Koranic
Of Muslim scripture
Koranic means relating to or derived from the Koran, the sacred text of Islam.
The word describes verses, teachings, laws, or interpretations based on the scripture: Koranic scholarship, Koranic principles.
Also spelled Quranic, following the Arabic transliteration Quran.
Islam's central scripture
- surahQuranic chapter
- ayahColonial-era Indian nursemaid
- verseMetered poetic passage
- recitationOral delivery from memory
hafiz · revelation · Muhammad · Allah · bismillah · juz · abrogation · sunnah
Oral delivery from memory
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- prayerAddress to deity
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- salahIslamic ritual prayer
Ramadan · memorization · calligraphy · illumination · minaret · devotional · worship · supplication
Dedicated to the divine
- divineOf or from gods
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- sacredWorthy of reverence
blessed · eternal · miraculous · inimitable · preserved · uncreated · guidance · mercy
Critical textual interpretation
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- philologyStudy of historical texts
Arabic · classical · manuscript · translation · orientalism · academic · theological · textual
Quran
Islam's central scripture
recitation · hafiz · revelation · Muhammad · Allah · bismillah · juz · abrogation · sunnah · hadith
recitation
Oral delivery from memory
salah · Ramadan · memorization · calligraphy · illumination · minaret · devotional · worship · supplication
holy
Dedicated to the divine
- divineOf or from gods
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
sacred · blessed · eternal · miraculous · inimitable · preserved · uncreated · guidance · mercy · light
exegesis
Critical textual interpretation
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- interpretationAssigned meaning
philology · Arabic · classical · manuscript · translation · orientalism · academic · theological · textual · linguistic
KoranicBiblical
Of sacred scripture
Vedic · New Testament · Old Testament · Buddhist · Gospel
Koranicsecular
Nonreligious, worldly
non-religious · humanist · atheistic · civil · constitutional