Meaning of Koran

Ko•ran

Pronunciation: (ku-rän', -ran', kô-, kō-), [key]

— n.

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.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

koran (Thesaurus)

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