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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

Al-Aqsa is mentioned in the Quran, and it is from where Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to Heaven.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 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

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

To reassure the anxious who are deeply misinformed about the content of the Quran and the nature of its followers.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

“But first I want to thank my friend Soojin Park and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Park, for generously arranging to have our Quran competition here at the Milwaukee Central Presbyterian Church.”

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan