Dear brothers and sisters

Can someone explain to me why the qur'an was revealed in arabic?

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I believe from what I've read that is was because that was the language of the people to whom it was revealed.

As Salaam Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

It is generally accepted that the Arabic alphabet developed from the script used for Nabataean, a dialect of Aramaic used in northern Arabia and what is now Jordan during roughly the thousand years before the start of the Islamic era. It seems apparent that Syriac also had some influence on its development. The earliest inscription that has been found that is identifiably Arabic is one in Sinai that dates from about A.D. 300. Another Semitic script which was in use at about the same time and which is found on inscriptions in southern Arabia is the origin of the alphabet now used for Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia.

In the countries that use the Arabic alphabet, on the other hand, calligraphy has continued to be used not only on important documents but for a variety of other artistic purposes as well. One reason is that the cursive nature of the Arabic script and certain of its other peculiarities made its adaptation to printing difficult and delayed the introduction of the printing press, so that the Arab world continued for some centuries after the time of Gutenberg to rely on handwriting for the production of books (especially the Quran) and of legal and other documents. The use of Arabic script has therefore tended to develop in the direction of calligraphy and the development of artistically pleasing forms of hand lettering, while in the West the trend has been toward printing and the development of ornamental and sometimes elaborate type faces.

At the start of the Islamic era two types of script seem to have been in use -
both derived from different forms of the Nabataean, alphabet. One was square and angular and was called kufic (after the town of Kufa in Iraq, though it was in use well before the town was founded). It was used for the first, handwritten copies of the Quran, and for architectural decoration in the earliest years of the Islamic Empire.

Have more of information at this link:

http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/ihame/Ref3.htm

Peace be upon you.

Allah Hafiz
Sister Fatima

Wa Alaykumus Salam Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuh,

The following reasons have been given in the Qur'an for its revelation in Arabic language:

1. Arabic was the language of the people where it was revealed

And thus: We have revealed to you a Qur'an in Arabic so that you may warn the Foremost of all towns and those who dwell around it, and may warn of the Day of Gathering, which is beyond all doubt. One group will be in the Garden, and one group will be in the Flames." [42:7]

2. To explain it without any want of clarity, distinctness or perspicuousness

"Now if We had made it a Qur'an in a non-Arabic tongue they would surely have said, "Why is it that its verses have not been made clear? Why - a foreign tongue and an Arab?" Say, "For those who accept it, this is a Guidance and medicine for a wholesome life. But as for those who will not believe (Arabs or non-Arabs), in their ears is deafness, and so it remains obscure to them. They are like people who are called to from afar." [41:44]

3. To make it easy to understand

"Behold, We have sent it down in all clarity, in the Arabic tongue, so that you might encompass it with your reason." [12:2]
"Behold, We have made it a Qur'an in clear Arabic language that you may fully understand." [43:3]

Arabic was the most advanced and comprehensive language at the time when Qur'an was being revealed and it still is the most comprehensive. The terms, concepts and themes would be best clarified and explained in Arabic language and last but not the least, it was the language of the people where it was revealed.

Source

Wa Alaykumus Salaam

Chapter 41 - Surah Fussilat
44. And if We had sent this as a Qur'an in a foreign language other than Arabic, they would have said: "Why are not its Verses explained in detail (in our language)? What! (A Book) not in Arabic and (the Messenger) an Arab?" Say: "It is for those who believe, a guide and a healing. And as for those who disbelieve, there is heaviness (deafness) in their ears, and it (the Qur'an) is blindness for them. They are those who are called from a place far away (so they neither listen nor understand).

asalamu 'alykum

I understand that arabic is the deepest language (so i've heard) and It's why the qur'an wasn't revealed in something else (for example, in english). But can someone explain the virtues of the qur'an being revealed in arabic, or the virtues of the arabic language (that relates to qur'an) or something?

jazakAllah khayr

asalamu 'alykum

Anyone?

I just did a quick search on Google and found this:> http://iberr.org/virtueofarabic.htm

Might be an interesting read for you

Why don't you find out for yourself, other than by asking on the forum? It seems that you are asking and other members are googling it for you and giving you the link. When we google for information, we have to make sure that the information on the web is accurate. There are pple who pose as muslims who are not true muslims (for example, the "submitters"), and you can't go to their site to get info, cuz their info is wrong. I would go to a shaikh and ask him.

Also, the previous post gave you reasons from the Qur'an itself. You need to really reflect on those ayat and what they can mean. Perhaps look into their tafsir.

Do you have a problem with Arabic being the language of the Qur'an?