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noun
The Qur'an.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, Internet, derogatory, offensive, slur
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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noun
The Bible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, Internet, derogatory, offensive, slur
Qualifier: less often by extension
Topics: Christianity
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History
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.
