THE QUR'AN
Qur'an or Koran is the sacred book of Islam wich was Revealed by God to the Prophet Muhammad at Mecca and at Medina. The Qur'an was intended as a recited text, and was not compiled as a book during the life of Muhammad. The Qur'an refers to religious and historical events . Its focus is their significance, rather than their narration. God in the Qur'an speaks in the first person. Being the Word of God, the text of the Qur'an is valid for religious purposes only in its original Arabic, cannot be modified, and is not translatable, although the need for non-Arabic interpretations is recognized. This has made the Qur'an the most read book in its original language and preserved a classical form of Arabic as an Islamic way of learning.
