what is muktab mean
KuttÄb means writers, plural katatÄ«b / katÄtÄ«b. In common Modern Arabic usage, maktab means office while maktabah means library or (place of) study and kuttÄb is a plural word meaning books.n the medieval Islamic world, an elementary school was known as a maktab, which dates back to at least the 10th century. Like madrasahs (which referred to higher education), a maktab was often attached to a mosque.