Koran \Ko"ran\ (?; 277), n. [Ar. gor[=a]n. See {Alcoran}.] The Scriptures of the Mohammedans, containing the professed revelations to Mohammed; -- called also {Alcoran}. [Written also {Kuran} or {Quran}.] Quran \Qu*ran"\, n. See {Koran}.
Quran n : the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina [syn: {Koran}, {al-Qur'an}, {Book}]