Quran

American  

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

Also Koran or Qurʾan

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.

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Qur'an British  

/ kʊˈrɑːn, -ˈræn /

noun

1. a variant of Koran

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Etymology

Origin of Quran

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

Example Sentences

There were also two copies of the Quran, one with an earmarked page, according to the documents, which didn’t specify which page or why it was included in the evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Naveed also appears to recite a passage from the Quran in Arabic in the video, police alleged.

From BBC

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Los Angeles Times

A copy of the Quran rests on a pillow.

From BBC