[kuh-rahn, -ran, kaw-, koh-] 
| 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. |
[kuh-ran-ik, kaw-, koh-] , adjective | Ko·ran or Qur·'an (kə-rān', -rän', kô-, kō-) 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. |
| Qur·'an (kə-rān', -rän', kô-, kō-) n. Variant of Koran. |
The sacred book of Islam. Muslims believe that the teachings of the Koran were revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad.