Koran 
Koran
Definition
Ko·ran (kə ran′, -rän′; kôr′an′, -än′)
noun
the sacred book of Islam: in Muslim belief, it contains revelations made to Mohammed by Allah
Etymology: Ar qur'ān, lit., book, reading, recitation < qara'a, to read
Ko·ran′ic adjective
Koran Quotes
The Rhine is not more impassable than the Nile or Euphrates, and the Arabian fleet might have sailed without a naval combat into the mouth of theThames. Perhaps the interpretation of the Koran would now be taught in the schools of Oxford, and her pupils might demonstrate to a circumcised people the sanctityand truth of the revelation of Mahomet.
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