Quran

Also Koran
Or Qur·ʾan

[koo-rahn, koo-ran]

noun

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.

Qur'an

/ kʊˈrɑːn, -ˈræn /

noun

1. a variant of Koran

Word History and Origins

Origin of Qur'an¹

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

Example Sentences

His group taught generations that “the Quran is our constitution.”

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

“I swore on the Quran that I was never coming back.”

Read more on Los Angeles Times

A copy of the Quran rests on a pillow.

Read more on BBC

Jetten’s socially progressive, pro-European Union stance contrasts sharply with that of Wilders, who has campaigned to close Dutch borders to asylum seekers, shut down mosques and ban the Quran.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

He has called for a ban of the Quran and the closing of mosques.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal