n.
The sacred text of Islam, considered by Muslims to contain the revelations of God to Muhammad. Also called Alcoran.
[Arabic (al-)qur'ān, (the) reading, recitation, Koran, from qara'a, to read, recite.]
Koranic Ko·ran'ic adj.
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