Definition of zabur in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of zabur. What does zabur mean? Arabic: زَبُورُ) is, according to Islam, the holy book of Dawud (David), one of the holy books revealed by Allah before the Quran, alongside others such as the Tawrat (Torah) of Musa (Moses) and the Injil (Gospel). English (English). 1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked. Nor stand in the way of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers; 2 But his delight is in the Taurat of Allah. On his Taurat he meditates day and night. 3 He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water. That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also does not wither.
Zabur Holy Book In English Translation
- Muslims believe in all Holy Scriptures, mainly Torah, Injeel, and Zabur, beside Qur’an. But, they do not believe that those scriptures are included in Bible For example, many people believe that, beside the Qur’an, the most important scriptures sent down to prophets are the Torah, the Injeel and the Zabur.
- Zabur (Arabic: زبور ) is, according to Islam, the holy book of Dawud, one of the holy books revealed by God before the Qur'an, alongside others such as the Tawrat of Musa and the Injil of Isa. Some scholars equate the Zabur with the biblical book of Psalms.
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Zabur (Arabic: زبور) is, according to Islam, the holy book of Dawud (David), one of the holy books revealed by God before the Qur'an, alongside others such as the Tawrat (Torah) of Musa (Moses) and the Injil (Gospel) of Isa (Jesus).
Some scholars equate the Zabur with the biblical book of Psalms. The term zabur is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrewzimra, meaning 'song, music.' It, along with zamir ('song') and mizmor ('psalm'), is a derivative of zamar, meaning 'sing, sing praise, make music.'[1]
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Introduction
The Zabur of Dawud (David) is referred to in the Qur'an as one of God's books revealed to four selected messengers. The Zabur is preceded by the Taurat (Torah) given to Moses and followed by the Injeel (Gospel) given to Jesus and finally the Qur'an given to the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.
According to Islam, it has been there even since the time of Adem (Adam, who is considered the first human) and not beginning in the 7th century. The Aqeedah (belief system) of Islam is believed to be exactly the same in every single one of the four scriptures and several scrolls and is thought exactly the same by every prophet. Considering this it can be assumed the theological aspects of the Zabur be exactly the same as the Qur'an.
The Sharia or laws of Islam however are known to have changed slightly depending on the prophet of the time, although the Sharia that is revealed in the Qur'an is final till the end of time as there will be no prophet after Muhammad, and no book after the Qur'an. Hence the laws of the Zabur need not be exactly the same as what is Islam of today (as in the Sharia of the Qur'an).
Mention of Zabur in the Qur'an
In the Qur'an, the Zabur is mentioned by name only three times. The Qur'an itself says nothing about the Zabur specifically, except that it was revealed to David, king of Israel and that in Zabur is written 'My servants the righteous, shall inherit the earth'.[2][3]
Parallel of ayah 21:105 with Psalms
The last reference is of interest because of the quotation from Psalm 37 verse 29 which says, 'The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever,' (as translated in the King James Version of the Bible).[2]
According to Ahrens (1930) the last reference is quoted from Psalms.[7] He says that the verse in the Qur'an reads 'We have written in the Zabur after the reminder that My righteous servants shall inherit the earth.' His conclusion is that this verse represents a close and rare linguistic parallel with the Hebrew Bible and more pointedly, with Psalm 37 ascribed specifically to David (see verses 9, 11, 29 which refer to the meek, the righteous or “those who wait upon the Lord” as they who shall inherit the earth).[2][8][9]
Many Muslim scholars think that it also has reference to Exodus 32:13, which reads 'Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swearest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.'[10]
Zabur in Sunni Hadith
One hadith, considered valid by Muhammad al-Bukhari, says:
Zabur and Ketuvim
Christian apologistKarl Gottlieb Pfander suggested that the Qur'an's reference to Zabur actually refers to the third division of the Hebrew Scriptures, known as the Writings or Ketuvim.[11]
See also
References
- ^Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, vol. 1, pg. 245.
- ^ abcPsalms 37:29
- ^ abQuran21:105(Translated by Yusuf Ali)
- ^Quran4:163(Translated by Yusuf Ali)
- ^See also Ibrāhīm, Ismail, Ishaq, Jakub, Ayyub, Yunus, Harun and Sulayman
- ^Quran17:55(Translated by Yusuf Ali)
- ^K. Ahrens, Christliches im Qoran, in ZDMG , lxxxiv (1930), 29
- ^Psalms 37:9
- ^Psalms 37:11
- ^Exodus 32:13
- ^C. G. Pfander, The Balance of Truth, pg. 51
External links
- A discussion of the Zabur and some other scriptures From a non-Muslim website, representing a non-Muslim viewpoint; see other articles accessible from this site's Main Page.
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In what languages were all the heavenly books i.e. Torah , Zabur , Injil and Quran revealed?
Answer
The Qur'an informs us that God sent prophets the people who spoke to them in their own language.
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمْ
And We have not sent any messenger except in the language of his people, that he may explain matters to them. (14:4)
Therefore, all the divine revelations were revealed in the languages that the people of the time spoke. Based on this we conclude that the Torah and the Zabur were revealed in the Hebrew language because they were revealed to the children of Israel who spoke Hebrew. Even today the existent Torah and Zabur are in Hebrew. In their later period, the Jews began to converse in Greek rather than in Hebrew. Therefore, in mid 3rd century BCE, the Jewish scriptures were translated into Greek by 72 scholars and this became known as the 'Septuagint'.
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In the case of the Injil, Jesus (pbuh), his disciples and the Jewish population spoke Aramaic and so he must have delivered the divine message of the Injil to them in this very language. However, he did not get an opportunity to put it down in writing as he faced severe opposition from the Jews. The injil was subsequently put to writing by different authors many years after Jesus (pbuh) in Greek, which was the widely spoken language in the Roman Empire at that time. The word 'Injil' is itself the Arabized version of the Greek word 'Evangelion' meaning 'Good News'.
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The Qur'an, as we know, was revealed in Arabic. There is no doubt about this.
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