Koran
the Mohammedan scriptures, He calls the book the Book of God, and llah (God) to Mohammed, the leather, palm leaves, stones, and even lowers noted down his utterances on lowers noted down his utterances quotes from them, the formula he uses is leather, palm leaves, stones, and even not "Mohammed says," but "God says." the shoulder blades of sheep. His comthe Word of God, or the Book. Moham- Mussulman tation. panions also preserved much by oral recion It is divided into 114 suras, or chapters, The Koran is smaller than the Bible. arranged achronically. The chapters ch. ii. is denominated "the Cow"; ch. v., The Koran is smaller than the Bible. civil, and political teachings, commingled The work consists of moral, religious, are named as numbered; with promises, threatenings, etc., to be fulfilled in the future world; with Bib- with promises, threatenings, etc., to be "the Table"; Ilxxxvi., "the Night Star.' lical narratives, Arabic and Christian traditions, etc. Later revelations some- The work consists of moral, religious, times revoked or essentially modified those which had gone before. The times revoked or essentially modified traditions, etc. Later revelations some- lical narratives, Arabic and Christian ances of the Koran. Afterward there was a revision by the Caliph Othman. pean languages. ibn Thorbit to collect the scattered utter- It has been translated into most Euro-