The primary religious scripture of Islam, containing the word of God as revealed by the archangel Jibrail (Gabriel) to the prophet Muhammad over the course of his final 22 years, between 610–632 CE. It was originally memorised and recited by him and his followers, and written down as scripture after Muhammad’s death. The oldest extant manuscripts date back to c. 650 CE. It is divided into 114 chapters, known as surahs and contains prayers, moral and divine teaching, and historical narrative. It cites Muhammad as last of the Abrahamic prophets, including Noah, Moses and Jesus, whose stories it also recounts.