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Quran

Quran

44 4.6
A holy book of Islam that Muslims believe contains God's words given to Muhammad
  • proper noun
  • /kʊˈrɑːn/
translation icon : Corán
  • Many Muslims begin their day by reading passages from the Quran.
  • Quran and hadith
  • Quran and Sunna
  • the Holy Quran

And now we get into a discussion about writing and the Quran, the holy book, right?

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Examples

  • The Quran says, in the name of God the merciful, the compassionate.

  • Wooden boards are used for writing lessons, and copies of the Quran are used for reading.

    Academic text (2008)
  • And of course, the Quran is said to be the word of God.

  • Does this Quran speak of the birth of Christ?

  • Why is it that even in the Quran it talks about all living things were made from water?

  • As soon as the language is acquired, students begin their study of the Quran.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The Quran teaches us that sometimes bad things come from the people closest to us.

  • Then look: The Quran says that husbands must be fair with their wives.

    Academic text (2007)
  • There is no clergy, no Church hierarchy, and no official interpretation of the Quran.

    Academic text (2003)
  • They swore it on the Holy Quran.

Synonyms

al-Qur'an
vsQuran
5.5

The holy book of Islam that Muslims believe is the word of God given to Muhammad

is the same in meaning but differs in written form
Koran
vsQuran
4.1

The holy book of Islam believed to contain the words God gave to Muhammad

is identical in sense but uses an alternative spelling

Surface Forms

Quran main

Etymology

Quran comes from the Arabic word qur'ān, from the verb qara'a, which means 'to read' or 'to recite'. So Quran literally means 'recitation', and that is why it is the holy book Muslims read and often recite aloud as the word of God.