misafu

How to say it

Meaning

Copies of the Quran, the Islamic holy book.

Good to know

plural of msafu (m-/mi- class); religious register.

Examples

• Misafu imewekwa kwa heshima msikitini.Qurans are kept with reverence in the mosque.
• Je, misafu hii imeandikwa kwa mkono?Were these Qurans written by hand?
• Misafu haikuguswa bila kutawadha.The Qurans were not touched without ritual purification.
• Watoto watapewa misafu midogo darasani.The children will be given small Qurans in class.