Colleagues had expected a discussion on a medical issue but were instead given an extremist interpretation of the Koran, which Hasan appeared to believe.

同事们原本希望进行一次医疗问题的讨论，结果却得到了对《古兰经》的极端解读，哈桑似乎相信了这种解读。

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Muslims believe that Koran has maintained its original form since it was revealed to the Prophet Mohammad, 14 centuries ago.

穆斯林认为，自从14个世纪前《古兰经》被先知穆罕默德发现以来，它一直保持着最初的形式。

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One delegate asked the MP to pick up her copy of the Koran from the floor - saying to leave it at her feet was disrespectful.

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She and her taxi driver husband had enrolled Yaseen in advanced classes at their local mosque as they wanted him to become Hafiz - an Islamic term for someone who memorises the Koran.

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My understanding is that there is now some training of the service members in terms of how to deal with this kind of situation -- disposal of the Koran, respect for holy books, things like that -- for service members serving in Afghanistan.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest