Alquran

from arab

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From arab

Definition

The holy book of Islam.

Etymology

Borrowed from the Arabic 'al-Qur'ān', meaning 'the recitation'. This term entered Indonesian alongside the spread of Islamic influence in the archipelago, referring to the holy book revealed to Prophet Muhammad SAW without undergoing any semantic shift.

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