Nur al Din

In the beginning of the Book of Tafsir Ibn Kathir, in his Sahih, Al-Bukhari said; "It is called Umm Al-Kitab, because the Quran starts with it and because the prayer is started by reciting it." It was also said that it is called Umm Al-Kitab, because it contains the meaningss of the entire Quran. Ibn Jarir said, "The Arabs call every comprehensive matter that contains several specific areas an Umm. For instance, they call the skin that surrounds the brain, Umm Ar-Ra's. They also call the flag that gathers the ranks of the army an Umm. He also said, "Makkah was called Umm Al-Qura, (the Mother of the Villages) because it is the grandest and the leader of all villages. It was also said that the earth was made starting from Makkah.