What does Am al-ktab mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Am al-ktab (أم الكتاب) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Am al-ktab

Am al-ktab according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

The glorious Quran, Surah Muhammad - may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him -, Surah al-Fatiha, and the Preserved Tablet.

Am al-ktab according to Al-Qamus al-Fiqhi

The totality of the Book and its origin. Qatada said this. -: al-Fatiha. It was named as such because writing it is begun in the Qurans, and reciting it is begun in prayer. And it was said: it was named as such because it is the greatest sura in the noble Quran. Thus did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ describe it. -: The Preserved Tablet. In the glorious Book: ﴿And indeed, it is with Us in the Mother of the Book, surely exalted and wise﴾ (Az-Zukhruf: 4).

Am al-ktab according to Mu'jam Lughat al-Fuqaha

Surah al-Fatiha ... (The first sura of the Quran) Fatiha * Umm al-Furukh: among the issues of inheritance, namely: a woman died and left: a husband, a mother, maternal brothers and sister, a full sister, and paternal half-sisters; it was named as such due to the multiplicity of its shares reduction (awl), Surah al-Fatiha.

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