skybook
The English word “skybook” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- The Qur'an.
- The Bible.
Etymology
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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