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The Essential Koran - Part One

Exploring the history and uses of the Koran - a book that is more heard than read. "The word Koran means reading or recital. It came to the Holy Prophet Muhammad through the Archangel Gabriel, and therefore it came in terms of words and the voice." says writer and lawyer Rafiq Abdullah.

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