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AL-QUR'AN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does al-Qur'an mean? 

AL-QUR'AN (noun)
  The noun AL-QUR'AN has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: AL-QUR'AN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AL-QUR'AN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

al-Qur'an; Book; Koran; Quran

Instance hypernyms:

religious text; religious writing; sacred text; sacred writing (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)

Meronyms (parts of "al-Qur'an"):

sura (one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran)


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