The Qurâan (al-qurâan, literally âthe recitationâ; also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Qurâan, Koran, Alcoran or Al-Qurâan) is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe the Qurâan to be the book of divine guidance and direction for mankind, and consider the original Arabic text to be the final revelation of God. Islam holds that the Qurâan was revealed to Muhammad by the angel Jibril (Gabriel) from 610 CE to his death in 632 CE. The Qurâan was written down by Muhammad's companions while he was alive, although the prime method of transmission was oral. In 633 CE, the written text was compiled, and in 653 CE it was standardized, distributed in the Islamic empire and produced in large numbers. The present form of the Qurâan is regarded as God's revelation to Muhammad by Muslim believers. Academic scholars often consider it the original version authored or dictated by Muhammad. Muslim tradition agrees that it was fixed in writing shortly after Muhammad's death by order of Umar and Abu Bakr.
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The Qur'an (Quran, Koran, Al-Qur'an) - Abdullah Yusuf Ali (Translator)
The Qurâan (al-qurâan, literally âthe recitationâ; also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Qurâan, Koran, Alcoran or Al-Qurâan) is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe the Qurâan to be the book of divine guidance and direction for mankind, and consider the original Arabic text to be the final revelation of God. Islam holds that the Qurâan was revealed to Muhammad by the angel Jibril (Gabriel) from 610 CE to his death in 632 CE. The Qurâan was written down by Muhammad's companions while he was alive, although the prime method of transmission was oral. In 633 CE, the written text was compiled, and in 653 CE it was standardized, distributed in the Islamic empire and produced in large numbers. The present form of the Qurâan is regarded as God's revelation to Muhammad by Muslim believers. Academic scholars often consider it the original version authored or dictated by Muhammad. Muslim tradition agrees that it was fixed in writing shortly after Muhammad's death by order of Umar and Abu Bakr.
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