Ahl al-Kitab
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Ahl al-Kitab is an Islamic term referring primarily to Jews and Christians as recipients of earlier divine scriptures, recognized as possessing a revealed book before the Qur’an.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nasrani | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal category
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Islamic religious concept ⓘ Quranic term ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Dhimmī status in classical Islamic law
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Jizya taxation in classical Islamic law ⓘ Religious tolerance in Islam ⓘ Revealed scripture ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Mushrikun
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Polytheists ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom |
Ahl
ⓘ
Kitab ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning |
Ahl means people or family
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Kitab means book or scripture ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Comparative religion
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Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ Islamic studies ⓘ Quranic studies ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalRole |
Acknowledges partial continuity of revelation before Islam
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Frames Muslim relations with Jews and Christians ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalImpact |
Influenced Muslim–Christian relations
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Influenced Muslim–Jewish relations ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveDebate |
Extent of legal privileges accorded to them
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Scope of which communities qualify as People of the Book ⓘ |
| hasLegalImplication |
Permissibility of Muslim–non-Muslim marriage under certain conditions
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Permissibility of eating certain foods prepared by them in Islamic law ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | People of the Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNormativeStatus | Granted a distinct status from other non-Muslims in classical fiqh ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | Ahl al-Kutub in some grammatical discussions ⓘ |
| hasQuranicPerspective |
Their communities are criticized in the Qur’an for some beliefs and practices
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Their scriptures are seen as originally revealed by God ⓘ |
| hasVariantView |
Some Muslim scholars include Sabians among Ahl al-Kitab
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Some Muslim scholars include Zoroastrians among Ahl al-Kitab ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
Possessors of a revealed book before the Qur’an
ⓘ
Recipients of earlier divine revelation ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Christians
NERFINISHED
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Communities possessing earlier revealed scriptures ⓘ Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToConcept |
Earlier scriptures acknowledged in Islam
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Injil NERFINISHED ⓘ Tawrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| timeOfUsage | Since early Islamic period ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic law
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Islamic theology ⓘ Quranic exegesis ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nasrani