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People of the Book, or Ahl al-Kitāb (Arabic: أهل الكتاب), is a classification in Islam for the adherents of those religions that are regarded by Muslims as having received a divine revelation from Allah, generally in the form of a holy scripture.
Throughout history, Jews have been called the “People of the Book” (or “Am HaSefer”) by both Jews and non-Jews. The simple and most obvious reason for this is the strong and eternal bond between the Jews (the people) and the Torah (the book), which includes both the written and oral traditions, and all of the works that expound upon them.
- Yehuda Shurpin
Ahl al-Kitāb, in Islamic thought, those religionists—Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians, as well as the imprecisely defined group referred to as Sabians—who are possessors of divine books (i.e., the Torah, the Gospel, and the Avesta), as distinguished from those whose religions are not based on.
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Nov 21, 2023 · Followers of three of the world's most popular faiths, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, are considered 'people of the Book' - a designation coming from the Islamic tradition denoting...
Religiously, Jews were categorized by Islam as “infidels” (Arabic: kuffar). However, like Christians, they qualified as “people of the book,” possessors of a prior revelation from God that was written down.
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.
Apr 11, 2017 · Kirsch’s title is a play on the Quran’s name for Christians and Jews, “people of the book,” but as he deftly demonstrates, even Orthodox Judaism relies on multiple texts.
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