Al Kitab

[Uladzimir Katkouski]

Kitabs are the books written in Belarusian language using Arabic
alphabet. They were written mostly in the 16th century by the Tatars
that lived in Belarus, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, since 14-15th
centuries and have gradually forgotten their native tongue. In order to
preserve their religion they had to translate Koran and other sacred
Islamic books into Old Belarusan language, but preserving the Arabic
script...

Read more: http://www.pravapis.org/art_kitab1_en.asp

Looking forward to your comments and suggestions!

Regards,
Uladzimir

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