Quran Gallery Guide
Guide: feeds, search and saving on the Quran Gallery Blog
How to follow the Quran Gallery Blog in a feed reader, search it, browse it and keep an essay for later.
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Follow the blog in a feed reader
A feed reader gathers new essays in one place. Copy a feed address from the list below and add it in your reader. Menu names differ between readers and versions.
- Feedly: use Add Content, paste the feed address, then follow it.
- Inoreader: use Add new subscription, paste the feed address, then subscribe.
- NetNewsWire: use Add Feed, paste the feed address, then add it.
- Any other reader: look for the option to add a feed or subscription by address and paste the same address.
Feed addresses
Every feed lists the 50 newest essays and carries the full text of each one. Pick the address that matches your reader.
- RSS (the whole blog)
- https://qurangallery.com/blog/rss.xml
- Atom (the whole blog)
- https://qurangallery.com/blog/atom.xml
- JSON Feed (the whole blog)
- https://qurangallery.com/blog/feed.json
- OPML: import the whole blog, each category and each language in one step
- https://qurangallery.com/blog/feeds.opml
One category
- Articles https://qurangallery.com/blog/category/articles/rss.xml https://qurangallery.com/blog/category/articles/feed.json
- Reflections https://qurangallery.com/blog/category/reflections/rss.xml https://qurangallery.com/blog/category/reflections/feed.json
One topic, for example “hajj”. Any topic with at least two essays, and every collection, has its own feed.
The whole blog in each language
- English https://qurangallery.com/blog/rss.xml
- العربية https://qurangallery.com/blog/ar/rss.xml
- اردو https://qurangallery.com/blog/ur/rss.xml
- Indonesia https://qurangallery.com/blog/id/rss.xml
- Türkçe https://qurangallery.com/blog/tr/rss.xml
- বাংলা https://qurangallery.com/blog/bn/rss.xml
- français https://qurangallery.com/blog/fr/rss.xml
Search the essays
Press Cmd+K on a Mac or Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux to open search from any page. Press / to open it when you are not typing in a field. You can also use the search box in the top bar, or the search icon on a small screen.
Search matches essay titles, summaries, topics, the opening of each essay and its section headings. It does not search the full text of every essay.
Results are in the language you are reading. An essay that is not yet translated is listed in English.
Browse
- Collections: essays on one theme in reading order, each with its own page.
- Topics: every topic opens a page listing the essays that carry it.
- Seasons: the Archive lists the current Hijri month's collections first, and the home page features an essay from them when one fits.
- Categories: Articles and Reflections.
- Languages: all seven are available from the language menu in the top bar.
Print, copy a link and save
- Print opens your browser's print dialog, where you can print the essay or save it as a PDF. The page menus are left out and the essay's web address is printed under its title.
- Copy link copies the essay's address. Share appears only in browsers that offer sharing.
- Save keeps the essay in a list inside your browser on this device, up to 200 essays. Nothing is sent to us, and clearing your browser data removes the list.
Free, no account
Reading is free and needs no account or sign-in. Every essay shows its reading time. The Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Turkish, Bengali and French versions are machine translations of the English essay, checked by a second automated pass.
Questions
How do I subscribe to the Quran Gallery Blog?
Copy the feed address https://qurangallery.com/blog/rss.xml and add it in a feed reader such as Feedly, Inoreader or NetNewsWire. Your reader then lists each new essay.
Which feed formats are available?
Three formats cover the whole blog: RSS at https://qurangallery.com/blog/rss.xml, Atom at https://qurangallery.com/blog/atom.xml and JSON Feed at https://qurangallery.com/blog/feed.json. Each category and each topic that has a feed offers RSS and JSON Feed, and every language has its own address.
Do the feeds include the full essay?
Yes. Each item carries the full essay text together with a short summary. A feed lists the 50 newest essays.
Can I import all the feeds at once?
Yes. Open https://qurangallery.com/blog/feeds.opml in a reader that imports OPML files. It lists the whole blog, each category and the whole blog in every language.
How do I search the essays?
Press Cmd+K or Ctrl+K, or press / when you are not typing in a field. Search matches titles, summaries, topics, the opening of each essay and its section headings.
Can I print, save or share an essay?
Yes. Print opens your browser's print dialog, which can also save a PDF. Copy link and Share (where your browser supports it) pass the essay on, and Save keeps it in a list on your own device only.
Which languages is the blog available in?
English, Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Turkish, Bengali and French. An essay that is not yet translated appears in English until it is.
Is it free, and do I need an account?
It is free to read and needs no account. Essays you save stay in your browser on your own device.
How can I browse the essays?
By collection, topic, category or season from the Archive, and in your own language from the language menu in the top bar.
Does each essay show how long it takes to read?
Yes. Every essay page and every essay card shows its reading time in minutes.