Cloud MCP Server

Capabilities

• Quran text — Arabic text in multiple qira'at (Hafs, Warsh, Qaloon, etc.)

• Translations — 50+ translations across 30+ languages

• Tafsir — Classical and modern exegesis from 15+ scholars (Ibn Kathir, al-Tabari, al-Qurtubi, al-Sa'di, and more)

• Search — Full-text search across Quran text, translations, and tafsir

• Morphology — Word-level grammatical analysis, root concordance, paradigm tables

• Mushaf viewer — Visual mushaf page rendering

Quick start

As a remote MCP server (recommended)

Add to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "quran": {
      "url": "https://mcp.quran.ai",
      "type": "http"
    }
  }
}

Works with Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, and any MCP-compatible client.

Self-hosted

git clone https://github.com/quran/quran-mcp.git
cd quran-mcp
cp .env.example .env        # fill in database password
docker compose up -d         # starts postgres + server

The server runs at http://localhost:8088.

For integration patterns beyond basic hosting, see docs/SETUP.md. It documents both MCP-server composition (for sibling servers such as quran-mcp-auth) and client-style consumption (for apps such as quran-mcp-admin).

Project structure

src/quran_mcp/
  server.py              Entry point
  mcp/                   Client-facing MCP surface
    tools/               fetch_quran, search_tafsir, etc.
    resources/           MCP resources
    prompts/             MCP prompts
  lib/                   Business logic and utilities
  middleware/            Request pipeline (rate limiting, grounding, logging)
  apps/                  Backend-owned interactive apps (documentation, mushaf viewer)
  assets/                Static files
frontend/                Main Arabic religious website frontend (Svelte + Vite)
tests/                   Test suite
codev/                   Development methodology (specs, plans, protocols)

Development

The main religious website frontend is intentionally separated from the Python backend:

cd frontend
npm install
npm run build

The build emits the single-file website into src/quran_mcp/assets/, where the Python server serves it at /. The frontend calls the backend Quran route at /api/quran.

uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up -d
pytest

Data sources

All Quran text, translations, and tafsir are sourced from Quran Foundation projects, including quran.com and nuqayah.com.

License

QFGPL-1.0 — Quran Foundation General Public License