Allah’s Books

Q. How many Books of Allah are there?

A. There are many Books of Allah, small and large, which were revealed to the prophets of Allah. The comprehensive books are known as kutub (its singular is kitaab) and the smaller ones are known as suhuf (singular: saheefah). Four books are well-known.

Q. What are those four heavenly books and who are the prophets upon whom those were revealed?

A. They are:

• Tauraah (Old Testament) — which came to Hadrat Moosa (ﷺ).
• Zaboor (Psalms) — revealed upon Hadrat Dawood (ﷺ).
• Injeel (New Testament) — upon Hadrat ‘Eesaa (ﷺ).
• Qur’aan al-Kareem — revealed to our Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).

Q. How many suhuf are there and to whom were they revealed?

A. The exact number of suhuf is not known. Some were given to Hadrat Adam (ﷺ), some to Hadrat Sheeth (ﷺ) and some to Hadrat Ibrahim (ﷺ). There are many more suhuf which were revealed to other prophets.