Coran Français - French Holy Quran Audio Sound Voice MP3 The Quran(/kɔːrˈɑːn kor-ahn; Arabic: القرآن‎‎ al-Qurʾān,[n 2] literallymeaning "the recitation"; also romanized Qur'an or Koran) is thecentral religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be arevelation from God (Arabic: الله‎‎, Allah). It is widely regardedas the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language. The Quranis divided into chapters called suras, which are then divided intoverses, called ayahs. Muslims believe the Quran was verballyrevealed by God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel (Jibril),gradually over a period of approximately 23 years, beginning on 22December 609 CE, when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632, theyear of his death. Muslims regard the Quran as the most importantmiracle of Muhammad, a proof of his prophethood, and theculmination of a series of divine messages that started with themessages revealed to Adam and ended with Muhammad. The word "Quran"occurs some 70 times in the text of the Quran, although differentnames and words are also said to be references to the Quran.According to the traditional narrative, several companions ofMuhammad served as scribes and were responsible for writing downthe revelations. Shortly after Muhammad's death, the Quran wascompiled by his companions who wrote down and memorized parts ofit. These codices had differences that motivated the Caliph Uthmanto establish a standard version now known as Uthman's codex, whichis generally considered the archetype of the Quran known today.There are, however, variant readings, with mostly minor differencesin meaning. The Quran assumes familiarity with major narrativesrecounted in the Biblical scriptures. It summarizes some, dwells atlength on others and, in some cases, presents alternative accountsand interpretations of events. The Quran describes itself as a bookof guidance. It sometimes offers detailed accounts of specifichistorical events, and it often emphasizes the moral significanceof an event over its narrative sequence. The Quran is used alongwith the hadith to interpret sharia law. During prayers, the Quranis recited only in Arabic. Someone who has memorized the entireQuran is called a hafiz. Some Muslims read Quranic ayah (verse)with elocution, which is often called tajwid. During the month ofRamadan, Muslims typically complete the recitation of the wholeQuran during tarawih prayers. In order to extrapolate the meaningof a particular Quranic verse, most Muslims rely on the tafsir.