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Al-A'raf · 7:2
[This is] a Book revealed to you, [O Muḥammad] - so let there not be in your breast distress therefrom - that you may warn thereby and as a reminder to the believers.
Sahih International
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كِتَـٰبٌ
kitābun
(This is) a Book
Word breakdown
كِتَٰبٌ
Ism · Noun(This is) a Book
Rootكتبktb
to write, prescribe, decree; book, scripture
319× in the Quran · Very common
LemmaكِتَٰبNoun
Grammar rules
Indefinite noun
كِتَـٰبٌ ((This is) a Book) has no ال and takes tanwīn (the "n" sound at the end), so it means "a" or "some" — not a specific one.
We translate it as "a/an" or leave it general.
Lesson 2 · I'rab & Flexibility