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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Department of Theology and Philosophy, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2017
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11172/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11172/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11172/1/IJIT-Vol-11-June-2017_4_30-24-2-Nadia-1.pdf |