" Islam an Arab religion” Do you agree or disagree?

**arabianprincess** · 10-26-2008

salam wa 3lykom
im writing an essay about Islam and i just needed a second opinion and ur thoughts on it...

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Consider the following statement: “Islam an “Arab” religion.” Do you agree or disagree? Please discuss this issue in detail, with sufficient examples and references to support your position as well as due attention to the opposing position as well.

**Ummu Sufyaan** · 10-26-2008

wa alaykum us-Salaam

i would mention the fact that on every corner of the planet, so to speak, arab or non, there is a Muslim...back that up with the fact that the country with the most Muslims is Indonesia (i.e a non arab country), as far as i remember, anyway

is that what your after

hmmm

**alcurad** · 10-28-2008

the prophet was arabic, the holy book is in arabic, but the teachings are not special to the arabs, like prayer and so on.
now to understand the qur'an 'correctly' you need to have an Arab's understanding of it, the same goes for the sunnah, since the prophet was addressing the Arabs.
so the religion does have a very strong undertone of 'Arab' in it, but it's forms of worship are universal.
I hope that helps

**czgibson** · 10-28-2008

Greetings,

It's an interesting question, and I like alcurad's answer above.

I haven't got any figures on this, but I often hear it said that most Muslims are non-Arab, so that would be something to look into.

Peace

**iftikhar01** · 10-29-2008

I dont think so what you are thinking mt brother islam for all universe I am from Pakistan & our country has been independent for the Islam.We asked that We Muslim Cannot Live our life freely in a non Muslim State(India) so there is a State namely Pakistan Which represent also Muslims in world.The Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W) is the prophet for all universe.:thumbs

Allah Hafiz

**Tilmeez** · 10-29-2008

NO! Islam is a universal religion. Apart from the only point that Muhammad S.A.W - the prophet of Islam, was from Arab there is nothing that can be taken as a proof for the point that "Islam is an Arab Religion".

If we closely look at the teachings of Islam we will find that these are for whole world (Universal) regardless of geographical location. Same goes for the number of muslims in Arab /Non-Arab world.

**north_malaysian** · 10-29-2008

Disagree.

1) If Islam is an Arab religion, why it has so many similarities with Judaism? Are Jews ...Arabs too?

2) Islam reformed the Arabs....in fact it deArabized the Arabs... Islam introduced monotheism, banned infanticide, allowed divorce, banned wine, gave women rights to property, introduced almsgiving etc which were foreign to the Arabs.

3) Majority of Muslims are non-Arabs, and there are Arabs who are Christians, Jewish, Sabaeans, Atheists, Buddhists, Baha'is etc... Arabs themselves are multireligious people...

**The Khan** · 10-29-2008

Originally Posted by north_malaysian

3) Majority of Muslims are non-Arabs, and there are Arabs who are Christians, Jewish, Sabaeans, Atheists, Buddhists, Baha'is etc... Arabs themselves are multireligious people...

The Sabaean term is controversial. It's still not know whether it refered to the Yemenites who worshiped stars or the Mandean gnostic Christians of Southern Iraq.

On topic;

There's nothing Arab in Islam except that the Qur'an is in classical Arabic (which is not spoken by Arabs anymore) and that the preferred language for Salah is in Arabic.

**buddy1** · 10-29-2008

I once heard

everybody was born a muslim, but it was their choices that made them christian, jewish, hindu, buddhist etc?

I dont know how right that is, so that would explain something, just now sure what!!!

**alcurad** · 10-29-2008

Originally Posted by north_malaysian

1) If Islam is an Arab religion, why it has so many similarities with Judaism? Are Jews ...Arabs too?

rather, Islam and Judaism influenced each other. not to mention both peoples share/d much culturally.

Originally Posted by north_malaysian

2) Islam reformed the Arabs....in fact it de Arabized the Arabs... Islam introduced monotheism, banned infanticide, allowed divorce, banned wine, gave women rights to property, introduced alms giving etc which were foreign to the Arabs.

infanticide was hardly wide spread, women could divorce before Islam, actually Islam doesn't allow women to 'divorce' rather to seek a settlement, and giving to the needy and travelers was considered quite a good trait much longer before islam and was incorporated within the religion.

Originally Posted by north_malaysian

3) Majority of Muslims are non-Arabs, and there are Arabs who are Christians, Jewish, Sabaeans, Atheists, Buddhists, Baha'is etc... Arabs themselves are multireligious people...

yes but Islam started amongst the arabs.

**alcurad** · 10-29-2008

Originally Posted by The Khan

...classical Arabic..is not spoken by Arabs anymore...

are you sure of that brother

true not as much as it used to be, but it is still contained within modern arabic.

**suffiyan007** · 10-29-2008

if islam is arab religion...No point Allah create a deen for humankind...there're no such thing ...islam is arab religion....only islam written in arabic....just the writting and pronounce the words in arabic....islam is universal..there're many kind race enter islam...some in malaysia, people think islam that enter malay...because malay mostly islam...if malay mostly christian so it will be like english..is it? there no such thing Arab religion..Arab is a race and islam is a religion...

**MO783** · 10-29-2008

Its a religion for all mankind

**IbnAbdulHakim** · 10-29-2008

i disagree because it makes it sound like its meant for arabs only, or arabs understand it best.

You can excell islamically as a scholar and spiritual leader even if your not arabic by simply learning the language.

**waji** · 10-29-2008

I disagree with this term "Islam an Arab religion"
Islam is for all Mankind and In Quran Allah said in some ayat (i don't remember the ayat)
that "I have made whole world a of prayer rag for you"
so how can we say that Islam an Arab religion
and it is also a duty of Muslims to Teach others about Islam

**Ummu Sufyaan** · 10-30-2008

Originally Posted by alcurad

are you sure of that brother

true not as much as it used to be, but it is still contained within modern arabic.

true say..and it depends on what part of the mid east your at...some dialects are more 'further' than the classical than others...

**chances** · 11-03-2008

Originally Posted by waji

I disagree with this term "Islam an Arab religion"
Islam is for all Mankind and In Quran Allah said in some ayat (i don't remember the ayat)
that "I have made whole world a of prayer rag for you"
so how can we say that Islam an Arab religion
and it is also a duty of Muslims to Teach others about Islam

I agree..

**brotherinfaith** · 11-03-2008

wa ma arsalnaka illa rahmaran lil 'alamin

**Liberty** · 11-04-2008

Hahahah considering only 20% of the world's Muslim population are Arabs, fact speaks for itself

**Banu_Hashim** · 11-11-2008

Interesting topic. Islam as a religion is unique, because it evolved as a political, social, economic, religious and philosophical entity. It flourished in the Arabian peninsula (specifically the "hejaz" region), the homeland of the Masjid-Al-Haram and Masjid-Al-Nabawi. For this reason, the area has significant importance to muslims. However to say that Islam belongs to the people of this region (i.e. arabs) is wrong. To the OP, in your assignment use the quote of rasullullah (saws) "an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab... except by piety and good action". This shows the Islam was a guidance for all humanity, and not a racial religion as Judaism is essentially (in orthodox judaism i think you can only be a jew is your mother is?).

And as the poster above said... use facts and figures to further back up your point. Stress Islam's position spiritually contradicts any suggestion that it is an "arab religion".