The Quran | ReOrienting the Veil
The Quran is the Holy Book of Muslims believed to be the direct and unadulterated word of God transmitted to the Prophet Mohamed (d. 632 ), through the archangel Gabriel over a 22year period, beginning in 610 The Revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Mohamed is said to have taken place while he was in meditative retreat in Mt. Hira, at the outskirts of Mecca in presentday Saudi Arabia.