Ko•rankəˈrɑn, -ˈræn, kɔ-, koʊ-(n.)

1. the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.

   Category: Eastern Religions

   Ref: Often, Qur'an.

Origin of Koran:

1615–25; < Ar qur'ān book, akin to qara'a to read, recite

Ko•ran′ic(adj.)