LagosShia:

I started this thread after readin the post #35 of sister "uplawal" here:

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-486790.32.html

i believe for the muslims who are not arab or who dont speak arabic,language should not be a barrier.that can be true if we muslims put in the effort to understand our religion and arm ourselves with knowledge.we should stop the tradition of donkeys i.e. repetition with no understanding.we should not simply be told read this 10 times and do this and do that without knowing what we do and why we do.

in this line,many people actually wonder why we muslims pray in arabic and do most acts of worship in arabic.some who were "muslims" have even abandoned islam because they believe they are following the language of another people.that all stems from misunderstanding.ofcourse the enemies of islam and the christian missionaries with their perfected acts of brainwashing and deceptive preaching take advantage of the muslim state of ignorance.

please join me in reviewing the link below,and let us read why we muslim pray in arabic:

http://www.al-islam.org/why-pray-arabic/

congoshine:

I sort of agree with you. Allah likely wanted to have only one language in the world - Arabic ,but changed his mind much later

we to be:

Can someone translate this to english, waiza faragta fahanzob, wahila robika fargab

[Pooya/Ali Commentary 94:7]
Through verse 7 the Holy Prophet is asked to establish imamah or wilayah of Ali ibn abi Talib when he completes the duties of conveying the divine guidance to mankind, so as to continue it forever as stated in the commentary of verse 51 of Qasas; also refer to the commentary of verses 2 and 3 of this surah and other references mentioned therein. In verse 67 of Ma-idah Allah reminds the Holy Prophet: "Deliver what has been sent down to you from your Lord"; which in fact refers to this verse. Refer to the commentary of Ali Imran: 52 and 53; Ma-idah: 67 and 3 to understand the true interpretation of this verse.

Aqa Mahdi Puya says:

In the light of the meanings of surah ad Duha and al Inshirah no other translation or interpretation of verse 7 seems appropriate except "So when you have completed (the duties of your ministry), then establish (your successorship)." In this early Makkan surah, after referring to the weighty task of conveying the last guidance from Allah to mankind, the Holy Prophet is asked to keep in mind the equally important task of establishing the institution of keeping alive the purity of the divine guidance (Islam) in all ages which will have to be carried out at the time and place chosen by Allah. The equally weighty or important task is the establishment, continuation and perpetuation of the guidance of Allah (see commentary of Qasas: 51, by nominating and appointing his successor who shall act as a guardian and exponent of all that he has conveyed and preached. In al Ma-idah, last revealed surah, verse 67 was revealed in the closing days of his ministry, after execution of which its verse 3 was revealed (see commentary of both verses). After completing the tasks of preaching and establishing his successorship he is given the option to return to his Lord with satisfaction of having fulfilled the divine command.

In verse 8 Allah expresses His will that the Holy Prophet should return to his Lord after carrying out His commands. There is no mention of death. He is advised to desire, wish or incline (raghb) to turn to Allah at his own choice and pleasure. Departure from this world was a willing return.

http://quran.al-islam.org/

we to be:

Can someone translate this to english language, Wajahalna min bainin haidihim sadan warmin alfihim sadan fahagshainohum fahum la yubsirun

we to be:

Can someone transcribe into the english language, Wasa warun aleihim amlam tun sirun la yuminum

frosbel:

^^^

The bible is readable in any language , particularly in different varieties of english.

frosbel:

It is God's desire that ALL PEOPLES understand his words and not just the Hebrews or Greeks.

frosbel:

In fact the Hebrew and Greek bibles were written centuries ago and are only used by those who understand those classical languages.

Christians do not need to know Hebrew to learn the bible.

frosbel:

This cannot be said of the Quran that you chant from babyhood even though you do not understand a word.

frosbel:

Shocking to say the least !!!

we to be:

Can someone transcribe into the english language, Wasa warun aleihim amlam tun sirun la yuminum

LagosShia:

INNAL LAZHINA KAFARU SAWA-OON ALAYHIM A-ANZAR TAHUM AM LAM TUNZIRHUM LA YU'MINUN!

Indeed, those who disbelieve - it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe.(Holy Quran 2:6)

NB:dear brother.sister,

you can find links to the holy Quran and tafsir in english and arabic and other languages too below.you can search for all you want to know or learn:

http://quran.com/2

http://quran.al-islam.org/

http://www.shiasource.com/al-mizan/

http://www.quranexplorer.com/quran/

ode remo:

y must u learn other ppl language to communicate to your GOD ?
AND no effort has been made to learn 1/2 of your neighbours language.

It was her ability o memorizing the Quran that helped her in the night school

To the muslims, I'll just say (and dis applies to me too) that Arabic language is very learnable - all u need is persistence n d will. For those dat can't find a good teacher, u can download lovely Madinah Arabic videos from lqtoronto.com (the videos are marvellous and are targeted at foreigners). All the best as u strive to understand the language of the Quran.