Kitab

Kitab means book. As Muslims we believe in Allah, the angels, the books, the messengers and the last day. It occured to me a while ago that there were books besides the qu'ran and the bible that are considered to have divine origin, it was only later that I realised that Islam has an explanation for each of these books.


The zabur is associated with the book of Sabiens however some scholars suggest this is the psalms of Dawud (David), which is a collection of songs and hymns. The tawrat is the old testament / torah revealed to Musa (Moses, pbuh) and the injil is the new testament / gospels of Isa (Jesus, pbuh). The qu'ran of course is the book of revelations revealed to Mohammed (pbuh) through the angel Jibril (Gabriel) over a period of 23 years.


This new knowledge made me realise the importance of studying all of these books. Inshallah in the summer when my studies are finished (woohoo), I will inshallah study the qu'ran closer and increase my understanding of Islam.