The Arabic word ‘Qur'an’ is derived from the root qara'a, which the Angel Jibril used with Muhammad when he commanded ‘Iqra’, which means “read”, or “recite” (imperative), in confronting him in 610 A.D. in the Hira cave, situated north-east of Mecca (Mishkat IV p.354). Muhammad could not read or recite, so he was finally released by the angel to return to Mecca. According to Muslims the Qur'an...

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