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Line 25: − − ==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]'', [https://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'').
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It is also important to note that Muhammad is not worshiped as a god. The Muslims are [[monotheistic]]. The Koran claims that Allah has no equals, nor was he begotten by a greater being, ''nor has he begotten any other being'', contradicting what is recorded in the Bible. Muslims may occasionally view [[Jesus]] and the [[Holy Spirit]] as infringing on Allah's divinity. The Christian doctrine of the [[Holy Trinity]] is regarded as tantamount to polytheism by Muslims.
It is also important to note that Muhammad is not worshiped as a god. The Muslims are [[monotheistic]]. The Koran claims that Allah has no equals, nor was he begotten by a greater being, ''nor has he begotten any other being'', contradicting what is recorded in the Bible. Muslims may occasionally view [[Jesus]] and the [[Holy Spirit]] as infringing on Allah's divinity. The Christian doctrine of the [[Holy Trinity]] is regarded as tantamount to polytheism by Muslims.
==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]'', [https://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'').
==Preservation==
==Preservation==
Two of the most famous and widely-read English translations of the Koran are those by A. Yusuf Ali and M. Marmaduke Pickthall <ref>http://www.wokingmuslim.org/pers/pickthall/conversion.htm</ref> (and see links below).
Two of the most famous and widely-read English translations of the Koran are those by A. Yusuf Ali and M. Marmaduke Pickthall <ref>http://www.wokingmuslim.org/pers/pickthall/conversion.htm</ref> (and see links below).
==Sources==
==Sources==