Definitions for KORAN
kəˈrɑn, -ˈræn, kɔ-, koʊ-ko·ran

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Koran, Quran, al-Qur'an, Booknoun

   the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. korannoun

   (The Islamic holy book/bible)

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1. koran

   The Koran, also spelled as Quran, is the holy book of Islam, considered by Muslims to be the word of God as revealed to Prophet Muhammad through the Angel Gabriel. It contains 114 chapters, or Surahs, written in Arabic, and it forms the spiritual, moral, legal, and social guide for Muslims worldwide. The themes of the Koran include guidance on belief, law, politics, ritual, spirituality, and life in general.

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1. Korannoun

   the Scriptures of the Mohammedans, containing the professed revelations to Mohammed; -- called also Alcoran

2. Etymology: [Ar. qorn; with the Ar. article, Alkoran, Alcoran; = Turk. Pers. qurn, from Ar. quran, qoran, book, reading, from qr, read. See Alcoran.]

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1. Koran

   kō′rän, n. the Mohammedan Scriptures: Alcoran.—adj. Koran′ic. [Ar. qurān, reading.]

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1. Korân

   the Bible of the Mohammedans, accepted among them as "the standard of all law and all practice; thing to be gone upon in speculation and life; it is read through in the mosques daily, and some of their doctors have read it 70,000 times, and hard reading it is"; it contains the teaching of Mahomet, collected by his disciples after his death, and arranged the longest chapters first and the shortest, which were the earliest, last; a confused book.

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1. koran

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1. Koran

   Properly Al Koran, Arabic for “the book,” “the reading,” or “the thing to be read.”

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1. KORAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Koran is ranked #27144 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Koran surname appeared 892 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Koran.
   
   94.9% or 847 total occurrences were White.
   1.4% or 13 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.4% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for KORAN »

1. krona

2. króna

3. Akron

How to pronounce KORAN?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say KORAN in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of KORAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of KORAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of KORAN in a Sentence

1. David Thomas:

   The parts of the Koran that are contained in those fragments are very similar indeed to the Koran as we have it today, so this tends to support the view that the Koran that we now have is more or less very close indeed to the Koran as it was brought together in the early years of Islam.

2. Mark Holden:

   She told me I was a racist and she would not tolerate that kind of racism in the class, i told her Islam was not a race and I was only talking about what the two Muslims men as individuals said – I was not making broad claims about Islam or my interpretation of the Koran.

3. Baby Arife:

   You can't pray. You can't keep more than one Koran at home. You can't teach Islam to your children. You can't fast and you can't go to Hajj. When you're deprived of your whole identity, what's the point?

4. Burhan Ersoy:

   Mahyas have given beautiful messages with excerpts from verses (of the Koran)... for centuries. But this year for the first time, we have mahyas that we hung up aimed at protecting our health.

5. Hajji Mohammed Aman Jemal:

   The slayings committed by the terrorists (in Libya) are a shocking deed that stands contrary to the Holy Koran.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=KORAN
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Koran
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/KORAN
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=KORAN
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Koran
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=KORAN
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html