The Quran
Traditionally attributed to divine revelation through the Prophet Muhammad (650)
“The foundational text of Islamic civilization: a 114-chapter revelation that fuses law, poetry, narrative, and prophecy into a single literary architecture unlike anything in the Western canon.”
EraAncient / Classical Arabic
Pages600
Difficulty★★★★☆ Advanced
AP Appearances2
Character Analysis
The Quran's narrator and protagonist. Allah speaks in the first person plural ('We') or is referred to in the third person ('He'), sometimes shifting within a single passage. Characterized by ninety-nine names ranging from the Merciful and the Compassionate to the Avenger and the Compeller. The Quran's God is simultaneously transcendent and immanent — a paradox that drives the text's theology and literary power.