1956 NUMBERED 1st edition; this book is # 233 "Made by Papeteries Navarre, Numbered from 106 to 1005"; hardbound in vivid green boards with red and gilt design on cover; quite good condition with unmarked pages; Luzac & Company publishers, London.
 
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The Quran, literally meaning "the recitation"; also romanized Qur'an or Koran[c]) is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslimsbelieve to be a revelation from God (Allah).  It is widely regarded as the finest work in classical Arabic literature.  The Quran is divided into chapters (Arabic: سورة‎ sūrah, plural سور suwar), which are subdivided into verses (Arabic: آية‎ āyāh, plural آيات āyāt).
 
Muslims believe that the Quran was orally revealed by God to the final Prophet, Muhammad, through the archangel Gabriel (Jibril),[6][7] incrementally over a period of some 23 years, beginning on 22 December 609 CE,[8]when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632, the year of his death.[1][9][10] Muslims regard the Quran as Muhammad's most important miracle, a proof of his prophethood,[11] and the culmination of a series of divine messages starting with those revealed to Adam and ending with Muhammad. The word "Quran" occurs some 70 times in the Quran's text, and other names and words are also said to refer to the Quran.