The Quran is a religious text believed to be a revelation from Allah.
Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbdul-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim ( Arabic : ) ( , ` Maḥammaddīm ' ) , in short form Muhammad , is considered by Muslims to be the last Rasul ( رَسُـوْل , Messenger ) and Nabi ( نَـبِي , Prophet ) sent by Allah ( الله , `` The God '' ) to guide humanity to the right way ( Qur ' an ) ( 570 -- 8 June , 632 ) . The Quran ( [ kɔrˈɑːn ] ; القرآن , literally meaning `` the recitation '' ; also romanized Qur ` an or Koran ) is the central religious text of Islam , which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God ( Allah ) . Muslims believe that the Quran was verbally revealed by God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel ( Jibril ) , gradually over a period of approximately 23 years , beginning on 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 his prophethood , and the culmination of a series of divine messages that started with the messages revealed to Adam and ended with Muhammad .