--- title: "Connect al-Qur'an and Casting42 - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Hijri Month\" fires in al-Qur'an, your agent runs \"Create Contact\" in Casting42." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/al-qur-an-to-casting42" --- # Connect al-Qur'an and Casting42 When **New Hijri Month** fires in [al-Qur'an](https://apiant.ai/connections/al-qur-an), your agent runs **Create Contact** in [Casting42](https://apiant.ai/connections/casting42), or **New Casting** in Casting42 to **Convert Hijri Date** in al-Qur'an. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. al-Qur'an **5** triggers al-Qur'an **13** actions Casting42 **6** triggers Casting42 **15** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want al-Qur'an and Casting42 to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What al-Qur'an and Casting42 can do together ### From al-Qur'an to Casting42 - When **New Hijri Month** in al-Qur'an then **Create Contact** in Casting42 - When **Daily Name of Allah** in al-Qur'an then **Add File to Talent** in Casting42 ### From Casting42 to al-Qur'an - When **New Casting** in Casting42 then **Convert Hijri Date** in al-Qur'an - When **New Contact** in Casting42 then **Get Ayah** in al-Qur'an Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with al-Qur'an and Casting42 ## Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 28 actions - Trigger **Daily Name of Allah** Triggers once a day with one of the 99 Names of Allah, cycling through all of them in order, with its Arabic text, transliteration and English meaning. - Trigger **Daily Prayer Times** Triggers once a day with that day's prayer times (Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha and more) for the chosen city. - Trigger **New Hijri Month** Triggers when a new Hijri (Islamic) month begins, returning today's Hijri date with the new month's name and number. - Trigger **Next Prayer Reminder** Triggers when the next upcoming prayer for your location changes, returning the prayer's name and time. - Trigger **Upcoming Islamic Holiday** Triggers when the next upcoming Islamic holiday changes, returning its Hijri and Gregorian dates. - Action **Convert Hijri Date** Converts a Hijri (Islamic) date to its Gregorian equivalent, returning both dates with day, month and year details. - Action **Get Ayah** Returns a single ayah (verse) of the Qur'an in the edition you choose, with its surah, juz and page details. - Action **Get Ayah Audio URL** Returns the audio recitation URL (MP3 on the Islamic Network CDN) for one ayah of the Qur'an in the chosen reciter's audio edition. - Action **Get Ayah Image URL** Returns the CDN image URL of a single Quran ayah, in normal or high resolution, after confirming the image exists. - Action **Get Islamic Holidays** Returns the Islamic holidays for a given Hijri year, with each holiday's Hijri and Gregorian dates. - Action **Get Name(s) of Allah** Returns one or more of the 99 Names of Allah (Asma al-Husna) with Arabic text, transliteration and English meaning. - Action **Get Prayer Calendar** Returns prayer times for every day of a Gregorian month for a city. - Action **Get Prayer Times** Returns the prayer times for a city on a given date, along with the Hijri date and calculation details. - Action **Get Qibla Direction** Returns the Qibla direction (compass bearing toward the Kaaba in Makkah) for a given latitude and longitude. - Action **Get Reading Portion** Returns the ayahs of one Qur'an reading portion — a juz, manzil, ruku, page or hizb quarter — in the edition you choose. - Action **Get Surah** Returns a surah of the Qur'an with its details and all of its ayahs in the edition you choose. - Action **Get Surah Audio URL** Returns the streaming MP3 URL for a full surah recited by the chosen reciter, and confirms the file exists on the Islamic Network CDN. - Action **Search Quran** Searches the Qur'an for ayahs containing a word, in all surahs or one surah, in a chosen language or edition. - Trigger **New Casting** Triggers when a casting has been created in your Casting42 Database. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a contact has been added to your Casting42 database. - Trigger **New Talent** Triggers when a new talent is added in Casting42. Casting42 only shares talents whose "Allow API response" setting is turned on, so talents without it never trigger this. - Trigger **Updated Casting** Triggers when the data of a casting has been updated. - Trigger **Updated Contact** Triggers when the data of a contact has been updated in your Casting42 database. - Trigger **Updated Talent** Triggers when a talent is updated in Casting42. Casting42 only shares talents whose "Allow API response" setting is turned on, so talents without it never trigger this. - Action **Add File to Talent** Uploads a file such as a resume or PDF document to a talent's profile. - Action **Add Mediafile to Talent** Uploads a video or audio media file to a talent's profile in Casting42. - Action **Add Talent to Group** Adds one or more talents to an existing Casting42 group. - Action **Create Casting** Creates a new casting project in Casting42 and returns it along with its talent sign-up link. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in Casting42 with name, email, company, phone, language and address. - Action **Create Group** Creates a new group in Casting42 for organizing talents. - Action **Create or Update Candidate** Adds a talent to a casting as a candidate, or updates the candidate's tags if the talent is already in that casting. - Action **Create Talent** Creates a new talent profile in your Casting42 database and returns the created talent. - Action **Find Casting** Finds a casting by its tag and returns the full casting record. - Action **Get Contact** Returns a single Casting42 contact identified by its tag. - Action **Get Group** Returns a Casting42 group and its talents by the group's tag. - Action **Get Talent** Returns a single talent record, including custom fields and skills, by its tag. - Action **Update Casting** Updates an existing casting in Casting42, such as its name, description, dates, locations and sharing options. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing contact in Casting42. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Talent** Updates an existing talent in Casting42, identified by its tag. Fields left blank keep their current values. ## Each app on its own - [ **al-Qur'an** The Al Quran Cloud is a simple web app that allows you to read and hear the Quran being recited by Juz...](https://apiant.ai/connections/al-qur-an) - [ **Casting42** Casting42 is a customizable database for casting directors, production companies, extras agencies, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/casting42) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from al-Qur'an - [ **al-Qur'an to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/al-qur-an-to-hubspot) - [ **al-Qur'an to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/al-qur-an-to-salesforce) - [ **al-Qur'an to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/al-qur-an-to-slack) - [ **al-Qur'an to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/al-qur-an-to-google-sheets) - [ **al-Qur'an to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/al-qur-an-to-gmail) - [ **al-Qur'an to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/al-qur-an-to-google-calendar) ## More into Casting42 - [ **ActiveCampaign to Casting42** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-casting42) - [ **Airtable to Casting42** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-casting42) - [ **Asana to Casting42** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-casting42) - [ **Brevo to Casting42** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-casting42) - [ **Calendly to Casting42** Calendly is a scheduling automation platform for eliminating the back-and-forth emails to find the perfect...](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendly-to-casting42) - [ **Capsule CRM to Casting42** Capsule is an online hosted CRM system for individuals, small businesses and sales teams wanting a simple...](https://apiant.ai/connect/capsule-crm-to-casting42) Questions ## al-Qur'an and Casting42, answered ### ### What can start an automation from al-Qur'an? Any of al-Qur'an's 5 triggers in the catalog, including New Hijri Month, Daily Name of Allah, Daily Prayer Times and Next Prayer Reminder. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Casting42 when something happens in al-Qur'an? Any of Casting42's 15 actions, including Create Casting, Create Contact, Create Group and Create or Update Candidate. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Casting42 to al-Qur'an? Yes. When something happens in Casting42, your agent can act in al-Qur'an too. This page covers both directions: Casting42's triggers and al-Qur'an's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for al-Qur'an or Casting42? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use al-Qur'an and Casting42 without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.