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Koran
[ kuh-rahn, -ran, kaw-, koh- ]
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 Gabriel AlsoQur'an
Koran
- The sacred book of Islam . Muslims believe that the teachings of the Koran were revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad .
Derived Forms
- Koˈranic, adjective
Other Words From
- Ko·ran·ic [k, uh, -, ran, -ik, kaw-, koh-], adjective
- pre-Ko·ranic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of Koran1
Example Sentences
The virgin birth is mentioned in the...what...gasp...Koran?!
There is no equivalent to the Ten Commandments in the Koran.
But some people took it as if I had spat on the Koran or something.
He agreed that New Jersey Transit could fire an employee for burning the Koran!
Hindus,” it read, “are the deadliest enemies of our Koran and our Prophet.
Mahomet, in his Koran, always viewed in him the most respectable of his predecessors.
Others say, still more malignantly, There is a certain man who labors with him in composing the Koran.
The monk who was said to have contributed to the Koran was by some called Bohaira, by others Sergius.
On the arches of the arcades, texts from the Koran are inlaid in characters of black marble.
The Koran is a rhapsody, without connection, without order, and without art.
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