Life of Ahmad — Page 826
REMOVES A MISCONCEPTION as 826 definitely say that each Messenger brought a separate Al-Kit a b. The same idea is expressed in Al-An‘ a m 6:90 where the words are: 'We gave them Al-Kit a b. ' Here also there is nothing to prove that each and every Prophet brought a separate Kit a b. Secondly, it should be noted that the expressions 'We sent down Al-Kit a b ' and 'We gave them Al-Kit a b ' are used in the Quran to denote that Al-Kit a b is given to a number of persons in the sense that it is revealed to one of them and the others are included as his followers. The Holy Quran says: 'We gave the Israelites Al-Kit a b ' (Al-J a thiyah 45:17). The Book was really given only to Moses as , but all of the Israelites are included in this verse because they all followed Moses as. It is obvious that each and every one of the Israelites was not given a separate Book. Another verse (Al-‘Ankab u t 29:28) also conveys the same idea. Hence, it is wrong to suppose that each and every Prophet ought to bring a new law or book. 188 Again, it should be remembered that the word ' Kit a b ' does not always mean a law. Literally it means just a book whether it contains a law or not. It also means a letter or epistle. 189 Solomon’s short letter is called a Kit a b in the Quran (Al-Naml 27:31). It is also used to denote a Divine ordinance or decree. Hence, even if every Prophet brought a ' Kit a b ' it would not mean that he promulgated a new law. The word 188 Eik Ghala ti K a Iz a la , Qadian, p. 4. 189 Ar-R a ghib and Lane.