According to the overwhelmingly prevalent view among Muslims even today, the Quran (Arabic qur’ān, “reading,” “lecture”) is the revelation of God, written in Arabic, given to the Prophet (Tradition) Mohammed (Arabic Muḥammad) by the Angel Gabriel (Arabic Ǧibrā’īl or Ǧibrīl) between 610 and 632 CE, the year of Mohammed’s death. The first editorial version of the written text (Arabic rasm) is said to have been made under the Four…