Qur'an

A page of the Qur'an.

Meanings

Proper Noun

  • The Islamic holy book, considered by Muslims to be the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.

Noun

  • A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of one of the above-mentioned book.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Arabic الْقُرْآن, definite form of قُرْآن, verbal noun of قَرَأَ. (The obsolete alternative spellings with "al-", like Alcoran, redundantly retained the Arabic definite article.) Compare Classical Syriac ܩܪܝܢܐ ("reading; scripture").

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