Muslim Societies’ Ambivalence to Arabic: Reasons, Manifestations and Consequences

The relationship between Arabic and Islam was conceived when the commandments of Allah were revealed to Muslims in Arabic. In fact the Quran, entirely in God’s voice, clearly stipulates that “We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran so that you [people] may understand” (12:2). Naturally, Arabic is a...

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Main Author: Nadia Selim
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017-06-01
Series:International Journal of Islamic Thought
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Online Access:http://www.ukm.my/ijit/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IJIT-Vol-11-June-2017_4_30-24-2-Nadia-1.pdf