Qurans
Islam's holy books
Qurans is the plural of Quran, the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the word of God as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.
The plural appears when discussing multiple copies or editions: The library held Qurans in several translations.
Also spelled Korans.
Lines of poetry
- surahsQuranic divisions
- revelationsSurprising facts made known
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
hafiz · juz · bismillah · chapters · Arabic · calligraphy · illumination · gilt
Address to deity
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- holyDedicated to the divine
veneration · respect · cleanliness · Ramadan · completion · gathering · circle · contemplation
Converted linguistic texts
- commentariesExplanatory notes on texts
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- codicesBound handwritten volumes
- printingsCopies from one press run
Medina · diacritics · voweling · fonts · typeset · published · annotated · study
Old valued collectible
- historicOf lasting significance
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- handwrittenWritten by hand
calligraphic · Ottoman · Mughal · Persian · Moroccan · collection · museum · auction
verses
Lines of poetry
- surahsQuranic divisions
- revelationsSurprising facts made known
- recitationOral delivery from memory
memorization · hafiz · juz · bismillah · chapters · Arabic · calligraphy · illumination · gilt · binding
prayer
Address to deity
holy · veneration · respect · cleanliness · Ramadan · completion · gathering · circle · contemplation · guidance
translations
Converted linguistic texts
- commentariesExplanatory notes on texts
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- codicesBound handwritten volumes
printings · Medina · diacritics · voweling · fonts · typeset · published · annotated · study · parallel
antique
Old valued collectible
- historicOf lasting significance
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- illuminatedMade visible by light
handwritten · calligraphic · Ottoman · Mughal · Persian · Moroccan · collection · museum · auction · preservation
- Topkapi Palaceharem, throne room, courtyards, gates, pavilions
QuransTorahs
Handwritten Pentateuch scrolls
Torah scrolls · Gospels · Vedas · Tanakh · Book of Mormon
- Holy QuranIslam's central religious text
- Quran recitationOral delivery of Islamic scripture