مدخل Al-Kuran دائرة المعارف اسلام (زبان انگلیسی)

AL-KUR'AN (A.), the Muslim scripture, containing the revelations recited by Muhammad and preserved in a fixed, written form

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Etymology and synonyms
a. Derivation and Kur'anic usage b. Synonyms in the Kur'an 2. Muhammad and the Kur'an 3. History of the Kur'an after 632
a. The "collection" of the Kur'ân
b. Variant readings and Companion codices c. Establishment of the canonical text and readings

Structure
a. The suras and their names
b. The verses
c. The basmala
d. The mysterious letters

Chronology of the text
a. Historical references in the Kur'an
b. Traditional Muslim dating
c. Modern Western dating

Language and style
a. Language of the Kur'an b. Foreign vocabulary c. Rhymes and refrains