"ahl al-kitab" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Transliteration of Arabic أَهْل اَلْكِتَاب (ʔahl al-kitāb, “people of the book”). Etymology templates: {{translit|en|ar|أَهْل اَلْكِتَاب||people of the book}} Transliteration of Arabic أَهْل اَلْكِتَاب (ʔahl al-kitāb, “people of the book”), {{root|en|ar|ء ه ل|ك ت ب}} Head templates: {{en-noun|p|nolinkhead=1}} ahl al-kitab pl (plural only)
  1. (Islam) Christians and Jews. Wikipedia link: People of the Book Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Islam Related terms: kafir
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