Koran
noun/kəˈrɑːn/
/kəˈrɑːn/
(also Qur’an)
the Koran
[singular]- the holy book of the Islamic religion, written in Arabic, containing the word of Allah as revealed to the Prophet MuhammadTopics Religion and festivalsc1Word Originfrom Arabic qur'ān ‘recitation’, from qara'a ‘read, recite’.
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