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The word "Al-Kitab" is used as "The writing". Qura'n tells us the clear attributes for "the written law"
that was given to Ibraheem {87:19), Aal e Ibraheem (suhuf,4:54), David (zabur, 4:163), Bani Israeel
(Tawrah, 3:93), Mosis (Suhuf 4:54) Jesus (injeel, 5:46} and Muhammad (Qur'an, 76:23).

Qur'an is not just the reading of the "Al-Kitab" but also the attribute of "the writing" that was given to
Muhammad pbuh and then was preserved. Abraham, Bani izrael, David, Mosis, Jesus all of them got
revelations the attributes of which is reffered to by Quran as Tawrah, Injeel, Zabur etc. The following
verse shows that the children of Israel has with them the book known as the Tawrah which Qur'an asked
them to bring if they are righteous:

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O People of the Scripture, why do you argue about Abraham while the Torah and the Gospel were not
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But how is it that they come to you for judgement while they have the Torah, in which is the judgement
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the Scripture of Allah , and they were witnesses thereto. So do not fear the people but fear Me, and do
not exchange My verses for a small price. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then
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And let the People of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed therein. And whoever does not judge
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If there was Qur'an that was reveled to them then what it means when they are being asked to bring
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Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him.
And we revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Descendants, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and
Solomon, and to David We gave the book [of Psalms]

Qur'an clearly indicates that "The writing" that was reveled to "the messenger Muhammad" and "the
writing" that was reveled to each of the previous messengers were different standalone entities having
the same fundamentals but revealed at different point in time to different nations in different
geographical and social contexts . "Kutibihi", therefore is not the writings within the same "Suhuf" but
"the writings" revealed before Qur'an to different prophets. Have a deeper look on the following verse
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Had the book been one and only entity revealed again and again with exact identical wordings, the
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Dear Salman, try to search and differentiate between the concept of ͞al-kitab͟ and ͞Ummul Kitab͟.
Most of the times the kitab is refered to in the Quran in the context of the ͞Ummul Kitab that is with
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You said: 'When it comes to messengers and prophets, the reference of the Book is always singular."

Quran never says we have reveled "kutub" to Moses. Similarly, when the reference of "Al-kitab" is made
for a singlular prophet, the reference has to come as "Al-kitab" and not "Kutub. See 2:53, 2:87, 3:3,

2:177 ex 2:213. 3:81, 3:84, 3:184, 4:54

rule: 2:285, 319, 4:136

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