skybook

English

Alternative forms

  • sky book

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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.

See also

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