GESJ: Computer Science and Telecommunications 2010|No.3(26) ISSN 1512-1232 18 QURAN VIBRATIONS IN BRAILLE CODE Abdallah M Abualkishik, Dr. Khairuddin Omar Department of System Science and Management, Faculty of Information Technology abed1182@hotmail.com, ko@ftsm.ukm.my Abstract: article concerned with reorganize new Braille symbols to represent the vibra Keywords: Braille, Quran vibration, Finite State Machine, Decision Table ntroduction oday; Computers, Internet, and information explosion provide an informational structure whic raille is the system of touch reading and writing which utilizes raised dots to represent the print This tions in the Arabic Quran, the aim of this study is building a system that translate the Quran verses to Braille symbols including new vibrations. This study limited for the (Noun + Scoon) vibrations, (Meem + Scoon) vibrations and (Lam + Scoon) vibrations. It builds on an existing translation system that combines a finite state machine with left and right context matching and a set of translation rules. This allows to translate the Arabic language from text to Braille symbols after detect the vibration for the Quran verses. I T h has changed the way people interact with the outside world. These rapid changes in this area have the potential to reduce the differences between disabled and normal individuals. In the early days of computers, visually impaired users had little or no access to the information in the computer screen. Since then, software developers of screen readers have been able to cope with the text-based environment of early operating systems. However, most modern operating system environments are now GUI. Hence, the information on the screen is no longer accessible to users who rely on screen readers or Braille displays [1]. B alphabet letters for persons who are blind. The Braille system also includes symbols to represent punctuation, mathematic and scientific characters, music, computer notation, and foreign languages. The Arabic language is one of the languages that have been translated to Braille system and this system has been used by blind Muslim persons to read the Quran. However the current system [2] is not complete; it does not include special vibrations that are required in reciting Al- Quran which it different at the reciting for the Arabic language. Also in [3], the study was concentrated at the (Noon + Scoon) vibrations only, whereas this study will include more vibrations that didn’t include at the last study. These vibrations are: (Edhare) for (Noon sakenah , Meem sakenah and Lam sakenah), (Edgham) for (Noon sakenah , Meem sakenah and Lam sakenah), (Ekhfa’) for (Noon nah and Meem sakenah), (Eklabe) for (Noon sakenah), and alkala) for (scoon). Therefore there is a need to deve system for translating special vibrati nto Braille symbols for the Quran verses. sake (K lop on i y using of Braille symbols, the blind are able to review and study the written word. It provi B des a vehicle for literacy and gives a blind the ability to become familiar with spelling, punctuation, paragraphing, footnotes, bibliographies and other formatting considerations. Braille cell is consist of 6 dots, 2 across and 3 down, is considered the basic unit for all Braille symbols. For easier identification, these dots are numbered downward 1, 2, 3 on the left, and 4, 5, and 6 on