Koran, The

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• Koran, the — Ko|ran, the [ kə ræn ] noun the holy book of Islam …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Koran, the — [kɔːˈrɑːn] the holy book of Islam …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran —   …   Wikipedia

• Koran —     Koran     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Koran     The sacred book of the Muslims, by whom it is regarded as the revelation of God. Supplemented by the so called Hadith, or traditions, it is the foundation of Islam ( see Islam (Concept) ) and the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Life and Religion of Mohammed — (ISBN 1 929291 68 X) is a book by author J. L. Menezes. It was written in 1912 in India and provides an account of Mohammed s life and the religion of Islam. ControversyThe book has been the subject of a dispute between the Council on American… …   Wikipedia

• The Koran (Rodwell) — The Koran is the name of a translation of the Qur an written by John Medows Rodwell. It uses a chronological method of sorting verses in the Koran and is noticeably skeptical of Islam. Rodwell s translation has not aged well with time and many… …   Wikipedia

• (the) Koran — the Koran UK [kɔːˈrɑːn] US [kəˈræn] noun the holy book of Islam http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/koran the.htm Thesaurus: islamhyponym miscellaneous religions and their membershyponym …   Useful english dictionary

• The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism — The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism: From Sacred Texts to Solemn History is a 2008 book by Brown University professor of medicine Andrew Bostom. It is a “collection of sources, Islamic and others, which testify to the long and sorry history of… …   Wikipedia

• Koran — the sacred book of Islam, is normally spelt this way in English contexts, although the form Quran or Qur an, a closer transliteration of the Arabic original (meaning ‘recitation’), is also found …   Modern English usage

• The Story of Civilization —   Author(s) Will Durant Ariel Durant …   Wikipedia