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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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Koranic [kɒˈrænɪk] ADJcoránico, alcoránico
Koranic [kɔːˈrænɪk] adjcoranique
Koranic [kɒˈrænɪk] adjcoranico/a


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The stoning ritual in Mina is followed by the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of head of livestock, also rooted in the Koranic account.
Wright, the curator of the Islamic Collections at the Beatty, has written the accompanying text to focus on the context, content, production, and use of the manuscripts, with the entries that accompany each manuscript detailing the story being depicted, the koranic passage and its significance, or details about the calligraphy, among other topics.
Early tiles can be seen in Tunisia, Kashan Iran and many varied middle-eastern mosques display Koranic scripts using highly colored relief tiles from around the 12th century onwards.
 
 
 
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