{"product_id":"9781607784821","title":"The Qur'an : (Quran, Koran, Al-Qur'an)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eQur’an \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ci\u003eal-qur’an\u003c\/i\u003e, literally “the recitation”; also   sometimes transliterated as \u003cb\u003eQuran\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eQur’an\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKoran\u003c\/b\u003e,   \u003cb\u003eAlcoran\u003c\/b\u003e or \u003cb\u003eAl-Qur’an\u003c\/b\u003e) is the central religious text of Islam.   Muslims believe the Qur’an to be the book of divine guidance and direction for   mankind, and consider the original Arabic text to be the final revelation of   God.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIslam holds that the Qur’an was revealed to Muhammad by the angel Jibril   (Gabriel) from 610 CE to his death in 632 CE. The Qur’an was written down by   Muhammad's companions while he was alive, although the prime method of   transmission was oral. In 633 CE, the written text was compiled, and in 653 CE   it was standardized, distributed in the Islamic empire and produced in large   numbers.\u003csup\u003e \u003c\/sup\u003eThe present form of the Qur’an is regarded as God's   revelation to Muhammad by Muslim believers. Academic scholars often consider it   the original version authored or dictated by Muhammad. Muslim tradition agrees   that it was fixed in writing shortly after Muhammad's death by order of Umar and   Abu Bakr.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e— Excerpted from \u003cem\u003eWikipedia, \u003c\/em\u003ethe free encyclopedia. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MobileReference","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183276671216,"sku":"9781607784821","price":0.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781607784821_p0.jpg?v=1763837433","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781607784821","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}