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MCP server · Other

Bayan — Islamic encyclopedia (Arabic)

Hadith with grades and takhrij, Qur'an verses with tafsir, narrators and articles, in Arabic.

Checks passed
12 / 22

2 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
553 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
6

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 553 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-06-18, serverInfo.name bayan.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 6 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-06-18. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 553 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 553 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    6 of 10 parameters have a description (60%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-10-31T09:30:41.08828Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Bayan — Islamic encyclopedia (Arabic)

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http bayan-islamic-encyclopedia-arabic https://bayan.alwa7i.com/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 6

get_article

One Bayan article by its slug (from list_articles or search): full text and link.

Discovered
get_hadith

A hadith by book and its number as cited (e.g. Sahih al-Bukhari 1 = «إنما الأعمال بالنيات»), or by `seq` from a search result or a site link: its text, grade, takhrij (where known), narrators, related Bayan articles and the link to its page.

Discovered
get_narrator

A hadith narrator by name: the link to his page on Bayan (his grade in the books of jarh wa ta'dil) and related articles.

Discovered
get_verse

A Qur'an verse by surah and ayah number, with passages of its tafsir from the classical books and the link to its page.

Discovered
list_articles

Bayan's published articles and answers, newest first, with links (paged).

Discovered
search

Search Bayan (Arabic Islamic encyclopedia) for verses, hadiths (Sabil al-Rashad, Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim) and articles containing the given Arabic words. Returns a few of each with links to the site.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected553 ms6