skybook

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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.

Noun

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skybook (plural skybooks)

  1. (India, Internet slang, derogatory, offensive, Islam, religious slur) the Qur'an.
  2. (India, Internet slang, derogatory, offensive, Christianity, religious slur, less often by extension) the Bible.
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See also

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  • peaceful (derogatory, referring to a Muslim)
  • desert cult (derogatory, related to Islam)
  • buybull (US slang, derogatory slang for the Christian Bible)