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"Qur'an" means "Recitation" which refers to method of its transmission. (Mohammed would recite verses that were imprinted onto his soul.)

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"Qur'an" means "Recitation" which refers to method of its transmission. (Mohammed would recite verses that were imprinted onto his soul.)

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The Quran is called by this name after the Arabic word Irqa'a "Read", and because it contains "collects" all the Quranic surats and verses.

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