₦airaland Forum

Have you read Diddy's Opinion After Visit To Naija!

We deceive ourselves alot. See them raising alotta money for Obama's campaign (as if they'll be allowed to vote), yet if you tell them to help the unemployed; na seminar dem go dey do.

Our Musicians too are influenced by the "fast lives" lived abroad and want to imitate their lifestyle. Nobody wants to be original.

Imagine BlackFace speaking like an English man in an interview on why he wants to be known as BlackFaceNaija

Our corporate world (tthat sponsor these events) hardly appreciate our "own"; it's no reason why I blamed not Eedris' row with 50

The revelation of the Qur'an in Arabic set the scene for a unique and lasting relationship between the language and Islam. On the one hand, Arabic provided a very effective medium for communicating the message of the religion. On the other hand, Islam helped Arabic to acquire the universal status which it has continued to enjoy since the Middle Ages, emerging as one of the principal world languages.

It has been argued that Arabic has not simply remained 'ancilliary to Islam' but that it has also been significant as a means of 'cultural and national revival in the Arabic-speaking countries.' Arabic is a rich and expressive language and has played an important role in the cultural preservation of the Arabic-speaking people. However, without the bond it has had with Islam, Arabic would probably not have undergone the internal revolution it did, nor expanded beyond the borders of the Arabian Peninsula with such speed and magnitude.

The relationship of Islam and the Qur'an to Arabic involves more than just the use of a language to communicate a divine message. There are a number of factors which set this relationship apart from that which exists between other holy books and the languages in which they appeared, for Arabic has come to be closely associated with Islam, and in this way has acquired a semi-official status. [b]It is implicit that anyone professing Islam cannot ignore the role Arabic plays in his faith. [/b]Embracing Islam, therefore, entails exposure to, and familiarity with, the Arabic language. Such familiarity is necessitated by the fact that memorization and recitation of Qur'anic verses in their original language is necessary for the performance of the daily rituals. Other holy books may have had an impact on the languages in which they originally appeared, but the impact that Islam and the Qur'an have had on Arabic appears to be unique in its extent and durability. It has often been the case that a holy book appears in a given language and is then translated into other languages, in which it continues to be read and recited during the performance of rituals, but, in the case of the Qur'an, although it has been translated into many languages, these translations cannot replace the original language as a language of worship, which continues to be Arabic for all Muslims, native speakers and others.

Other holy books also came to be associated with specific languages, such as the Torah with Hebrew, and, perhaps less intimately, the New Testament with Greek and Latin. However, the nature of the relationship between the Qur'an and Arabic is still unique for reasons to be given below.

http://www.al-islam.org/al-serat/Arabic.htm

SeanT21:
Are You kidding?

God Forbids something happens to Nigeria 2morrow, WHO WILL THEY CALL ON?

Africa and USA always have a special relationship.

that's if he wins.

Lagos - a crazy city it is.



portugal to naija?

yes o!


G Monfils (France) beat V Hanescu (Romania) 6-4 7-6 (7-5

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Boy

ah!

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Read the instructions shown on the station - NIGERIA

Do you read their "terms" before participating?

Joseph6:
beliv me when i say these two also had their major set backs and they lack credibility just as the GUS in more ways than one

I understand. But it's a good way of branding your intellectualism

they use the # when they have nothing to "say". Why do you need to place a link you know is inactive? Do you just want to "fill up" your site with nothingness but space and images?

a trial will . . .

CHECK OUT www.babalawo.com for some limitations

hmmmm not o!

onyinye2:
@Mustay
So Nigeria won by default, oh well. Come back to me when they win a medal on their own.

Nah!

They won by not using drugs `

DeepZone:
The article is only suggesting he comes home to coach a clubside like Julius Berger, Enyimba etc like Amodu them before rising to the national team hopefully. Are you saying that all the clubside coaches in Nigeria has UEFA licences? Even those that coach Naija big clubs like Enyimba?

after Kadiri Ikhana complained of corruption. .

segzi cres:
. your career has ended here because of your post!!! if i were you i'll jump into the nearest lagoon i see.

this is suicide

I hope Bush will face the Georgian and Russian conflict instead of watching the game against US

Ninety percent of the world's Muslims do not speak Arabic as their native language. Yet in daily prayers, when reading the Qur'an, or even in simple conversations with each other, Arabic rolls off any Muslim's tongue readily. It may be broken or heavily accented, but most Muslims make the attempt to speak and understand at least some Arabic.

Why is Arabic so important to understanding the faith of Islam?

Regardless of their linguistic, cultural, and racial differences, Muslims form one community of believers. This community is based on their shared faith in One Almighty God, and the guidance He has sent down to mankind. His final revelation to mankind, the Qur'an, was sent over 1400 years ago in the Arabic language.

The original Arabic text of the Qur'an has been preserved from the time of its revelation. Translations have been done into various languages, but they all refer back to the original Arabic. In order to fully understand the magnificent words of their Lord, Muslims make every attempt to understand the rich and poetic classical Arabic language. Since understanding Arabic is so important, most Muslims try to learn at least the basics. Many pursue further study to understand the full text of the Qur'an in its original. So how does one go about learning Arabic?

Arabic is written from right to left in its own unique script, and may seem complicated. However, Arabic has a simple alphabet that, once learned, is very accurate in conveying the correct pronunciation of each word. It is possible to learn it. The resources you find here can help you get started. Visit the links to the right to find online courses, books, and software!

Distasteful

. . . that's why the likes of Apprentice Africa and Intern are unique

LEMME UPGRADE YOU



[url=http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/news/article02//indexn2_html?pdate=110808&ptitle=Eight%20years%20after,%20Nigeria%20wins%20Sydney%20Olympic%20Gold]Eight years after, Nigeria wins Sydney Olympic Gold[/url]

They definitely won't go back to Sydney to receive a presentation again.


So if US is caught cheating again, do we wait till 2016 again?

[quote author=yawa-ti-de link=topic=156525.msg2641000#msg2641000 date=1218467653]@mustay
So I guess what you are saying is that we should add, "blank pages" to the list? [/quote]It annoys me when i need info on something; I click and find the # on the address. Why deceive users?

oio


the old man in that pic looks like LAte Adedibu

He perhaps was vexing after seeing the Nigerian boxer pummeled at the Olympics by a Ghanaian

onyinye2:
If you were smart enough to read, you would know that USA only got in trouble for drugs for swimming in the Olympics this year. While China had multiple.
What you are comparing Nigerian Track and Field to USA. No offense but Nigeria hasn't won NOTHING this century. While USA holds the most medals won in history and holds the majority of the World Records.

Smart missus.

Am referring to the 4 by 400 relay in the Sydney olympics 8 years ago

raincoat

lmao

presido1:
Stoichkov not sure he has coached a national team. If he has let me know the country and the date but remember he coached one of the MLS.

In the 2003-04 season, Stoichkov started a coaching career, serving as a forwards coach at Barça. After Bulgarian national team coach Plamen Markov resigned in the wake of the team's first-round exit from Euro 2004, the Bulgarian Football Union named him as the new national team coach on 15 July.

didoflex:
You have to realise that when you leave football, you have to begin at a lower level in coachin[/b]g.

presido1:
Sunderland is a club side and not a national team. many ex players coach club side in Nigeria naw.
Can Roy Keane coach a national side in Europe immediately after quitting football

Is the premiership also a lower level?

We were talking about Oliseh coaching a[b] clubside before you diverted

Oman