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The Arabic language is no different to other languages; if other languages can be translated accurately, then so can Arabic. Critics or adherents of Judaism, Christianity and Hinduism do not need to speak Hebrew, Greek or Sanskrit in order to understand these faiths, and the same applies to Islam. | The Arabic language is no different to other languages; if other languages can be translated accurately, then so can Arabic. Critics or adherents of Judaism, Christianity and Hinduism do not need to speak Hebrew, Greek or Sanskrit in order to understand these faiths, and the same applies to Islam. | ||
Furthermore, translations were, and still are, always softened so to be more acceptable to a general audience, like the word "lightly" added to {{Quran|4|34}} by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, allowing to [[Wife Beating in | Furthermore, translations were, and still are, always softened so to be more acceptable to a general audience, like the word "lightly" added to {{Quran|4|34}} by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, allowing to [[Wife Beating in Islamic Law|beat]] one's wife. The word 'Kill' was also softened into '[[The Meaning of Qatal|fight]]' like in {{Quran|9|5}}. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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*[[Arabic letters and diacritics]] | *[[Arabic letters and diacritics]] | ||
*[[Arabic pronouns and the Quran]] | *[[Arabic pronouns and the Quran]] | ||
*[[Glossary of Islamic Terms]] | |||
{{Translation-links-english|[[Арабски език|Bulgarian]]}} | {{Translation-links-english|[[Арабски език|Bulgarian]]}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Pages/Games-Muslims-Play.htm#arabic "The Qur'an Can Only be Understood in Arabic"] ''- | *[http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Pages/Games-Muslims-Play.htm#arabic "The Qur'an Can Only be Understood in Arabic"] ''- The Religion Of Peace'' | ||
*[http://www.studyquran.co.uk/LLhome.htm Edward William Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (Download)] ''- The most revered and scholarly dictionary of the Arabic language'' | *[http://www.studyquran.co.uk/LLhome.htm Edward William Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (Download)] ''- The most revered and scholarly dictionary of the Arabic language'' | ||
*[http://kalamullah.com/Books/Hans-Wehr.pdf The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic] ''- 40 MB Downloadable PDF file'' | *[http://kalamullah.com/Books/Hans-Wehr.pdf The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic] ''- 40 MB Downloadable PDF file'' | ||
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{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Arabic]] | ||