Koran

[ kuh-rahn, -ran, kaw-, koh- ]

/ kəˈrɑn, -ˈræn, kɔ-, koʊ- /

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 of Koran

1615–25; < Arabic qur'ān book, reading, akin to qara'a to read, recite

OTHER WORDS FROM Koran

Ko·ran·ic

[kuh-ran-ik, kaw-, koh-] /kəˈræn ɪk, kɔ-, koʊ-/, adjectivepre-Ko·ran·ic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for koran

The virgin birth is mentioned in the...what...gasp...Koran?!
Why Muslims Love Jesus Too|Dean Obeidallah|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is no equivalent to the Ten Commandments in the Koran.
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But some people took it as if I had spat on the Koran or something.
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He agreed that New Jersey Transit could fire an employee for burning the Koran!
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Hindus,” it read, “are the deadliest enemies of our Koran and our Prophet.
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The upper was blue silk with large deeper coloured stripes; it was worked over with texts from the Koran.
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They also fulfil along with the cadis the duties of interpreters of the law, and preceptors of the Koran.
Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c.|Xavier Hommaire de Hell
Oh, he said, he could not read,—he did not know what might be in the Koran.
Letters from Palestine|J. D. Paxton
In the cupola are inscribed the following words from the Koran: "God is the light of the heavens and the earth."
Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow|Eliza R. Snow Smith
The mullah stood over the baby and read out of this Koran in a loud, sing-song voice.
Our Little Persian Cousin|E. Cutler Shedd

British Dictionary definitions for koran

Koran

/ (kɔːˈrɑːn) /

noun

the sacred book of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the infallible word of God dictated to Mohammed through the medium of the angel GabrielAlso: Qur'an

Derived forms of Koran

Koranic, adjective

Word Origin for Koran

C17: from Arabic qur'ān reading, book; related to qara'a to read, recite

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Cultural definitions for koran

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.