Every sura's path

Each drawing is one sura read in order, verse to verse, through the space where verses of similar meaning sit close. A tight knot stays with one subject; a long road travels. The shape is the sura's path, not a claim about it.

The number beside each is how far one step travels, as a multiple of the distance between two random verses. Across the whole book a step travels 0.8.

Each sura is drawn along its own two widest directions in the model's space, so the plates compare in shape, not in position. The model read the English translation (Saheeh International). Tap a plate to trace that sura in the sky.