Mozaismyhero has got it completely right altogether. Her viewpoint is as clear and truthful as it can ever be. God does not speak Arabic. He does not speak any language. He does not need a hand to hold and a tongue to speak with. He can understand what is on our tongues and what lies inside our hearts (minds). That is why He is God. If he had to speak a certain language, He would never be my God. If he were to 'need' anything for anything, He would not be my God.
My God is One who does not need anything for anything, yet he is capable of doing anything that He pleases. That is why he is God.
I really do not know how you, Mr. Native Speakers, assumed that being a native should make any difference when it comes to the understanding of the Holy Quran. I am really sorry to tell you but you have the most narrow vision of religion and you seem to be completely ignorant of Islam. Have you heard about خطبة حجة الوداع ? Our prophet Mohammed (PBUH) clearly said that Arabi has no preference over Ajami and vice versa. Knowledge is with God and he will bestow it upon anyone He likes, whether a native Arab speaker or not.
Keeping a television is Haram for some people in Pakistan and Afghanistan. And this is because these people interpreted Islam wrongly? If I tell you that the first time I learnt that listening to music was haram was from an Arabic book, will you believe me? I have never heard any single muslim scholar saying that having a television at home is haram. Yes, I have heard both arabs and ajams saying that listening to music is haram, except in certain situations. I leave it to you to decide Mr. Native speaker, whether they are right or wrong.
You seem to have the most distored view of the world around you. Being native to a language does not automatically mean that you know the language better than anyone who is non-native. As a matter of fact, there rare many native speakers of a language who can not read a word. Just a couple of months back, a friend of mine was writing an application in Arabic. He is Egyptian and obviously he calls himself a native. I pointed out a few mistakes to him and he corrected them. Do you think it is impossible for such a thing to happen? You can not understand the Holy Quran because you do not have the background knowledge to it. Or may be your intelligence qoutient lies somewhat on the lower side.
According to one grammarian, Arabic has five discernible forms. Even fusha has two varians. The holy Quran is written in one of the most classical forms. The language which your mom and dad used to speak to you in when you were a child is very different from the Arabic in which Quran is written. Unless you get formal education in the language, and unless you have to the capacity to absorb that education, you will NEVER be able to understand the Holy Quran well.
There was once a competition to write a book on life of autobioraphy. And all the native speakers of the Arab world competed, but you know who got the first place? A Pakistani! Yeah, he never was a native. Dont believe me? Here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ar-Raheeq_Al-Makhtum
Do you know that not all mufassireen were Arabic natives? Perhaps you should start with learning the basics of religion and then you will know what I am talking about. I am really disappointed in you Mr. Native Speaker.
Mozaismyhero has got it completely right altogether. Her viewpoint is as clear and truthful as it can ever be. God does not speak Arabic. He does not speak any language. He does not need a hand to hold and a tongue to speak with. He can understand what is on our tongues and what lies inside our hearts (minds). That is why He is God. If he had to speak a certain language, He would never be my God. If he were to 'need' anything for anything, He would not be my God.
My God is One who does not need anything for anything, yet he is capable of doing anything that He pleases. That is why he is God.
I really do not know how you, Mr. Native Speakers, assumed that being a native should make any difference when it comes to the understanding of the Holy Quran. I am really sorry to tell you but you have the most narrow vision of religion and you seem to be completely ignorant of Islam. Have you heard about خطبة حجة الوداع ? Our prophet Mohammed (PBUH) clearly said that Arabi has no preference over Ajami and vice versa. Knowledge is with God and he will bestow it upon anyone He likes, whether a native Arab speaker or not.
Keeping a television is Haram for some people in Pakistan and Afghanistan. And this is because these people interpreted Islam wrongly? If I tell you that the first time I learnt that listening to music was haram was from an Arabic book, will you believe me? I have never heard any single muslim scholar saying that having a television at home is haram. Yes, I have heard both arabs and ajams saying that listening to music is haram, except in certain situations. I leave it to you to decide Mr. Native speaker, whether they are right or wrong.
You seem to have the most distored view of the world around you. Being native to a language does not automatically mean that you know the language better than anyone who is non-native. As a matter of fact, there rare many native speakers of a language who can not read a word. Just a couple of months back, a friend of mine was writing an application in Arabic. He is Egyptian and obviously he calls himself a native. I pointed out a few mistakes to him and he corrected them. Do you think it is impossible for such a thing to happen? You can not understand the Holy Quran because you do not have the background knowledge to it. Or may be your intelligence qoutient lies somewhat on the lower side.
According to one grammarian, Arabic has five discernible forms. Even fusha has two varians. The holy Quran is written in one of the most classical forms. The language which your mom and dad used to speak to you in when you were a child is very different from the Arabic in which Quran is written. Unless you get formal education in the language, and unless you have to the capacity to absorb that education, you will NEVER be able to understand the Holy Quran well.
There was once a competition to write a book on life of autobioraphy. And all the native speakers of the Arab world competed, but you know who got the first place? A Pakistani! Yeah, he never was a native. Dont believe me? Here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ar-Raheeq_Al-Makhtum
Do you know that not all mufassireen were Arabic natives? Perhaps you should start with learning the basics of religion and then you will know what I am talking about. I am really disappointed in you Mr. Native Speaker.