Turath

MCP server for turath.io — access thousands of classical Arabic and Islamic books via the Model Context Protocol.

Built on the public turath.io API, maintained by Nuqayah.

Features

• 8,500+ books — classical Islamic texts: tafsir, hadith, fiqh, usul, Arabic language, biography, history, and more
• No API key required — zero configuration, works out of the box
• Full-text search — search across the entire catalog by keyword, author, category, or century
• Page-level reading — retrieve any page from any book as plain text (with chapter headings)
• Chapter navigation — every book includes a complete index of chapters with page numbers
• Author biographies — comprehensive metadata including full name, death year, and biographical notes

Tools

turath_get_book_info

Get book metadata, chapter index, and page map.

Parameter	Required	Description
book_id	✅	Turath.io book ID (e.g., 9953 for al-Risala al-Qushayriyya)

Example:

turath_get_book_info({ book_id: 9953 })

turath_get_page

Get the text content of a specific page.

Parameter	Required	Description
book_id	✅	Turath.io book ID
page	✅	Printed page number to retrieve

Example:

turath_get_page({ book_id: 9953, page: 20 })

turath_search

Search books in the turath.io catalog by keyword.

Parameter	Required	Description
query	✅	Search keyword(s) in Arabic or English
category	❌	Filter by category ID
author	❌	Filter by author ID
book	❌	Restrict search to a specific book ID
page	❌	Paginate results (page number)

Example:

turath_search({ query: "الرسالة" })

turath_get_author

Get author biography and metadata.

Parameter	Required	Description
author_id	✅	Turath.io author ID (e.g., 125 for Abd al-Karim al-Qushayri)

Example:

turath_get_author({ author_id: 125 })

turath_get_book_file

Get full book JSON dump. Only available for books that have a JSON file on the CDN.

Parameter	Required	Description
book_id	✅	Turath.io book ID

Requirements

• Node.js >= 22
• An MCP-compatible client (OpenCode, Claude Code, Copilot, etc.)

Installation

Option 1: Clone & run

git clone https://github.com/opin22/turath-mcp
cd turath-mcp
npm install
npm start

Option 2: Use with OpenCode

Add to your opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "turath-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["npx", "--yes", "tsx", "/path/to/turath-mcp/src/index.ts"]
    }
  }
}

Option 3: Use with Claude Code / other MCP clients

Configure it in your MCP settings file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "turath-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["--yes", "tsx", "/path/to/turath-mcp/src/index.ts"]
    }
  }
}

How to find book IDs

1. Go to app.turath.io
2. Search for a book
3. Open a book and look at the URL: https://app.turath.io/book/9953
4. The number (9953) is the book ID

Alternatively, use turath_search to find books by name and get their IDs from the results.

Ethics & Rate Limiting

This server wraps a public, free API. Please be respectful:

• Avoid hammering the API with concurrent requests
• Cache results when possible
• If you build something that generates significant traffic, consider self-hosting

Data Source

All content is served from turath.io, a project by Nuqayah. The books are digitized classical Islamic texts — the vast majority are public domain.

License

MIT