AskSakina Islamic Knowledge vs Quran
A side-by-side look at the AskSakina Islamic Knowledge and Quran MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose AskSakina Islamic Knowledge for spirituality & esoterica work as a local process; choose Quran for spirituality & esoterica as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose AskSakina Islamic Knowledge when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Spirituality & Esoterica domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
surah, ayah, locale.
Choose Quran when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Spirituality & Esoterica domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
list_surahs, get_surah, get_ayah.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Spirituality & Esoterica | Spirituality & Esoterica |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 48/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 8 | 4 |
| Full listing | View AskSakina Islamic Knowledge | View Quran |
Tools & capabilities
AskSakina Islamic Knowledge tools 8
surahSurah numberayahAyah within the surahlocale'ur'` \contextFree-form life contextnumberPrimary lookupnameTransliteration, Arabic, or English meaningqueryTopic or keyword, e.g. `patience`, `grief`, `gratitudelimitNumber of verses
Quran tools 4
list_surahsList all 114 surahs (chapters) of the Quran with their Arabic name, English name, English translation, ayah (verse) count, and revelation type (Meccan/Medinan).get_surahGet the full text of a surah (chapter) of the Quran by its number (1-114). Returns every ayah (verse) in the chosen edition. Use an English translation edition (e.g. en.asad, en.sahih) for English, or quran-uthmani for the Arabic text.get_ayahGet a single ayah (verse) of the Quran by reference — either surah:ayah (e.g. "2:255" for Ayat al-Kursi) or a global ayah number (1-6236). Returns the verse text in the chosen edition (translation like en.asad / en.sahih, or Arabic via quran-uthmani).search_quranSearch the Quran for a keyword across ayahs (verses). Returns matching verses (up to 30) with their surah (chapter) and ayah number. Defaults to the en.asad English translation; pass another edition to search a different translation or Arabic (quran-uthmani).
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
AskSakina Islamic Knowledge
{
"mcpServers": {
"asksakina-islamic-knowledge": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@asksakina/islamic-knowledge-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Quran
{
"mcpServers": {
"quran-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-quran"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
AskSakina Islamic Knowledge is categorized under Spirituality & Esoterica and uses a local stdio subprocess. Quran belongs to Spirituality & Esoterica and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick AskSakina Islamic Knowledge for spirituality & esoterica work and Quran for spirituality & esoterica.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
AskSakina Islamic Knowledge has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Quran has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add asksakina-islamic-knowledge and quran-2 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, AskSakina Islamic Knowledge has a quality signal of 55/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Quran has 48/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.