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Koranic

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Ko·ran or Qur·'an  (k-rn, -rän, kô-, k-)
n.
The sacred text of Islam, considered by Muslims to contain the revelations of God to Muhammad. Also called Alcoran.
[Arabic (al-)qur'n, (the) reading, recitation, Koran, from qara'a, to read, recite; see qr in Semitic roots.]
Ko·ranic adj.
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Adj.1.Koranic - of or related to the sacred texts of Islam; "Koranic laws"


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Daffodils, tulips, lilies, poppies, irises and roses continue the botanical theme in the marble dados of the mausoleum: gradually, it becomes clear that the whole structure is covered by flowers and Koranic quotations.
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Within the smaller, box-like exhibition spaces one can find the beautiful devotional arts in the form of Koranic pages, prayer boards, or Hebraic tablets; Kota and Fang reliquary figures presented as if upon a raised altar; or Gondar liturgical paintings from the church of Abba Antonios, which were removed by the Dakar Djibouti mission of 1931.
"Les arts premiers" in Paris: le monument de l'autre by Harney, Elizabeth / African Arts
Samir underlines therefore that the fact that apostates are condemned to death according to the penal code of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Sudan, Yemen, Mauritania and Afghanistan, does not derive from a Koranic prescription.
Challenges of Christian converts from Islam by Paolucci, Giorgio / Catholic Insight
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