“古兰经”（Qur’aan）一词是动名词，其含义与“qiraa’ah”相同，两者都源自动词“qara’a”，意为“读”。也就是说，Qur’aan字面意思是“诵读”或“朗诵”。27 然而，“Qur’aan”一词在历史上被专门用来指代启示给穆罕默德先知ﷺ的那部经典。该经在多处经文中自称为“Qur’aan”。例如：

The word “Qur’aan,” a verbal noun, is equivalent in meaning to “qiraa’ah,” as both come from the verb “qara’a” which means “to read.” That is, Qur’aan literally means “a reading or reciting.” 27 However, the term “Qur’aan” has been historically used specifically to refer to the book which was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). The term “Qur’aan” is mentioned in a number of places throughout the book in reference to itself. For example:

“古兰经”一词既用来指整部《古兰经》，正如前面所引的经文那样；也用来指其中的每一节或每一组经文，如下面这节经文：

The name Qur’aan is used to refer to both the Qur’aan as a whole, as in the previously quoted verse; as well as to each verse or group of verses, as in the following verse:

该经典也被称为其他名称，例如“Furqaan”（“分辨”）：

The Book has also been referred to by other names; for example, the Furqaan (The Distinction):

以及 Thikr（《记念》）：

and the Thikr, (The Reminder):

《古兰经》可以定义为：真主的言语，以阿拉伯语、有韵律的形式启示给先知穆罕默德ﷺ。诵读它用于崇拜行为，其中最短的一章（素勒）具有神迹的性质。

The Qur’aan could be defined as Allaah’s words which were revealed in Arabic in a rhythmical form to Prophet Muhammad (r). Its recitation is used in acts of worship and its smallest chapter (soorah) is of a miraculous nature.

先知所蒙启示的言论，被他的门徒记录下来，通常被称为圣训（hadeeth）。例如，先知的门徒（sahaabee）欧麦尔·本·赫塔卜曾转述说，先知曾这样说道ﷺ：

The Prophet’s divinely inspired statements which were recorded by his followers are generally referred to as hadeeths. For example, the Prophet’s companion (sahaabee), ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab, reported that he once said,

然而,在他的一些言论中,先知(ﷺ)将其所说的话归于真主。例如,另一位圣门弟子艾布·胡莱赖说,先知(ﷺ)说道:

However, in some of his statements, the Prophet (r) attributed what he said to Allaah; for example, another sahaabee, Aboo Hurayrah, reported that the Prophet (r) said,

为了将这类圣训与前一类区分开来，这类圣训被称为"圣训·古德西"（神圣圣训），而前一类则被称为"圣训·纳巴维"（先知圣训）。

In order to distinguish this type of hadeeth from the previous type, it is referred to as hadeeth qudsee (sacred hadeeth) and the former referred to as hadeeth nabawee (prophetic hadeeth).

然而，《古兰经》与圣训古德西（hadeeth qudsee）在若干方面并不相同。第一，《古兰经》无论其措辞还是其含义都来自安拉；而圣训古德西的含义来自安拉，其措辞则出自先知ﷺ。第二，安拉挑战阿拉伯人乃至全人类，要求他们创作出与《古兰经》任一章相当的篇章，而他们无力做到，这证明了它的奇迹性质。圣训古德西则不然。第三，诵读《古兰经》用于拜功，本身即被视为一种敬拜。先知ﷺ说：

The Qur’aan, however, is not the same as hadeeth qudsee for a number of reasons. First, the Qur’aan is from Allaah both in its wording and in its meaning, while in the case of hadeeth qudsee, its meaning is from Allaah but its wording was the Prophet’s (ﷺ). Second, Allaah challenged the Arabs and mankind in general to produce even a chapter equivalent to one of the Qur’aan’s chapters, and their inability to do so proves its miraculous nature. This is not so in the case of hadeeth qudsee. Third, the recitation of the Qur’aan is used in salaah and is itself considered a form of worship. The Prophet (r) said,

然而，诵读圣训卡杜西（hadeeth qudsee）并不具备上述任何特性。35

However, the recitation of hadeeth qudsee carries none of these properties.35