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Ko·ran

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–noun

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.

Also, Qurʾan.

[Origin: 1615–25; < Ar qur'ān book, reading, akin to qara'a to read, recite

]

—Related forms

Ko·ran·ic

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Ko·ran or Qur·'an Audio Help (kə-rān', -rän', kô-, kō-) Pronunciation Key
n. The sacred text of Islam, considered by Muslims to contain the revelations of God to Muhammad. Also called Alcoran.

[Arabic (al-)qur'ān, (the) reading, recitation, Koran, from qara'a, to read, recite; see qr in Semitic roots.]

Ko·ran'ic adj.

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Koran

1615, from Arabic qur'an "a reading, recitation, book," from root of quara-a "he read, recited."

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koran
noun
the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina

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Koran [koˈraːn, (American) kou-] noun

the holy book of the Muslims

Arabic:	القُرآن
Chinese (Simplified):	（伊斯兰教）可兰经
Chinese (Traditional):	(伊斯蘭教)可蘭經
Czech:	korán
Danish:	Koranen
Dutch:	koran
Estonian:	koraan
Finnish:	koraani
French:	Coran
German:	der Koran
Greek:	Κοράνι
Hungarian:	Korán
Icelandic:	kóraninn
Indonesian:	Al Quran
Italian:	Corano

Japanese:	コーラン
Korean:	코란
Latvian:	Korāns
Lithuanian:	Koranas
Norwegian:	Koranen
Polish:	Koran
Portuguese (Brazil):	alcorão
Portuguese (Portugal):	Corão
Romanian:	Coran
Russian:	коран
Slovak:	Korán
Slovenian:	koran
Spanish:	Corán, Alcorán
Swedish:	Koranen
Turkish:	Kur'an, Kur'an-ı Kerim

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Koran [(kuh-ran, kuh-rahn)]

The sacred book of Islam. Muslims believe that the teachings of the Koran were revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad.

[Chapter:] World Literature, Philosophy, and Religion

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Koran

Al"co*ran\ (?; 277), n. [alcoran, fr. Ar. al-qor[=a]n, orig. the reading, the book, fr. qaraa to read. Cf. Koran.] The Mohammedan Scriptures; the Koran (now the usual form). [Spelt also Alkoran.]

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