About Qiraat:<br /><br />In Islam, Qira'at, which means literally the readings, terminologically means the method of recitation. Traditionally, there are 10 recognised schools of qira'at, and each one derives its name from a famous reader of Quran recitation.<br /><br />About Quran:<br /><br />The Quran (/kɔːrˈɑːn/[n 1] kor-ahn; Arabic: القرآن al-qurʼān, literally meaning "the recitation"; also romanized Qur'an or Koran) is the central religious text of Islam, <br /><br />which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God (Arabic: الله, Allah). It is widely regarded by Muslims as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language. <br /><br />Quranic chapters are called suras and verses, ayahs.<br /><br /><br />Manuscript of the Quran. Brooklyn Museum.<br /><br />11th-century North African Quran in the British Museum.<br /><br />Quran − in Mashhad, Iran − written by Ali.<br />Muslims believe the Quran was verbally revealed by God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel (Jibril), gradually over a period of approximately 23 years, beginning on <br /><br />22 December 609 CE, when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632, the year of his death. Muslims regard the Quran as the most important miracle of Muhammad, a proof of <br /><br />his prophethood, and the culmination of a series of divine messages that started with the messages revealed to Adam and ended with Muhammad. The word "Quran" occurs <br /><br />some 70 times in the text of the Quran, although different names and words are also said to be references to the Quran.<br /><br />According to the traditional narrative, several companions of Muhammad served as scribes and were responsible for writing down the revelations. Shortly after <br /><br />Muhammad's death, the Quran was compiled by his companions who wrote down and memorized parts of it. These codices had differences that motivated the Caliph Uthman to <br /><br />establish a standard version now known as Uthman's codex, which is generally considered the archetype of the Quran known today. There are, however, variant readings, <br /><br />with mostly minor differences in meaning.<br /><br />The Quran assumes familiarity <br />
