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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]. For a comprehensive list of dictionaries, see [http://www.onelook.com/?w=Koran&ls=a OneLook].</ref> ''The Chicago Manual of Style,'' the most widely followed style guide, recommends "Koran."<ref>''The Chicago Manual of Style'', Section 8.102, "Koran; Koranic (''or, less commonly'' Qu'ran; Qu'ranic)." ''The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage'' also gives "Koran" (p. 183).</ref> The Associated Press, which sets a style benchmark for much of the media, has used "Quran" since 2000.<ref>"[http://ajrarchive.org/Article.asp?id=4239 Quran or Koran?]" , ''American Journalism Review'', 2006.</ref> This is despite the fact that both dictionaries recommended in the ''AP Stylebook'' give the K spelling.<ref>The ''AP Stylebook'' gives ''Webster's New World College Dictionary'' as a "first reference for spelling" while Merriam-Webster is given as "second reference."</ref> "Quran" and "Qu'ran," another common varient, are both simplified forms of the romanized Arabic (''al-Qur'ān'').

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]. For a comprehensive list of dictionaries, see [http://www.onelook.com/?w=Koran&ls=a OneLook].</ref> ''The Chicago Manual of Style,'' the most widely followed style guide, recommends "Koran."<ref>''The Chicago Manual of Style'', Section 8.102, "Koran; Koranic (''or, less commonly'' Qu'ran; Qu'ranic)." ''The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage'' also gives "Koran" (p. 183).</ref> The Associated Press, which sets a style benchmark for much of the media, has used "Quran" since 2000.<ref>"[http://ajrarchive.org/Article.asp?id=4239 Quran or Koran?]" , ''American Journalism Review'', 2006.</ref> This is despite the fact that both dictionaries recommended in the ''AP Stylebook'' give the K spelling.<ref>The ''AP Stylebook'' gives ''Webster's New World College Dictionary'' as a "first reference for spelling" while Merriam-Webster is given as "second reference."</ref> "Quran" and "Qu'ran," another common variant, are both simplified forms of the romanized Arabic (''al-Qur'ān'').

==Sources==

==Sources==

Sura 6:34 also states that "there is none that can alter the words (and decrees) of Allah."  

Sura 6:34 also states that "there is none that can alter the words (and decrees) of Allah."  

However, the Koran critically contradicts the Bible,<ref>[http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Contra/ answering-islam.org; ''Contradictions in the Qur'an'']</ref>  especially as concerns the person and work of [[Jesus Christ]], as it flatly denies His death and resurrection, as well as His Divine nature, both of which which are held by Christians to be abundantly testified to.<ref>[http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/JESUS.Vs.Muhammad.html Muhammad Versus Jesus Christ]<br/> [http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/DEITYofCHRIST.html The DEITY of CHRIST]</ref>  

However, the Koran critically contradicts the Bible,<ref>[http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Contra/ answering-islam.org; ''Contradictions in the Qur'an'']</ref>  especially as concerns the person and work of [[Jesus Christ]], as it flatly denies His death and resurrection, as well as His Divine nature, both of which are held by Christians to be abundantly testified to.<ref>[http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/JESUS.Vs.Muhammad.html Muhammad Versus Jesus Christ]<br/> [http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/DEITYofCHRIST.html The DEITY of CHRIST]</ref>  

Islamic apologists recognize these contradictions, and therefore charge that the Bible was tampered with, though the amount of alterations required to explain the Koranic deviations from Biblical text would require a radical amount of rewriting, especially of the latter.   

Islamic apologists recognize these contradictions, and therefore charge that the Bible was tampered with, though the amount of alterations required to explain the Koranic deviations from Biblical text would require a radical amount of rewriting, especially of the latter.