Zakir Naik – Arabic is the Fifth Largest Spoken Language in the World

Zakir Naik
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The speaker discusses the use of Arabic language in Nigeria's political protests and the misconception gained when using it as a means of religious worship. They argue that Arabic is the 5th largest spoken language in the world and that locality should be conveyed through local language rather than a locality. The speaker also acknowledges that while some may use Arabic for political support, it is not a choice for the public.

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			There are certain Muslim using Internet to protest,
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			and they're using Arabic as a language. Why
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			don't they use a local language, a Hausa?
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			Why do they use Arabic language which is
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			making a misconception
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			in the mind of the non Muslims? Brother,
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			there are many people in the world who
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			only understand Arabic and nothing else. Today Arabic
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			is the 5th largest spoken language in the
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			world. So if they have to convey to
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			the Arab, they have to speak in Arabic.
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			Arabic is spoken more than Hossa. Do you
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			know that?
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			Hossa doesn't come in the top ten languages
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			of the world. Arabic is the 5th largest
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			language. So these people want to convey to
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			a larger audience. I do agree with you
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			that if it's a local organization, Nigeria
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			should convey a message. They should convey it
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			more in the local language. I agree with
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			you. But if they use Arabic for their
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			support there is no wrong at all. Why
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			should the non Muslim have a misconception?
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			If the non Muslim cannot understand Arabic they
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			should not go on that site.
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			Suppose I speak in Hindi and if you
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			don't understand Hindi and if you have a
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			misconception, problem is you. Because I want to
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			convey to the Hindi speaking public. I cannot
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			tell the Muslims don't use Arabic. So what
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			I do agree that in the locality, if
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			they want to convey to the local Muslims,
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			the language which the local Muslim understand more
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			should be used. I do agree that the
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			local Nigerian Muslims speak more Hausa than Arabic.
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			Then they should use Hausa. But if they
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			do it in Arabic, it's not wrong, it's
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			their choice. So I cannot say that if
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			they're using Arabic it is wrong because Arabic
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			today is the 5th largest spoken language in
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			the world. Hope that answers the question.