wideholy

Async Rust SDK for the WideHoly cross-religion scripture hub API. Verse of the day, random verse, cross-religion comparison (Bible vs Quran vs Torah vs Gita vs Sutra), search suggestions, topic-based verse discovery, religious calendar events, and commentary access -- all from a single unified API.

Built on wideholy.com -- a multi-religion scripture platform connecting five world religions through shared themes like love, creation, prayer, mercy, and wisdom, enabling interfaith study and comparative theology for scholars and developers.

Install

[dependencies]
wideholy = "0.1"
tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }

Or via the command line:

cargo add wideholy tokio --features tokio/full

Quick Start

use wideholy::Client;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();

    // Get today's verse of the day from the Bible
    let votd = client.verse_of_the_day("bible", None).await?;
    println!("{}: {}", votd.reference.unwrap_or_default(), votd.text.unwrap_or_default());

    // Get a random verse from any religion
    let random = client.random_verse(None).await?;
    println!("[{}] {}", random.religion.unwrap_or_default(), random.text.unwrap_or_default());

    // Compare Genesis 1:1 with Quran Al-Fatihah 1
    let cmp = client.compare("bible:genesis.1.1", "quran:al-fatihah.1").await?;
    println!("Comparison: {:?}", cmp.data);

    Ok(())
}

What You Can Do

Verse of the Day

Get a curated daily verse from any of the five supported religions. The verse is deterministic per religion per date, suitable for daily devotional apps or widgets.

// Bible verse of the day
let votd = client.verse_of_the_day("bible", None).await?;

// Quran verse for a specific date
let votd = client.verse_of_the_day("quran", Some("2026-03-24")).await?;

// Torah, Gita, or Sutra
let votd = client.verse_of_the_day("torah", None).await?;

Cross-Religion Comparison

Compare verses side-by-side across religions. Use the religion:reference format to specify verses from different traditions, enabling interfaith dialogue and comparative study.

// Compare Bible and Quran on creation
let cmp = client.compare("bible:genesis.1.1", "quran:al-fatihah.1").await?;

// Compare Torah and Gita
let cmp = client.compare("torah:genesis.1.1", "gita:2.47").await?;

Topic-Based Discovery

Explore how different religions address universal spiritual themes -- love, creation, prayer, mercy, forgiveness, wisdom, suffering, death, and more. Each topic returns relevant verses from all five religions.

// Get verses about love across all religions
let love = client.topic_verses("love").await?;

// Cross-religion comparison for creation
let creation = client.cross_religion("creation").await?;

Search and Calendar

Autocomplete suggestions help users discover content across religions. The religious calendar aggregates holidays and observances from all traditions into a unified timeline.

// Search suggestions
let suggestions = client.search_suggest("mercy", None).await?;

// Religious calendar for March 2026
let events = client.calendar(None, Some(2026), Some(3)).await?;

// Filter by religion
let events = client.calendar(Some("bible"), Some(2026), None).await?;

Commentary

Access scholarly commentary for verses across traditions -- tafsir for Quran, Rashi for Torah, and acharya commentaries for Gita.

// Get tafsir for a Quran ayah
let comm = client.commentary("quran:al-fatihah.1").await?;

// Get Rashi commentary for a Torah verse
let comm = client.commentary("torah:genesis.1.1").await?;

// Get Shankaracharya's commentary on Gita verse
let comm = client.commentary("gita:2.47").await?;

API Methods

All methods are async and return Result<T, WideHolyError>.

Supported Religions

Custom Base URL

let client = Client::with_base_url("http://localhost:8000/api/v1");

Error Handling

use wideholy::{Client, WideHolyError};

let client = Client::new();
match client.verse_of_the_day("bible", None).await {
    Ok(votd) => println!("{:?}", votd.text),
    Err(WideHolyError::Api { status, body }) => {
        eprintln!("API error {}: {}", status, body);
    }
    Err(WideHolyError::Http(e)) => {
        eprintln!("Network error: {}", e);
    }
}

WideHoly Scripture Platform

Also Available

Learn More About World Scriptures

• Scripture: WideBible · WideQuran · WideTorah · WideGita · WideSutra
• Reference: Cross-Religion Topics · Religious Calendar
• Study: Verse Comparison · Commentary
• Tools: Search · Developer Docs
• API: Developer Docs · OpenAPI Spec

License

MIT