What is the difference between al-Zabur and al-Zubur?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is there a difference between al-Zabur and al-Zubur? And what is meant by the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Ash-Shu'ara 26:196] the former ones
Answer:
Al-Zabur is singular and it is the book, and al-Zubur is the plural of al-Zabur. Al-Zubur is the plural of al-Zabur. Al-Zabur is used for the book that Allah revealed to Dawud (peace be upon him), and We gave Dawud al-Zubur. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is there a difference between al-Zabur and al-Zubur? And what is meant by the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples.
وَإِنَّهُ لَفِي زُبُرِ الْأَوَّلِينَAnswer:
Al-Zabur is singular and it is the book, and al-Zubur is the plural of al-Zabur. Al-Zubur is the plural of al-Zabur. Al-Zabur is used for the book that Allah revealed to Dawud (peace be upon him), and We gave Dawud al-Zubur. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [766- 4717] ما الفرق بين الزبور والزبر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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