Dataset

Maraya Structural Dataset

The Maraya Structural Dataset maps the compositional centers of all 114 surahs of the Qur'an, enabling exploration of Qur'anic architecture through an open, reproducible framework.

What's included

  • pivots.json

    Pivot verse, normalized position, confidence level, and contributing signals for all 114 surahs.

  • blocks.json

    Full block-level compositional maps for each surah, including thematic labels, verse ranges, and structural roles.

Quick start

Each entry in the pivot file looks like this:

{
  "surah": 97,
  "surah_name": "Al-Qadr",
  "total_verses": 5,
  "pivot_verse": 3,
  "pivot_position": 0.6,
  "confidence": "high",
  "signals": ["ring", "thematic_shift", "lexical_density"]
}

Download

The full dataset is available on GitHub and Zenodo under a CC BY 4.0 license.

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Schema

Full field definitions, enumerations, and validation rules are documented in the schema reference.

Cite

@misc{mansi2025maraya,
  author       = {Mansi, Feras},
  title        = {Maraya Structural Dataset},
  year         = {2025},
  publisher    = {GitHub},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/feras-immutable/maraya-structural-dataset}}
}

License

This dataset is released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). You are free to share and adapt the material for any purpose, provided you give appropriate credit.