Sorry this is driving me nuts!! The dictonary says Quran, but I keep seeing Koran. What gives?
2006-09-29 00:22:05 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
both
2006-09-29 00:24:41 · answer #1 · answered by Pikachu 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Like many words, Koran is more an English spelling of the
Arabic spelling Quran.
2006-09-29 00:25:05 · answer #2 · answered by zenbuddhamaster 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no proper spelling in Roman letters because there are no official transliteration rules from arabic to english.
Most commonly now a days they use Quran or Qur'an. But Koran, although it is outdated is still used.
Peace and Blessings,
Salim
2006-09-29 00:27:13 · answer #3 · answered by إمام سليم چشتي 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The be conscious is Arabic so that's going to appear like a infantile doodle or undesirable attempt at colouring in. those spellings are only phonetic spellings in accordance with the way it extremely is declared making use of the Roman alphabet.
2016-10-01 12:02:05 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Malaysia, Quran is the official spelling.
2006-09-29 00:25:15 · answer #5 · answered by Chevalerie Classe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both are correct.
The arabic translitration is Quran
The English word is Koran.
2006-09-29 00:26:05 · answer #6 · answered by aa_mohammad 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quran is the right spelling.
2006-09-29 00:23:42 · answer #7 · answered by LoveStefanie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Qu'ran / Koran....doesn't matter. Both are recognized as correct spelling...
....kind of like Hannukah and Channuka
2006-09-29 00:23:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the Arabic albaphet is different from English - so it cannot be completely adapted to English.
- in my home Qur'an book - in English it is spelled Qur'an - and real reading of the Qur'an is when it is recited in Arabic.
see also: islamtomorrow.com
2006-09-29 00:30:17 · answer #9 · answered by cristinna7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kur'an is the right one. Which can be written as Quran.
2006-09-29 00:23:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Muslims books say Quran.... a lot of words are changed to suit the west for example... shiite.... there is no such word.... we call ourselves Shiia... no "t".....
2006-09-29 00:29:18 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋