Etymology

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Today it means: The Qur'an. Full definition →

Urdu آسمانی کتاب
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  1. Urdu · calque ofآسمانی کتاب“heavenly book”
  2. English todayskybook

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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