Our Vision
The Quran, the Hadith, and centuries of Islamic scholarship form one of the most richly interconnected bodies of knowledge in human history — but much of that structure is hard to see when it's scattered across books, websites, and apps that were never designed to work together.
VisualDhikr is an attempt to make those connections clear.
We are building an open knowledge graph that maps the relationships between Quranic verses, prophetic traditions, legal rulings, historical events, and the people and places that tie them together. Every connection is sourced. Every statement can be traced.
VisualDhikr is not a search engine. It is a map.
Mistakes Are Possible
VisualDhikr is built using AI to scale across thousands of verses, hadith, and rulings. While we have taken care to ground every connection in primary sources, AI is fallible: it can misattribute quotations, mislabel relationships, or generate inaccurate descriptions. We do not yet have a full scholarly review process in place.
If you find a mistake — a wrong reference, a misleading description, an inaccurate translation, or anything that doesn't match a primary source — please let us know at info@visualdhikr.org. Every correction makes the platform better for everyone, and we are deeply grateful for your help.
Roadmap
Foundation
- Complete Quran with Saheeh International English and Jalandhry Urdu translations
- Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim — over 15,000 hadith with Arabic, English, and Urdu
- Fiqh rulings across all four Sunni madhabs (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali)
- Interactive knowledge graph with 11,800+ entities and 142,000+ connections
- AI-assisted relationship mapping across Quran, Hadith, and Fiqh
- Structured detail cards with sourced introductions and inline citations
- Multilingual node introductions (English, Arabic, Urdu)
- Names dictionary — search by your own name and discover historical figures
- Surah, Hadith, and Fiqh readers with display preferences
Expanding the Sources
- Tafsir integration, linking classical commentaries (Ibn Kathir, al-Jalalayn, Ma'arif, Maududi) to individual verses
- Additional hadith collections (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasa'i, Ibn Majah)
- Seerah as a structured narrative layer
- Comprehensive fiqh expansion beyond the current foundational rulings
- Contemporary scholarly resources (e.g. IslamQA, SeekersGuidance)
Languages & Accessibility
- Full Arabic interface (not just content)
- Additional translations: Turkish, French, Bahasa Indonesia, Malay, Bengali
- Improved transliteration and audio recitation
- Accessibility improvements (screen readers, keyboard navigation, high contrast)
Community & Scholarship
- User accounts with notes and bookmarks
- AI-assisted Q&A grounded in the knowledge graph
- Shareable collections and guided study paths
- Scholar review workflows for AI-generated content
- API access for researchers and developers
Long-Term Direction
- Semantic search across all sources
- Visualization of hadith narrator chains (isnad)
- Tools for comparative study across traditions
- Mobile applications (iOS and Android)
- Offline access for low-connectivity environments
Support This Work
VisualDhikr is an independent project built on a simple conviction: Islamic knowledge should be accessible, interconnected, and freely available.
There is no paywall, no premium tier, and no advertising. Inshallah, the platform is, and will remain, open and free.
If you find value in this work, we would welcome your support in funding the substantial resources required to build and maintain it: infrastructure, AI systems, scholarly review, and ongoing development.
Ways to contribute
- •Sponsorship: Support infrastructure, research, or specific roadmap initiatives
- •Scholarly review: Help verify and refine AI-assisted content
- •Translation: Expand access across languages
- •Feedback: Use the platform and help us improve it
For sponsorship or collaboration: info@visualdhikr.org
Our Principles
Source Transparency
Every connection is traceable. Users can see how and why ideas are linked, and verify them independently.
Scholarly Integrity
AI is used to scale, not to replace scholarship. AI-assisted content is clearly identified and subject to review.
Inclusive by Design
Multiple madhabs, translations, and perspectives are supported. Users choose what to engage with.
Free and Open
Access should not depend on ability to pay. The platform is free, and its data will be available to researchers and developers.