Kamil Ahmad – The Importance of Learning Arabic
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The speaker discusses the importance of learning the Arabic language in order to understand the Quran. They explain that learning the language is not a requirement for a Muslim, but it is required for understanding the deen. The speaker also discusses the importance of learning the language for future deems and how it takes time and effort.
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And so in the story of
Zayd ibn Tabith he
learned
the Hebrew language in 15 days.
And so this is a lesson
for us
and those who want to learn
the Arabic language in order to understand the
Quran.
Learning this language is not like learning any
other language, it's extremely important.
Without it there would be this barrier
between us and understanding
Islam. Because what is
the language of the Qur'an? It's the Arabic
language. And even the hadith.
And so if Zayd
learned a foreign language,
which is not even necessary for a Muslim,
Then what about the language that is necessary
in order for us to understand
our deen? That's why Sheikh Islam Igitaimiyyah, he
says,
the very Arabic language
is a part of the deen.
You know, it's not like this is
something separate from the deen. You know, it's
just a language like all the other languages
of the world. No.
He says
the language is a part of the deen.
He says,
and knowing it
is a mandatory
obligation.
He says, because understanding the Quran and the
sunnah is obligatory
and they are not understood except through
the Arabic language.
And whenever an obligation
is dependent upon something,
that thing also becomes obligatory.
Nayayatim lwajibbuillabifalwajib.
He says,
whenever an obligation
is dependent
upon something,
then that thing also becomes
obligatory.
And so unfortunately, Muslims nowadays, we take it
very easy that we don't put any effort
into learning the Arabic language,
even though it's extremely important.
And we should take a lesson from
Zayd ibn Tabitha radiAllahu nahi.
If he could do it, why can't we?
But it's about
the will and the determination.
Many people, they start off
learning the language but then,
you know, along the way they end up
giving up. Because obviously learning any language is
not easy. It takes dedication and time and
effort.