---
"title": "Muslim Americans and the Koran"
"description": "Muslim Americans are fairly traditional in their religious beliefs, with 86% saying that the Koran is \"the word of God.\""
"date": "2008-04-15"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Russell Heimlich"
    "job_title": "Former web developer"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2008/04/15/muslim-americans-and-the-koran/"
---

# Muslim Americans and the Koran

Overall, Muslim Americans are fairly traditional in their religious beliefs, with 86% saying that the Koran is “the word of God,” half (50%) saying that the Koran is to be read literally, word for word, and fewer than one-in-10 American Muslims (8%) saying the Koran is a book written by men. In this regard, Muslims in this country are more likely to adopt a strict literal view of the Koran than American Christians, of which 78% believe the Bible is the word of God (40% saying it is literally, word for word) and 15% saying the Bible is written by men. [Read More](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/pubs/483/muslim-americans)