Advanced Search Feature in Noble Quran

The Quran is a sacred book to all Muslims which contains a variety of information about all aspects of life: Scientific, Social, Historic and Political based knowledge. The Quran is extremely dynamic and consists of a unique structure within a distinctive language. It contains an immense, vast range of information, which can only be extracted in small parts. The printed indexes can´t help much since many search processes waste the time and the effort of the researcher. The simple search using exact query does not offer realistic options and still highly inefficient to move toward the thematic search for example. Due to this limitation, the need to find a more practical method to query is evident. Our proposal is to design an information retrieval system that fits to the specific needs of the Quran. But to realize this objective, we must first list and classify all the search features that are possible and helpful, this paper has been written to explain this point. In order to evaluate the proposed list, we have made a survey about the importance of, the need for, and the clarity of each feature. The collection and evaluation of search features is useful to organize them and make easier the discussion, the study, and the implementation.