the other question is whether or not there are any beliefs by Muslims about the Arabic language itself.
How old is it according to them? Does it have any kind of holiness attached to it?
Do the letters of the script have any sacred value to them?
Or is the language just a means to an end, and nothing more?
If it is holy, then would some go as far as to not make profane certain articles or writings in that language? Such as not take a document written in Arabic to the bathroom?
Does any of this only apply to the literary form or does it also apply to MSA and the dialects?
Re: Arabic and Islam: What status does the language itself have in Islamic belief?
If I'm not mistaken (I'm not from middle east) the language is semitic. So how old is it I can't say. Don't think the language itself per se is holy. But combined in sentences of the Quran it does become.
As long as my heart does beat, I shall live, not lie
For when my heart does stop its beat, with truth, I die.
Re: Arabic and Islam: What status does the language itself have in Islamic belief?
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If I'm not mistaken (I'm not from middle east) the language is semitic. So how old is it I can't say. Don't think the language itself per se is holy. But combined in sentences of the Quran it does become.
Thank you for the answer, though I was hoping for more.
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Arabic and Islam: What status does the language itself have in Islamic belief?
If I'm not mistaken (I'm not from middle east) the language is semitic. So how old is it I can't say. Don't think the language itself per se is holy. But combined in sentences of the Quran it does become.
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