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• Quran
  Quran

  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.
• Qur'an
  Qur'an

  noun

  a variant of Koran

Quran

American  

[koo-rahn, koo-ran] / kʊˈrɑn, kʊˈræn /

Also Koran or Qurʾan

noun

Qurans plural

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.

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Qur'an British  

/ kʊˈrɑːn, -ˈræn /

noun

1. a variant of Koran

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Qurans
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Quran

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

Example Sentences

"We remembered God Almighty night and day. Neighbours would come to the Quran circle in the house," Suleiman says.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Shahabi was born into a deeply religious Muslim family and served as a Quran teacher in Iran.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Investigators found a Quran in the suspect’s vehicle and Iranian imagery among his belongings, prompting federal authorities to examine whether ideology played a role.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Wally Khan, another protester opposed to Lang, told AFP "this is very in line with what he does from city to city. He tried to burn a Quran in ... Dearborn" Michigan.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Naano splits her free time between reading the Quran and watching Pakistani dramas on the special channels she gets at her house.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan