Quran, Koran

The holy book of the Muslim faith is usually spelled Quran or Koran. Other spelling variants include Qur’an and Qu’ran.

  • Several new translations of the Holy Quran are available on-line.

The adjective is Quranic or Koranic.

  • Koranic scholars are now studying old copies of the Koran found buried beneath a mosque in Yemen.

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