Quran

Also Koran
Or Qur·ʾan

[koo-rahn, koo-ran]

noun

1. the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.

Qur'an

/ kʊˈrɑːn, -ˈræn /

noun

1. a variant of Koran

Word History and Origins

Origin of Qur'an¹

First recorded in 1615–25; from Arabic qur'ān “reading, recitation,” from qara'a “to read, recite”

Example Sentences

It’s something that Muslims do the world over, in line with the teachings of the Qur'an, Islam’s holy book.

From BBC

The committee asked the secretary-general to consider suspending the status of the special envoy from “any country in which copies of the Holy Qur’an or other Islamic values and symbols are desecrated with the consent of the authorities concerned,” according to Sunday’s statement.

From Seattle Times

This is because Eid al-Adha, means "festival of sacrifice" and commemorates the time when, according to the Qur'an, the Prophet Ibrahim was ordered by Allah to sacrifice his son - and as he was about to do so, the boy was exchanged for a ram.

From BBC

For example, if we hear the Qur’an performed, it may sound like singing and music.

From Literature

The philosophical reasoning behind this is complex: in Muslim tradition, the idea of music as entertainment is looked upon as degrading; therefore, the holy Qur’an cannot be labeled as music.

From Literature