Meaning of Kitab
The root of the word Kitab is kaaf-taa-baa, k-t-b means writ, law, prescription, appointment, ordainment, obligation, decree, judgement, sentencing, dictation and teaching.
Lane's Lexicon Page 2590 |
• Al Kitab La rayba fi hi = the covenant about which there is no doubt
• Al Kitab = The Law
• Kutub = Laws
• Kitab = Decree (when not part of definite composition)
• Kitab Mutashabih Mathaniya = a decree of paired comparison
• • Mutashabih = analogy, allegory, alike, similar or comparison
• • Mathaniya = twofold, paired
• Kitab Allah = the Law of God / Decree of God
• Kitabun anzalnahu mubarakun = a decree we have sent down, one blessed
• Kitabun anzalnahu ilayka = a decree we have sent down to thee (you)
• Kitabun anzalnahu ilayka, mubarakun = a decree we have sent down to thee (you), one blessed
• Alladhina ataynahum Al Kitab = those who we gave the law
• Alladhina utu Al Kitab = those in possession of the Law
So the [Canonical] Bible isn't Al Kitab, as God didn't drop a 1,200 page book down from heaven [if this heaven even is a materialistic place beyond the earth]
Parchment = Page, Letter, Inscription
Marwan Boustany, Page 369 |
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