Kitab (كِتَاب)

كِتَاب

Kitab

Book

Frequency261

Coverage0.33%

Status○ New

Grammar

Part of SpeechNoun (Ism)

Root (Arabic)ك ت ب

Root TransliterationK-T-B

Tajweed & Pronunciation

Phonetic SpellingKi-tāb

Common MistakeFailing to pronounce the whisper/breath (*Hams*) on the Ka (ك), or shortening the Alif sound on the second syllable.

Learning Notes

Micro Tafsir

In Quranic usage, *Kitāb* carries deep spiritual weight—signifying not just physical paper, but the preserved, unalterable knowledge and guidance sent down by Allah.

Memory Hook

Shares its root with *Kātib* (writer/scribe) and *Maktūb* (written/destined). *Kitāb* is that which has been gathered and written down firmly.

Audio Pronunciation

Contextual Verse

Al-Baqarah (2:2)

ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah -

Common Combinations

أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ

Ahl al-Kitāb

أَهْلَ (people of) + الْكِتَابِ (the Book/Scripture)

People of the Book (Jews and Christians)

Freq: 31

قُلْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَىٰ كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ وَلَا نُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَقُولُوا اشْهَدُوا بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ

Say, "O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you - that we will not worship except Allah and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead of Allah." But if they turn away, then say, "Bear witness that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]."

كِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ

Kitābin Mubīn

كِتَابٍ (a book/record) + مُّبِينٍ (clear/manifest)

A clear Book / A manifest Record

Freq: 13

وَعِندَهُ مَفَاتِحُ الْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلَّا هُوَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُهَا وَلَا حَبَّةٍ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْأَرْضِ وَلَا رَطْبٍ وَلَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ

And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record.

Forms

كِتَابٌكِتَابًاكِتَابِالْكِتَابُالْكِتَابِكُتُبٌ

Related Words

كتبكاتبمكتوبيكتب

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