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When we say "Qur'an" or "Al Qur'an", we actually are not referring to the book that is bound between two covers. "The Qur'an" is only the recited book. If we want to talk about the actual binding, that we hold in our hands as a physical book, then the proper term to use is "Mushaf" (pronounced mouss - haff, with the letter 'HAA' that is not the soft one, but the one from the back of the throat). The word "mushaf" literally means "made into pages". The plural of this word, "mushaf" is "masaahif".

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