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Why was the Quran
revealed in Arabic? |
The
following reasons have been given in the Qur'an for its
revelation in Arabic language:
1.
Arabic was the language of the people where it was revealed
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وَكَذَلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لِتُنْذِرَ أُمَّ الْقُرَى وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَتُنْذِرَ يَوْمَ الْجَمْعِ لا رَيْبَ فِيهِ فَرِيقٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَفَرِيقٌ فِي السَّعِيرِ |
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"And thus: We have revealed to you a Qur'an in Arabic so
that you may warn the Foremost of all towns and those who
dwell around it, and may warn of the Day of Gathering, which
is beyond all doubt. One group will be in the Garden, and
one group will be in the Flames." [42:7]
2.
To explain it without any want of clarity, distinctness or
perspicuousness
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وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا أَعْجَمِيًّا لَقَالُوا لَوْلا فُصِّلَتْ آيَاتُهُ أَأَعْجَمِيٌّ وَعَرَبِيٌّ قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا هُدًى وَشِفَاءٌ وَالَّذِينَ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ فِي آذَانِهِمْ وَقْرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمًى أُولَئِكَ يُنَادَوْنَ مِنْ مَكَانٍ بَعِيدٍ |
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"Now if We had made it a Qur'an in a non-Arabic tongue they
would surely have said, "Why is it that its verses have not
been made clear? Why - a foreign tongue and an Arab?" Say,
"For those who accept it, this is a Guidance and medicine
for a wholesome life. But as for those who will not believe
(Arabs or non-Arabs), in their ears is deafness, and so it
remains obscure to them. They are like people who are called
to from afar." [41:44]
3.
To make it easy to understand
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إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ |
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"Behold, We have sent it down in all clarity, in the Arabic
tongue, so that you might encompass it with your reason."
[12:2]
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إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ |
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"Behold, We have made it a Qur'an in clear Arabic language
that you may fully understand." [43:3]
Arabic was
the most advanced and comprehensive language at the time
when Qur'an was being revealed and it still is the most
comprehensive. The terms, concepts and themes would be best
clarified and explained in Arabic language and last but not
the least, it was the language of the people where it was
revealed.
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