Quran

noun

Qur·​an kə-ˈran  kə-ˈrän  ku̇-ˈran  ku̇-ˈrän 

variants or less commonly Koran

kə-ˈran  kə-ˈrän 

ˈkȯr-ˌan

or Qur'an

kə-ˈran  kə-ˈrän  ku̇-ˈran  ku̇-ˈrän 

plural Qurans also Korans or Qur'ans

: the book composed of sacred writings accepted by Muslims as revelations made to Muḥammad by Allah through the angel Gabriel

Note: The spellings Qur'an for the noun and Qur'anic for the corresponding adjective are generally preferred by scholars of Islam and Arabic.

Quranic

kə-ˈra-nik 

adjective

or less commonly Qur'anic or Koranic

Word History

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above