How to Cite Religious Texts in Harvard Style
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To cite a religious text you will need the following:
- Name of religious text
- Surah and Ayah/Chapter and Verse number
- Edition title
- Date of publication
- Publisher location
- Publisher
A quick tip: religious works are generally treated as having no author.
Format for citing a religious text: Harvard style
Name of religious text. Chapter/Surah/Ayah/Verse number. Edition Title(Date). Publisher location: Publisher.
For example:
The Bible. Matthew 4:1. The Bible: Authorized King James Version(2017). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Qur’an. 14:33. The Holy Qur’an. Translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali (2000). Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Editions Limited.