Thinkerman Posted May 28, 2003 As-Salaamu-Alaikum 'Verily, We have sent it down as an ARABIC Qur'an in order that you may understand.' (12:2) 'And thus have We sent it (the Qur'an) down to be a judgement of authority in ARABIC' (13:37) 'And thus We have sent it down as a Qur'an in ARABIC and have explained therein warnings, in order that they may fear Allah, or that it may cause them to have a lesson from it' 'An ARABIC Qur'an without any crookedness...'(39:28) 'A Book whereof the Verses are explained in detail a Qur'an in ARABIC for people who know' ((41:3) 'And thus We have revealed to you a Qur'an in ARABIC....' (42:7) 'We verily, have made it a Qur'an in ARABIC that you may be able to understand' (43:3) Know that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The Arab is not by blood. The Arab is by tongue" The Prophet(peace be upon his) as also said: ".....the Qur'an is Arabic and the tongue of the People of Paradise is Arabic" Know that Sheikh Abdalqadir al-Murabit says in his at-Tarbiyat al- Islamiyyat al-Asliyya: "....for someone approaching Islamic education there would be a primary requirement which we would not even list it -it would be the 'given', ....it is frankly, and there is no escaping it, a clear grasp of the Arabic language. And I would say for the ajami who does not speak Arabic, it is necessary for him to take it on and get it by the most traditional means possible in order to arrive at an Arabic which is in itself more related to fusaha, more connect you to the Qur'an and Islamic 'ilm." Let us be clear from the outset...to be a Muslim and derive the wonderful blessings of this great deen, one does not have to be fluent in Arabic language! Many beautiful and wonderful Muslims do not speak Arabic! However clearly it is off great benefit for us to learn and fully grasp arabic as a language. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
