English Explanatory Dictionary

skybook

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Qur'an.
  2. The Bible.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

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Etymology

From sky + book. Also Calque of Urdu آسمانی کتاب (asmānī kitāb, “heavenly book”), a popular term used in Pakistan for the Quran. Referring to the belief that the Quran was first revealed by an angel to Muhammad, a prophet in Islam, so it is considered as a book from Heaven.

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