Citation Generator

Generate properly formatted scholarly citations for Quranic verses, hadith, and tafsir in Chicago, MLA, APA, Harvard, IJMES, BibTeX, and RIS styles.

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Surah

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Generated Citation

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Format Examples (Quranic Verse)

Style Example
Chicago Qurʾān 2:255, trans. Saheeh International.
MLA The Qurʾān. Trans. Saheeh International. 2:255.
APA The Qurʾān (2:255, Saheeh International, Trans.).
Harvard Saheeh International (trans.) (1997) The Qurʾān, 2:255.
IJMES Qurʾān 2:255 (Saheeh International trans.).
BibTeX @book{quran, title={The Qurʾān}, ...}

Citation Style Guide

  • Chicago/Turabian — Standard for humanities; widely used in Islamic studies. Footnote and bibliography formats provided.
  • MLA — Common in language and literature studies; uses in-text parenthetical citations.
  • APA — Social sciences standard; year-prominent author-date style.
  • IJMES — International Journal of Middle East Studies format, preferred for Arabic/Islamic studies journals.
  • BibTeX / RIS — Machine-readable formats for import into Zotero, Mendeley, or LaTeX.