It's from the Koran, however it refers to Christians as well as
Jews. that is: both Jews and Christians have a "book" of Scripture
revealed to them.
The term has stuck with us, and not with Christians, for some reason.
It's also worth knowing that Islam believes that what was
originally revealed to Jews and Christians was....Islam. Abraham,
all the biblical figures, including Jesus were Muslims. Over time,
according to the doctrine of tahrif, Jews and Christians changed
their scriptures--falsified them, and that's why Muhammad came, as
the final prophet, to correct/restore the revelations previously
given to Jews and Christians, and to give the one true "Book" of Scripture.
Andrea
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