Koran
[kɔ'rɑ:n]
Definition
(noun.) the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina.
Edited by Bonita--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The Scriptures of the Mohammedans, containing the professed revelations to Mohammed; -- called also Alcoran.
Editor: Maris
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A book which the Mohammedans foolishly believe to have been written by divine inspiration but which Christians know to be a wicked imposture contradictory to the Holy Scriptures.
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Examples
- In a little while we hear stories of an Omayyad Caliph, Walid II (743-744), who mocked at the Koran, ate pork, drank wine, and did not pray. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Some fanatics among them, to be sure, held that one book, the Koran, was of itself sufficient to insure the well-being of the whole human race, but happily a more enlightened view prevailed. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- They are called wives, though I believe the Koran only allows four genuine wives--the rest are concubines. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Equally important is the uncompromising monotheism, void of any Jewish exclusiveness, which is sustained by the Koran. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Its sole textbook was the Koran. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Yet surely a simple statement in the Koran should have sufficed without this excessively practical demonstration. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Koran records the chastened feelings of those days. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Koran does not permit Mohammedans to drink. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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