Ko·ran or Qur·’an also Qur·an (k?-r?n?, -rän?, kô-, k?-)n. The sacred text of Islam, considered by Muslims to contain the revelations of God to Muhammad.[Arabic (al-)qur’?n, (the) reading, recitation, Koran, from qara’a, to read, recite; see qr? in Semitic roots.]Ko·ran?ic adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Koran (k???r??n) n (Koran) the sacred book of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the infallible word of God dictated to Mohammed through the medium of the angel Gabriel. Also: Qur’an [C17: from Arabic qur’?n reading, book; related to qara’a to read, recite] Ko?ranic adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Ko?ran (k??r?n, -?ræn, k?-, ko?-) n. the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics. Often, Qur’an. [1615?25;