Bible & Quran Side- by-Side

A new Dutch Web site, with text in English, Dutch and Arabic, is believed to be the first to offer integral texts of the Bible and the Quran. The website makes it possible for anyone to access the two books anonymously. A universal search function makes it possible to search the texts using any word […]

A new Dutch Web site, with text in English, Dutch and Arabic, is believed to be the first to offer integral texts of the Bible and the Quran.

The website makes it possible for anyone to access the two books anonymously.

A universal search function makes it possible to search the texts using any word and to compare them. The site shows the frequency of the word in each of the books and also displays all relevant parts of the text.


Perhaps unsurprisingly, the word “Jesus” appears 2,415 times in the Bible; only 18 in the Quran. “Truth” appears 120 times in the Bible; 121 in the Quran.

The site contains a selection of eighteen stories that appear similarly in both the Quran and the Bible.

Arabist and philosopher Tariq Ramadan said: “If we want to promote mutual respect we need knowledge of the other text, but in a humble way. Every one of us should be committed to get knowledge from the Web site.”

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