Koran

The Koran, also called the Qur'an (القرآن in Arabic) is the sacred scripture of Islam. It is analogous to the Bible for Christians. It, along with its Christian anologue, is unburdened by the weight of factual evidence of its validity.

The Qur'ān [1] (Arabic: القرآن ‎al-Qur’ān, literally "the recitation"; also called القرآن الكريم ‎ al-Qur’ān al-Karīm "The Noble Qur'ān"; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and Al-Quran) is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe the Qur'an to be the book of Divine guidance and direction for Mankind.

Muslims believe the Qur'ān, in its original Arabic, to be the literal word of God[2] that was revealed to Muhammad over a period of several years[3] until his death, and believe it to be God's final revelation to humanity[4][5]. Muslims regard the Qur'ān as a continuation of other divine messages that started with those revealed to Adam — the first prophet — and including the Suhuf-i-Ibrahim (Scrolls of Abraham/Ibrahim)[6], the Tawrat (Torah)[7][8], the Zabur (Psalms)[9][10], and the Injil (Gospel)[11][12][13], in between. The aforementioned books are recognized in the Qur'ān. [14][15]Muslims are directed to follow the Qurʾān — the last and final, completely untainted (with God promising to protect it: "Indeed : It is We Who have sent down the Dhikr [the Qur'ān] and surely, We will guard it [from corruption]" [16][17]) message from God.

The Qurʾanic verses were originally memorized by Muhammad's companions as Muhammad recited them, with some being written down by one or more companions on whatever was at hand, from stones to pieces of bark. The collection of the Qur'ān compilation took place under the Caliph Abu Bakr (less than 10 years after Muhammad's death), this task being led by Zayd ibn Thabit Al-Ansari. "The manuscript on which the Quran was collected, remained with Abu Bakr till he passed away, and then with 'Umar (the second Caliph) until he passed away, and finally it remained with Hafsa bint Umar (Umar's daughter)."