The koran essays

However, many Muslims believe it is okay to study the text in other languages, but they maintain that any study of the Koran in another language is purely academic and the text itself loses something sacred. For this reason, English translations of the text are often regarded not as translations at all, but as commentaries or studies of the text.

The text is sacred to the Muslim people who have debated its meaning and proper interpretation for more than one thousand years. It is not a book that should be disregarded or interpreted carelessly. Update this section! You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this section.

Written by people who wish to remain anonymous. The Koran (Qur'an) is the holy scripture of the religion Islam, written by the prophet Muhammad, probably during the sixth or seventh century AD, and likely written over the course of 20-something years, as it was received through the prophecy of Muhammad.

It is critical to note firstly that because of the nature of the text, the most authoritative interpretation of the Koran is its religious meaning in the lives of Muslim people. However, its study can benefit anyone, just as the study of the Bible is informative even to people who don't ascribe to its religious interpretation.