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==Spelling==

==Spelling==

Every major English-language dictionary gives "Koran" as its preferred spelling, including American Heritage, Merriam-Webster, ''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', and Oxford.<ref>See ''[https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=Koran American Heritage Dictionary]'', [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/koran Merriam-Webster], ''[http://www.yourdictionary.com/koran#websters Webster's New World College Dictionary]'', and [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Koran Oxford].</ref> The Associated Press, which sets a style benchmark for the rest of the media, has used "Quran" since 2000.<ref>"[http://ajrarchive.org/Article.asp?id=4239 Quran or Koran?]" , ''American Journalism Review'', 2006.</ref> The AP's spelling is a variant of "Qu'ran," a spelling promoted by Muslim authorities. Both of these spellings are based on romanized Arabic (''al-Qur'ān''). The practice goes against the recommendation of WNWCD, the AP's own preferred spelling authority.<ref>WNWCD, listed as the "first reference for spelling" in the ''AP Stylebook'', gives "Koran or Qur’an also Quran." Merriam-Webster, the top U.S. dictionary publisher and the AP's "second reference," gives "Koran, also Quran or Qur'an." So both authorities explicitly prefer "Koran" to "Quran."</ref>

Every major English-language dictionary gives "Koran" as its preferred spelling, including American Heritage, Merriam-Webster, ''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', and Oxford.<ref>See ''[https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=Koran American Heritage Dictionary]'', [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/koran Merriam-Webster], ''[http://www.yourdictionary.com/koran#websters Webster's New World College Dictionary]'', and [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Koran Oxford].</ref> The Associated Press, which sets a style benchmark for the rest of the media, has used "Quran" since 2000.<ref>"[http://ajrarchive.org/Article.asp?id=4239 Quran or Koran?]" , ''American Journalism Review'', 2006.</ref> The AP's spelling is a variant of "Qu'ran," a spelling promoted by Muslim authorities. Both of these spellings are simplified forms of the romanized Arabic (''al-Qur'ān''). The practice goes against the recommendation of WNWCD, the AP's own preferred spelling authority.<ref>'''Webster's New World College Dictionary'' is listed as the "first reference for spelling" in the ''AP Stylebook''. Although it gives "Koran" as its preferred spelling, it includes the notation "the form Quran is now preferred in many contexts." Merriam-Webster, the top U.S. dictionary publisher and the AP's "second reference," gives "Koran, also Quran or Qur'an."</ref>

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