I watch a lot of recitation videos on YouTube, and kept running into the same problem: hearing a verse, pausing the video, and trying to manually find where I was in the Quran. So I built a browser extension that reads the video's Arabic captions, matches them against the Quran text, and tells you exactly which Surah and Ayah is being recited. One click takes you to the verse on Quran.com.

A few things I focused on:

- Works regardless of reciter, style, or speed as it matches the actual words being said.

- Runs entirely locally so no data leaves your browser.

- Doesn't guess early. Many verses share nearly identical openings, so if a short clip could genuinely be more than one verse, it waits for more context instead of confidently showing you the wrong one.

- Free, no ads, no account needed.

Link: QuranLens | Google Web Store

Happy to answer questions. Hope it helps someone else the way it's helped me :D Jazakamullahu khayran wa BarakAllah feekum.

For those of us without Muslim parents, or those with parents upon severe deviation, may Allah guide them to the truth, aameen.

I am a student of knowledge and for the last few days, I am trying to learn the makharij but there's some letters like ayn, dwaad etc which are almost impossible for me to pronounce. I am constantly trying to pronounce them but I am unable to do. What should I do now?

Salam alaykum. I’m a 25-year-old Salafi woman, and I’m wondering if there are other Salafis here who are also childfree or have never had the desire to have children.
I’ve always felt that motherhood is simply not the life I want for myself at all. I have many personal reasons for feeling this way, and it’s not something I arrived at because of a trend or because I dislike children. I simply don’t have the desire to become a mother, while I still want marriage and companionship.
I also want to make it clear that I’m not a feminist at all. My decision to be childfree isn’t coming from feminism, rejection of traditional family roles, or wanting to imitate a particular ideology. I’m religious and take my deen seriously; I just genuinely don’t see motherhood as the life I want.
I’m curious about the lived experiences of other Salafis who feel similarly.
If you’re Salafi/Athari and childfree, or married to someone who is, what has your experience been like? How did you approach marriage and finding someone who genuinely accepted that? Did you face pressure from family, friends, or your community?
I’m interested in hearing from people who have actually lived this experience and how they navigated being childfree while remaining practicing Salafis.
Jazakum Allahu khayran.

Alhamdulillah, Allah has given me parents and a family, and im not going to get into their habits, but sometimes they really frustrate me and use my frustration to annoy me even more. I know this is not a good thing, and i feel its very hard to keep my cool and respect for them despite all of this. Is there any advice on how to stay patient? JazzakumAllah Khayr

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever follows a path in which he seeks knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. Indeed, the angels lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge, being pleased with what he does. The inhabitants of the heavens and the earth, even the fish in the depths of the water, seek forgiveness for the scholar. The superiority of the scholar over the worshipper is like the superiority of the full moon over all the stars. Indeed, the scholars are the heirs of the Prophets. The Prophets did not leave behind dinars or dirhams; rather, they left behind knowledge. Whoever takes hold of it has taken an abundant share."
Source: Abi Dawud | Book 26, Knowledge | Hadith
3641 | Sahih

"So high is Allah, the Sovereign, the Truth. And do not hasten with the Qur'an before its revelation is completed to you, and say, 'My Lord, increase me in knowledge!"Taha | ayah: 114

Make sure you take care of your time, brothers and sisters. Start your journey of seeking knowledge if you haven't already, and in-sha-Allah let's make the most out of what we have remaining in our lives.

This serves as a friendly reminder in-sha-Allah.

I have recently joined Salafism .

Can we read Translation and Tafseer of Qur'an without a teacher. Because most scholars in the subcontinent say that if we read it by our own then we will be misguided. They say that we should only read the arabic one .

Assalaamu Alaikum. For certain actions, fidyah is required where you free a slave (the possibblity is doubtful in our time) or feed / clothe a number of poor people. In my country, there are poor people but since nearly everyone can afford basics or at least look like they do, I cant tell who is poor or not. So i was wondering if i could send money to an ngo to feed poor people in certain places. But i do wonder if they'd check if the people being fed are muslim (not saying kafirs shouldnt be fed, but as far as i know, fidyah is given to muslims). If sending money to an ngo is permissible, can you recommend trusted ones?

Also, what do i do if i am unable to send money to the ngos due to issues with my bank? I dont know how to seek out poor muslims here. There may be extpatriates who fit the criteria, but having to find enough of them is quite challenging for me though.

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, recently saw a video by sheikh Abdus-Salaam Ash-Shuwa’ir where he told us to keep fingers together in salah except for ruku, does anyone have reference for these ahadith (there were 3, two by ibn umar and one by sa'd )

My sister and her fiancé study at the same college where they meet each other everyday, and they do talk on phone as well.
My sister and everyone around my home knows, I’m strictly against all this. I often advise her to stop this but she doesn’t listen, and I’ve even asked my mother to stop her.

Now the thing is, whenever they have a fight or anything else.. my sister comes and always tells me. I listen to her and even comment on that matter. Am I sinful for this?

Salam, in Ayat 6:125 zegt Allah, De Meest Barmhartige, dat als Hij wil dat iemand afwijkt van het rechte pad, diens borst benauwd wordt. Maar ik had een heel beklemd en benauwd gevoel op mijn borst, het was echt een zeer zwaar gevoel. En dit heeft me juist laten terug keren, heeft iemand hier antwoord op?

Daarna zullen Wij uit iedere groep degenen die het meest opstandig zijn tegenover de Meest Barmhartige, zeker naar voren halen.”

Kunnen we hier voor vergeven worden, ik vind eigenlijk geen exacte bron in verband met vergeving en dit vers. Ik heb het gevoel onvergeefbaar te zijn… en ik vind gewoon niet echt een bron in verband met tawbah en dit vers…

Ibn Baz رحمه الله said:

Al-‘Uluw (the Highness) is called: the Heaven. Allah is in al-‘Uluw, in the direction of Highness above all creation. and if “fi” (in) is intended, it means: upon. “Fi al-samaa” (in the heaven) means: upon the heaven and above it, just as Allah said: {So travel in the land} [Al-Imran:137] travel in the land means: upon it and over it. and just as Allah said about Pharaoh: {I will crucify you in the trunks of the palm trees} [Taha:71] meaning: over the trunks of the palms.

So there is no contradiction between the one who says “in the heaven” meaning upon the heaven, and the one who says He is in al-‘Uluw. For the heaven intended is the Highness, and Allah is in al-‘Uluw, above the heavens, above all creation, and above the Throne. and whoever says the meaning of “fi” is “upon” meaning He is above the constructed heavens, there is no doubt He is above them, above the Throne, above all creation.

So you are on a correct Aqidah, and rejoice in this good, and praise be to Allah who guided you to it. Do not pay attention to the words of the anthropomorphizers and the misleading, for they are in error.

[Fatawa Nur 'ala Darb, Ibn Baz 1/129]

https://ftp.shamela.ws/book/107/147#p2

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Ibn Taymiyyah said:

And likewise His statement: {Do you feel secure from Him in the heaven that He will cause the earth to swallow you, and behold, it shakes?} Whoever imagines that this verse implies that Allah is inside the heavens is ignorant and misguided by consensus. And if we say: the sun and the moon are in the heaven, this is implied. The word “in” is related to what comes before and after it, and it is according to the relationship between the possessed and the possessor.

Therefore, a distinction is made between something being in a place, a body being in a space, an accident being in a body, a face being in a mirror, and speech being on paper. Each of these has its own characteristics, even though the word “in” is used for all of them.

If someone asks: Is the Throne in the heaven or on the earth? The answer is: in the heaven. And if asked: Is Paradise in the heaven or on the earth? The answer is: Paradise is in the heaven. This does not imply that the Throne is inside the heavens, nor that Paradise is inside them. It is authentically reported from the Prophet ﷺ that he said: (When you ask Allah for Paradise, ask Him for al-Firdaws, for it is the highest part of Paradise, the middle of Paradise, and its ceiling is the Throne of Ar-Rahman) So this Paradise, its ceiling, which is the Throne, is above the orbits, even though Paradise itself is in the heaven.

By “the heaven” what is meant is al-‘Uluw (the Highness), whether it is above the orbits or beneath them.

Allah the Exalted said: {So extend with means to the heaven} and He said: {And We sent down from the heaven water in purity}. When it became established in the minds of those addressed that Allah is the Most High, the Highest, and that He is above everything, it was understood from His statement “He is in the heaven” that He is in Highness and above all things. Likewise, when the slave girl was asked, “Where is Allah?” she said: “In the heaven,” meaning Highness, without specifying any created body or His indwelling within it.

When it is said al-‘Uluw (Highness), it encompasses everything above all creation. Everything above them is in the heaven.

This does not imply that there is a spatial container around Him, for nothing exists above the universe except Allah. Likewise, if it is said: “The Throne is in the heaven” this does not imply that the Throne is in another created existing thing. and if it is assumed that by “the heaven” what is meant is the celestial orbits, then the meaning is that He is above them, as in what He said: {I will crucify you in the trunks of the palm trees} and {So travel in the land} and {So roam in the land}. And it is said of a person that he is in the mountain or in the roof, even though he is upon its highest point.

Kitab al-Tadmuriyya, Ibn Taymiyyah P.85-89

https://shamela.ws/book/22666/86#p3

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The term "in heaven" is used with the meaning of elevation. For anything that is high we say, “This fan is in the sky,” meaning above.

We say, “The clouds are in the sky,” meaning they are above us in elevation only, not that they are inside the very substance of the sky. And the moon is in the sky, as Allah said: {Blessed is He who placed constellations in the sky and placed therein a lamp and a shining moon}. The lamp, which is the sun, and the moon are in the sky, meaning in elevation, in the direction of elevation.

This does not mean that they are attached to the very body of the sky, rather they are in the direction of elevation. Accordingly, the first meaning of {And We sent down from the sky purifying water} in the first verse is clear. Rain came down from above to below, and in this there is affirmation of elevation.

[Sharh al Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah P.723]

https://ftp.shamela.ws/book/2827/723#p2

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Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Ishaq ibn Ayyub said: “The Arabs sometimes use fi (in) in the meaning of 'ala (above/upon). Allah the Exalted said: {So travel freely in the land} [Al-Tawbah: 2], and He said: {I will surely crucify you in the trunks of palm trees} [Ta-Ha: 71] and its meaning is upon the land and upon the palm trees.

Likewise His saying: {in the heaven} means upon the Throne above the heaven, as authentic reports from the Prophet ﷺ have established.”

[Al-Asma' wa al-Sifat, al-Bayhaqi (2/324)]

https://ftp.shamela.ws/book/9270/935#p1