Qur'an

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English: The Qur'an (أَلْقُرآن) al-qur'ān literally "the recitation"; also called Al Qur'ān Al Karīm or "The Noble Qur'an"; or transliterated Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. It is a tenet of Islam that the Qur'an is the literal word of God and the culmination of God's revelation to mankind, revealed to Muhammad over a period of 23 years through the angel Jibril (Gabriel).

See also category:Qur'an

[edit] 8th-9th century

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Folio from a Qur'an (8th-9th century) a.jpg
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Folio from a Qur'an (8th-9th century) Sura 48.jpg
Folio from a Qur'an (8th-9th century) Sura 39.jpg

[edit] Modern pictures

Quran cover

Opened Quran
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