# Kitab The Quran references itself throughout the text using different names. One of these names is al-kitab ( ٱلكتب ) which means book or scripture. This indicates that one of the facets of the Quran was that it was intended to be written from the start of the revelation. > \[2:2] This **scripture** is infallible; a beacon for the righteous; > > ذَٰلِكَ **ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ** لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://qurantalk.gitbook.io/muhammad-was-not-illiterate/the-written-quran/kitab.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.