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Some scholars equate the Zabur with the biblical book of Psalms. The term zabur is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew zimra, meaning "song, music." It, along with zamir ("song") and mizmor ("psalm"), is a derivative of zamar, meaning "sing, sing praise, make music."[1] The Zabur is a collection of ancient hymns and spiritual songs. They were originally written to be sung, not just to be recited or read. According to Islamic tradition, the Zabur was the worship book used in Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem. It is often called Dawud's Zabur (or the Psalms of David). This is not intended to imply that David wrote all of the Zabur, because Islamic scholarship sees several prophets and holy men as having contributed to the Zabur. More of the Zabur is attributed to David than to anyone else. Others to whom parts of the Zabur are attributed include Musa (Moses), Uzair, Sulayman (Solomon), Ethan, Heman and Asaph. Many of the chapters state at the beginning who wrote that particular chapter. The Zabur contains 150 chapters or songs which are broken down into 5 sections as follows First Section -- chapters 1 to 41
Second Section -- chapters 42 to 72
Third Section -- chapters 73 to 89
Fourth Section -- chapters 90 to 106
Fifth Section -- chapters 107 to 150
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