Quran
pronunciation
How to pronounce Quran in British English:
UK [kʊ'ræn]
How to pronounce Quran in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
Word Origin
- Quran (n.)
- 1876, variant spelling (preferred by scholars) of Koran (q.v.), from Arabic qur'an, literally "book, reading, recitation," from qara'a "to read." Related: Quranic.
Example
- 1. Demonstrators condemned the recent burning of the quran at a u.s. airbase .
- 2. The burning of the quran has angered afghans in the past , sparking deadly protests in 2010 and 2011 .
- 3. Rahn says she was also upset by the plans of a small church in florida to burn the quran on september 11 .
- 4. Along with prayers , reading from the quran is especially emphasized during the last ten days of ramadan .
- 5. Safi finds one analogy particularly helpful : the quran is to islam as jesus is to christianity .