The Importance of Arabic in our daily lives

[slaveofAllah88]

:salam2:

I just have a question in my mind, as i want to learn more i realize the important of Arabic in islam.

and its a beautiful language i really like it and i want to learn it.

I dont remember but some time ago i read that if you know arabic you should not speak other language something like that not sure if it was a hadith.

Could someone please help me? like i like urdu but i mostly speak english, but overall i think Arbic is really important. I dont wat my future generation having problem understanding quran.

 

[Al-Kashmiri]

As-salaamu `alaykum

I think you might be referring to the statement ascribed to Ibn Taymiyyah (the reference of which I haven't found yet), wherein he stated that whenever two people who speak Arabic meet, they should speak in Arabic as it is a sign of hypocrisy not to.

Wallaahu A`lam. If you need help, there are many resources out there to learn from walhamdulillaah. Use the internet what it's good for! The issue has been bugging me big time lately... I miss living in a country where I had to speak Arabic and was studying the language literally all day. May Allaah bestow us with the Arabic language and knowledge that is beneficial and acted upon. Ameen.

You can check my blog (http://altaysir.wordpress.com), I try to regularly post resources/links to assist in learning Arabic and other related material.

Hope it helps.

 

[slaveofAllah88]

As-salaamu `alaykum

I think you might be referring to the statement ascribed to Ibn Taymiyyah (the reference of which I haven't found yet), wherein he stated that whenever two people who speak Arabic meet, they should speak in Arabic as it is a sign of hypocrisy not to.

Wallaahu A`lam. If you need help, there are many resources out there to learn from walhamdulillaah. Use the internet what it's good for! The issue has been bugging me big time lately... I miss living in a country where I had to speak Arabic and was studying the language literally all day. May Allaah bestow us with the Arabic language and knowledge that is beneficial and acted upon. Ameen.

You can check my blog (http://altaysir.wordpress.com), I try to regularly post resources/links to assist in learning Arabic and other related material.

Hope it helps.

:salam2:

JazakAllah khair brother but my confusion is basically should arabic be our langauge spoken at home and yes thats wat i read it talked about hypocrisy, Maybe someone can post real hadith.

JazakALlah khair for ur comment i wish to speak arabic too

 

[Al-Kashmiri]

:salam2:

JazakAllah khair brother but my confusion is basically should arabic be our langauge spoken at home and yes thats wat i read it talked about hypocrisy, Maybe someone can post real hadith.

JazakALlah khair for ur comment i wish to speak arabic too

As-saalamu `alaykum

Learning Arabic (or it's Grammar) is fard kifaayah, so long as a sufficient number of people are fulfilling this, the obligation is lifted from our shoulders. It is not upon all the Muslims to learn it and speak it in their homes if that's what you mean. Rather, Ibn Taymiyyah's comment is specific to those who know the language, not other than them.

Was-salaam

 

[Ibn Uthaymin]

As-saalamu `alaykum

Learning Arabic (or it's Grammar) is fard kifaayah, so long as a sufficient number of people are fulfilling this, the obligation is lifted from our shoulders. It is not upon all the Muslims to learn it and speak it in their homes if that's what you mean. Rather, Ibn Taymiyyah's comment is specific to those who know the language, not other than them.

Was-salaam

Ah jazakallhu khayr

Oh btw your blog is cool, especially the definition of Ajami

 

[Al-Kashmiri]

Ah jazakallhu khayr

Baarak Allaahu feek. I shouldv'e said, "specific to those who know or learn the language..."

That is courtesy of our Shaykh Mashhoor Hasan and his brilliance and excellence in research. May Allaah preserve him.

Was-salaam

 

[al-fajr]

Assalamu'alaykum

:salam2:

I just have a question in my mind, as i want to learn more i realize the important of Arabic in islam.

and its a beautiful language i really like it and i want to learn it.

I dont remember but some time ago i read that if you know arabic you should not speak other language something like that not sure if it was a hadith.

Could someone please help me? like i like urdu but i mostly speak english, but overall i think Arbic is really important. I dont wat my future generation having problem understanding quran.

Madeenah Arabic is supposed to be a good course, theres 3 books and also help tutorials online.

I equipped myself with the Madeenah Arabic books and other tools to study arabic a while ago, but progressed very little without a teacher, my Madeenah arabic books are still like new.

Im currently doing something with Bayyinah institute and the one Im doing is for people with no arabic language background whatsoever, (like ...people who cannot read it) its very very basic, but still, Alhamdulillaah.

A teacher is really important, what kills is that at a time where I could have potentially had a teacher I didnt grab the chance and now its become impossible.

You just have to do the best you can in whatever situation you're in, use spare time wisely because as you get older its highly unlikely that your free time will increase, rather it will most likely decrease.

PS don't hang out with arab friends as they will destroy what you learn of authentic arabic with their slang, and dont let them teach you slang either!

 

[mahussain3]

You are lucky, Shaheer Bhai, that your native language is Urdu, which uses the Arabic script and the letters mostly are pronounced like Arabic. Arabic grammar is not hard and its pronunciation is straightforward; every letter is pronounced like it is written, unlike English If you already can read the Quran in Arabic, you are like two thirds the way to learning Arabic.

:salam2: Ayman Bhai,

My Native Language is Hindi but My Mother Tongue is Urdu ,and yeah it uses Arabic letters mostly and there are some additional letters and most of them are pronounced like Arabic.But I have some problem when I see the Reciters from Arab:
Like In Al Fatiha Verse 7 we say : Gayril-magzuubi 'alay him wa laz-zaaalliin
But Arabs Pronounced :Gayril-magduubi 'alay him wa lad-dhaaalliin and so on .... some times I dont know how to pronounce

 

[slaveofAllah88]

:salam2: Ayman Bhai,

My Native Language is Hindi but My Mother Tongue is Urdu ,and yeah it uses Arabic letters mostly and there are some additional letters and most of them are pronounced like Arabic.But I have some problem when I see the Reciters from Arab:
Like In Al Fatiha Verse 7 we say : Gayril-magzuubi 'alay him wa laz-zaaalliin
But Arabs Pronounced :Gayril-magduubi 'alay him wa lad-dhaaalliin and so on .... some times I dont know how to pronounce

:salam2:

bhai this is a common mistake made in sub-continent, my Qari in Pakistan correct me on this too its suppose to be pronounced :Gayril-magduubi 'alay him wa lad-dhaaalliin, the letter zaaa is actually pronouced dhaaa in arabic, but in urdu we say zaaa so alot of people continue to use that, and the arab recitors say it correctly Mashallah

 

[Al-Kashmiri]

As-salaamu `alaykum

When you say Zhaaleen, you are chaning the meaning. Daaleen are those are misguided, Zhaaleen actually means "those who remain". Shaykh Muhamad Ahmad Ma`bud, a teacher in the Prophet's (sall Alllaahu `alayhi wasallam) masjid, wrote in his Al-Mulakhkhas Al-Mufeed fee `Ilm At-Tajweed (Beneficial Summary in the Science of Tajweed) after outlining that the differences between the 'Daad' and 'Zhaa' are in writing, appearance, articulation and characteristics (of sound),

"So be warned O my brother, noble reciter, that you recite the 'Daad' like the 'Zhaa'. For verily this makes you bear the responsibility of changing the meaning (of the word, aayah) through change of the letter. And Allaah knows best."

 

[Basicofislam]

:salam2: Arabic language grammer is so tough

 

[hana*]

:salam2: Arabic language grammer is so tough

yup I agree with you- although i can read,write and speak arabic, the grammer is hard as its my second language. arabic is the hardest language around, but its also the most beautiful and diverse subhanAllah no wonder Allah chose it to be the language of the Quran.

 

[a_muslimah86]

:salam2: Arabic language grammer is so tough

:salam2:

It sure is a challenge..this is my downfall in Arabic..I have retained everything I was taught in Arabic..except *that*..I can read books of very high lingual levels and understand them...I can translate what I read to English..but if I were to sit down to summarize a page of what I read *in writing*..I struggle quite *a lot* because my grammar is weak...

Thankfully our local university is teaching Arabic courses now..and I plan on taking a test to determine my level and then see how it goes from there..

Which I think you should do brother shaheer..see if your university offers courses in Arabic..sometimes even if you test at a level *higher* than the ones they provide they'll offer you an *independent study* opportunity..where the professor *tailors* your Arabic lessons to fit *your* needs!

Arabic is not only important in the sense that it the language of the Qura'an and most of the fundamental scholarly works important for learning the deen...but it is good even for building a *resume*..it gives you a *diverse* and *unique* quality which not many people have...so in a lot of ways..it's a good time and effort investment for those willing to make it!

 

[Ibn Uthaymin]

Lool thanks for bringing up the "Zaalleen" issue, some folks in Bangladesh are exactly the same and dogmatically refuse to accept the correct pronounciation.

 

[Frank_H_Smith]

There are free courses in Arabic at LiveMocha.com which are very similar to the rather expensive Rosetta Stone Course. I have recently purchased some Arabic learning material: books, CDs, and Software from Amazon. I also visit LiveMocha.com. Although they offer you the paid plus program, at this time I am learning much from the free program.

I have dabbled with several languages and am conversant in English and Spanish and doing well in German. I feel compelled to learn Arabic as I hope to accept Islam after I read the Quran in English. Insha Allah.

 

[muslimda3ee]

:salam2: Ayman Bhai,

My Native Language is Hindi but My Mother Tongue is Urdu ,and yeah it uses Arabic letters mostly and there are some additional letters and most of them are pronounced like Arabic.But I have some problem when I see the Reciters from Arab:
Like In Al Fatiha Verse 7 we say : Gayril-magzuubi 'alay him wa laz-zaaalliin
But Arabs Pronounced :Gayril-magduubi 'alay him wa lad-dhaaalliin and so on .... some times I dont know how to pronounce

:salam2:

bhai this is a common mistake made in sub-continent, my Qari in Pakistan correct me on this too its suppose to be pronounced :Gayril-magduubi 'alay him wa lad-dhaaalliin, the letter zaaa is actually pronouced dhaaa in arabic, but in urdu we say zaaa so alot of people continue to use that, and the arab recitors say it correctly Mashallah

Lool thanks for bringing up the "Zaalleen" issue, some folks in Bangladesh are exactly the same and dogmatically refuse to accept the correct pronounciation.

:salam2:

http://tajweedinenglish.com/watch-the-video/watch-the-video/watch-makharij-videos.html

 

[Aisya al-Humaira]

I feel compelled to learn Arabic as I hope to accept Islam after I read the Quran in English. Insha Allah.

God willing InshaAllah you will accept Islam as it is the truth and the only religion accepted by God.
We'll be waiting for the good news

 

[Al-Kashmiri]

As-salaamu `alaykum

Personally, I find the grammar part easy. The rules themselves seem straight forward, but coping the sheer volume of them, their richness and application, is perhaps the 'harder' part. Sister a-muslimah, do you have An-Nahw Al-Waadih? They might be a good solution to you. I think they will inshaa' Allaah!