The Quran literally means the recitation, an indication that this was a text meant to be heard, not read. That may explain why the Quran was never written down in Mohammed’s lifetime.

With anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiment widespread, there have been more than 500 demonstrations in Denmark in recent months, Mr. Hummelgaard said, including some where the Quran was burned.

Protester Salwan Momika appears outside the Iraqi Embassy in Stockholm, July 20, 2023, where he plans to burn a copy of the Quran and the Iraqi flag. Share It Has No Blasphemy Laws ...