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| Ahlu'l-Kitáb |
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| Pronunciation: ahl-ol-ket-ob |
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| People of the Book (Ahlu'I-Kitáb) An Islamic term denoting the followers of any of the Prophets of God who revealed a Holy Book. Usually refers to Jews and Christians, as well as to the Muslims themselves. |
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| The People of the Book. Qur'ánic term explained by Bahá'u'lláh, Iqán, 16: "It is evident that by the ‘people of the Book,' who have repelled their fellow-men from the straight path of God, is meant none other than the divines of that age....." Cf. Qur'an 3:70; 3:71; 3:99. |
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