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’Umm al-Kit
b
(Arab., ‘Mother of the Book’)
.
b(Arab., ‘Mother of the Book’)
.
The ‘heavenly pattern’ of the
Qur’
n
itself. This original is thought of as pre-existent ‘in a tablet preserved’ in heaven (85. 21). From it, the revelations of the Qur’
n were sent down gradually to the Prophet Mu
ammad. The term ’Umm al-Kit
b is also used for the
F
ti
a
, which is said to contain the essentials of the whole Qur’
n. The tablet is known as al-Law
.
Qur’
nitself. This original is thought of as pre-existent ‘in a tablet preserved’ in heaven (85. 21). From it, the revelations of the Qur’
n were sent down gradually to the Prophet Muammad. The term ’Umm al-Kitb is also used for theF
tia, which is said to contain the essentials of the whole Qur’
n. The tablet is known as al-Law.Umm
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