The Quran Search
API
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AI-powered semantic search across .
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What is Kalimat?
Kalimat is an AI-powered Quran search API that brings semantic search to Islamic texts. Unlike traditional keyword search that only returns results when exact words match, Kalimat understands the meaning behind a query, so developers can build real search experiences across the Quran, Hadith, and Athkar.
The problem with conventional Quran search is simple: users think in names and concepts, but keyword search demands exact text. When someone searches "Ayat al-Kursi," a keyword engine may return nothing. Kalimat instantly recognizes the named reference and returns Quran 2:255 (the Throne Verse), because it understands Islamic terminology, not just text.
Built on language models trained on Islamic texts, Kalimat supports search across 130+ translations, including Arabic, English, Urdu, Turkish, French, and Indonesian. Whether you're building a Quran app, an Islamic chatbot, or a research platform, Kalimat's API gives you the search quality you need, with a generous free tier for personal use.
Neural semantic search
Multilingual search
Enterprise-grade
Quick integration
Features
Kalimat finds what you're looking for even when you don't know the exact wording. Search for "Ayat al-Kursi" and it returns Quran 2:255, the Throne Verse, because it recognizes the name. Search a concept like "patience in hardship" and find every relevant verse, even if those exact words never appear in the text. Works across Quran, Sunnah, and Athkar in a single search.
Suggestions show up before you finish typing. Whether you're looking up a surah by number like "surah 2", a page reference, or the beginning of a verse, results appear in under a second. Perfect for search bars that need to feel fast, giving users the verse they're thinking of before they've finished typing.
Search across all major Islamic texts from a single endpoint. Quran: all 114 surahs with translations in multiple languages. Hadith: the six authentic collections (Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Jami' al-Tirmidhi, Sunan al-Nasa'i, and Sunan Ibn Majah. Athkar: daily supplications and Islamic remembrances. One API call covers all of them.
Get full verse text with highlighted matches, or pull up complete Hadith details including the source book, chapter, and authenticity grade. Search in any language and receive translated results. For Hadith, filter by collection (e.g. Bukhari or Muslim), grade (sahih, hasan, da'if), or chapter, so results stay relevant without becoming overwhelming.
Use Cases
Whether you're building a Quran app, an AI assistant, or a research tool, here's how developers are using Kalimat today.
Add a Quran search bar to your app that actually works. Kalimat returns the most relevant verses based on meaning, not just keyword matches, so your users get results they'd expect from a human search.
Use Kalimat as the retrieval layer in RAG pipelines to back your AI chatbot or assistant with real Quran verses and authenticated Hadith. Your model's answers stay grounded in actual sources, not hallucinations.
Let students and scholars search the Quran and Sunnah by meaning rather than exact words. Great for tafsir tools, academic research, and Islamic education platforms where users need to find thematic connections across texts.
Kalimat's Quick Search endpoint returns verse suggestions in real time as users type. Fast enough for any search bar, with results that appear before someone finishes their query.
Type a concept, a question, or a verse reference below and see results in real time.
Example: Search "Ayat al-Kursi" to see how the API recognizes named verse references and returns Quran 2:255 instantly.
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