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What does Kitab mean in the Quran?
Definition of kitab Islam. : a book especially of sacred scripture and usually of the scripture of the Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians, or Muslims.
What is the meaning of Al Kitab in Urdu?
n. An account of books; book lore; bibliography. n. The literature or doctrine of the Bible. The other meanings are Ilm Al Kitab and Qamoos Al Kutb.
What was the holy book of Islam called?
The Qur’an
The Qur’an is the holy book that contains the teachings of Allah given to the Prophet Muhammad. Many Muslims believe that Allah gave Muhammad these teachings because all earlier religious texts were no longer reliable.
How do you write Kitab in Arabic?
The Arabic word for book is pronounced kitaab and written ﻛِﺘَﺎﺏ.
What language is Kitab?
Kitab is the Arabic word for book. The word is also used in the Persian, Hindi, Nepali, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Punjabi, Urdu, Assamese, Swahili, Tatar, Kyrgyz and Turkish languages and in some contexts in Greek. The word is also related to the Hebrew word for written. It is part of titles of many Arabic language books.
What do Ahle Hadith believe?
Ahl al-Hadith followers believe that the zahir (literal, apparent) meaning of the Quran and the hadith has sole authority in matters of faith and that the use of rational disputation is forbidden even if it verifies the truth.
What does Ahl al kitab mean in Islam?
Ahle Kitab The term ahl al-kitab, or people of the book, refers to followers of scripture-possessing religions that predate the Qur_an, most often Jews and Christians. In some situations other religious groups, such as Zoroastrians and Hindus, have been considered to be people of the book.
Can a Muslim man marry a woman from Ahl al-kitab?
Muslim men are permitted to marry women from Ahl al-Kitāb even if the latter choose to remain in their religion. Muslim women, however, are not allowed to marry Christians or Jews unless they convert to Islam.
What privileges did the prophet Muhammad give to Ahl al-kitab?
The Prophet Muhammad gave many privileges to Ahl al-Kitāb that are not to be extended to heathens. Ahl al-Kitāb are granted freedom of worship; thus, during the early Muslim conquests, Jews and Christians were not forced to convert to Islam and had only to pay a special tax (jizya) for their exemption from military service.