What does koran mean?
Definitions for koran
kəˈrɑn, -ˈræn, kɔ-, koʊ-ko·ran
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Princeton's WordNet
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
Wiktionary
korannoun
(The Islamic holy book/bible)
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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.
Webster Dictionary
Korannoun
the Scriptures of the Mohammedans, containing the professed revelations to Mohammed; -- called also Alcoran
Etymology: [Ar. qorn; with the Ar. article, Alkoran, Alcoran; = Turk. Pers. qurn, from Ar. quran, qoran, book, reading, from qr, read. See Alcoran.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Koran
kō′rän, n. the Mohammedan Scriptures: Alcoran.—adj. Koran′ic. [Ar. qurān, reading.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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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Etymology and Origins
Koran
Properly Al Koran, Arabic for “the book,” “the reading,” or “the thing to be read.”
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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 »
krona
króna
Akron
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of koran in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of koran in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of koran in a Sentence
The Koran says fight with those who fight with you.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif heard our reservations against the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act 2016. He promised to amend the law so that it doesn’t contravene the teachings of the holy Koran.
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.
The slayings committed by the terrorists (in Libya) are a shocking deed that stands contrary to the Holy Koran.
When Christians act violently they are acting in opposition to the teachings of their founder, Jesus Christ, they cannot cite a single verse in the New Testament that calls for violence against unbelievers. On the other hand, radical Islamists can point to a number of verses in the Koran calling for Muslims to ‘crucify the infidels.’.
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