Qurani [Kiswahili] - Swahili Holy Quran Audio Sound Voice MP3 TheQuran (/kɔːrˈɑːn kor-ahn; Arabic: القرآن‎‎ al-Qurʾān,[n 2]literally meaning "the recitation"; also romanized Qur'an or Koran)is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to bea revelation from God (Arabic: الله‎‎, Allah). It is widelyregarded as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language.The Quran is divided into chapters called suras, which are thendivided into verses, called ayahs. Muslims believe the Quran wasverbally revealed by God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel(Jibril), gradually over a period of approximately 23 years,beginning on 22 December 609 CE, when Muhammad was 40, andconcluding in 632, the year of his death. Muslims regard the Quranas the most important miracle of Muhammad, a proof of hisprophethood, and the culmination of a series of divine messagesthat started with the messages revealed to Adam and ended withMuhammad. The word "Quran" occurs some 70 times in the text of theQuran, although different names and words are also said to bereferences to the Quran. According to the traditional narrative,several companions of Muhammad served as scribes and wereresponsible for writing down the revelations. Shortly afterMuhammad's death, the Quran was compiled by his companions whowrote down and memorized parts of it. These codices had differencesthat motivated the Caliph Uthman to establish a standard versionnow known as Uthman's codex, which is generally considered thearchetype of the Quran known today. There are, however, variantreadings, with mostly minor differences in meaning. The Quranassumes familiarity with major narratives recounted in the Biblicalscriptures. It summarizes some, dwells at length on others and, insome cases, presents alternative accounts and interpretations ofevents. The Quran describes itself as a book of guidance. Itsometimes offers detailed accounts of specific historical events,and it often emphasizes the moral significance of an event over itsnarrative sequence. The Quran is used along with the hadith tointerpret sharia law. During prayers, the Quran is recited only inArabic. Someone who has memorized the entire Quran is called ahafiz. Some Muslims read Quranic ayah (verse) with elocution, whichis often called tajwid. During the month of Ramadan, Muslimstypically complete the recitation of the whole Quran during tarawihprayers. In order to extrapolate the meaning of a particularQuranic verse, most Muslims rely on the tafsir.