Qur'an

Put into writing around the seventh century, the Qur'an was "the central religious text of Islam...comprised of revelations received by the Prophet Muhammad." It was first written as a codex, not in scroll form like many other texts of that time. The text contains no poetic writing or hymns, but when it is read aloud in Arabic, the Qur'an's native language, the rhythm and rhyme contained in the suras is evident. and is meant to be memorized by believers.