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Why is the Quran in Arabic (3)?

AL-JURJÂNI, THE RENOWNED Arabic grammarian and founder of the theory of Qur’anic Discourse, aptly describes Arabic as a language in which words have meaning locked up inside them until parsing sets them free. [i] Arabic does not boast of the fact that…
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Why Is The Quran In Arabic? (2)

The Arabic language is the only appropriate vehicle of meaning for the final Book of God. IN PART 1 we discussed the Nominal Sentence of Arabic grammar and gave an extended example to show how English translations have fallen short of conveying…
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Why Is the Quran in Arabic | Quran Meaning in Arabic

Why Is The Quran In Arabic? (1)

The Arabic language is the only appropriate vehicle of meaning for the final Book of God. “An Arabic Quran” NON-ARABS—MUSLIMS and non-Muslim alike—are hardly equipped to verify the truth of this claim till they have a good command of Arabic. The truth…
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